Chairman and CEO, Co-founder

As co-founder, chairman and CEO, Al has provided the overall leadership and guidance that set Beaufort’s business strategy, value proposition and operating model.  His more than 30 years of financial management and business experience includes senior management positions in large and small companies.  He has been directly involved in building Beaufort’s team of highly motivated and talented professionals, and provided the capital that was required to establish the company and finance its early operations.

Prior to founding Beaufort, Al served in the following positions:

• Landmark Communications, Inc. as executive vice president and chief financial officer
• Great Bridge, LLC (a Landmark open-source software start-up venture) as president and CEO
• TeleCable Corporation as executive vice president and chief financial officer

Al holds a Bachelor’s degree in business administration from the College of William and Mary in Virginia. Early in his career, he was a Certified Public Accountant and served as an officer in the U.S. Navy.

At both Landmark and TeleCable, Al worked within ethical, disciplined, and strategically focused businesses.  He had a leadership role in analyzing and selecting corporate investment opportunities, making acquisitions and dispositions, and in setting business strategies.  He was responsible for the overall business performance of various subsidiaries.  He helped operating managers develop strategies to expand their business, start new businesses, and improve operating results.