ABOUT US
BRIGHTER ELECTRICAL is the parent company of industry leading established electrical contracting businesses that provide full spectrum market leading solutions to the residential, commercial and industrial electrical sectors. The BRIGHTER ELECTRICAL brand was developed to unite electrical contracting companies into one family and to provide growth and support for its owners and employees.
We are led by a team of highly accomplished executives with experience across a diverse set of niches and our M&A executives have raised over $2 billion in capital and closed in excess of $10 billion in M&A transactions. Our advisory team are leading electrical contracting industry professionals with an excellent track record of performance and operational leadership.
OUR TEAM
Kevin W. Massengill
Chairman
Kevin W. Massengill is the Executive Chairman of Meraglim Holdings Corporation, a professional, scientific, and technical investment holding company. He is the CEO of Raven Predictive Analytics, the Managing Director of Massengill Advisory, and the Non-Executive Board Chairman of twelve investment holding companies.
Massengill was an award-winning senior executive at Raytheon (NYSE: RTX) and Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), a managing director of a boutique investment bank, Silver Leaf Partners, in NYC, and the CEO of Consultancy Partners Group in Abu Dhabi. A retired US Army Airborne Ranger qualified officer, he holds an M.A. from Princeton University and a B.A. from the University of Missouri-Columbia with continuing education at Harvard Law School's Program on Negotiation and INSEAD-Fontainebleau's International Directors Program.
Mark Fleming
Advisory Board Chairman
Mr Mark Fleming is the Chairman of the Brighter Electrical Advisory Board. Mr Fleming has a distinguished career in the Electrical Contracting sector spanning over 40 years. He began his career as an Electrician, before moving into supervisory roles, management and ownership.
A past owner, CEO and President of Corbins Electric, headquartered in Phoenix, AZ, he built the company from a $5 million-dollar local firm into a $90 million-dollar National industry leader. Mr Fleming is experienced in E.C. M&A as well as high level operational strategy implementation. He is a recipient of key industry awards including ASSE Executive of the Year and CFMA Construction Executive of the Year. He is a Certified Professional Constructor with the American Institute of Constructors and a past President and Life Director of the Arizona Builders Alliance and former President of the American Subcontractors Association of Arizona.
In addition, he has completed a Master Graduate Level 3 of Rapport Leadership International, ABA Leadership Development Forum and is a Graduate Founding Member of an EC Peer Group and Founding Member of a Captive Insurance company domiciled in Grand Cayman.
Roko Skender
President
Mining and Oil & Gas Executive with experience in both onshore and offshore international operations, leadership roles with Transocean, Maersk, International BOP operations, Nan Hai – Timor, Bounty – Singapore, West Australian shelf, Mining operations with BHP, FMG – WA production operations. B-Com - Management, Murdoch University, Perth, OH&S - Central College, Perth.
Mike Gainer
Director of Finance
Senior Finance and M&A executive with 25+ years experience in Fortune 50 public, private and Private Equity settings, including Dell, Austin Lake Technologies, Cantata Health, FlashParking, and V Shred, completed over 20 M&A transactions with a total deal value in excess of $1.2 billion, BBA Finance Texas Tech University, MBA University of Texas.
Eduardo Vidal
Director - Legal
AB - University of Chicago, IL, JD - Chicago Law School, IL, completed over 1 billion in M&A transactions, international & cross border transactional M&A experience, experienced in securities transactions, loan financing, private placements, PE, corporate governance & financial restructurings, Partner - Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Partner & Senior Counsel - Hughes Hubbard & Reed, Executive VP IRR Strategies, iCrowd Newswire & Content Engine.
Brad Spicer
Director of Tax
M&A and Tax executive with 25+ years international experience in both Public M&A and Accounting in Large Company settings including roles with Deloitte, GE and currently with Wabtec, completed over $1.8 billion in M&A transactions, B.S. in Accounting and M.S. in Taxation from University of North Texas, United States Marine Corps Veteran.
David Beemer
Operating Partner
Mr David Beemer is the previous owner, CEO and President of Windemuller Electric, headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, which he grew from $18 million to $50 million in revenue while maintaining an exemplary safety standard and culture including operating over 1 million hours without incident. During his tenure he expanded operations to include seven locations throughout Michigan and was heavily involved in Mergers and Acquisitions and post integration operations. Mr. Beemer is a former President of the Builders Exchange of Northwest Michigan and a member of the Association of General Contractors, Association of Builders and Contractors, American Subcontractors Association, and the Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council.