President, Chief Operating Officer, Co-Founder
Greenville, Sc
The Gordian Group, a Warburg Pincus Company (Now owned by Fortive)The success of The Gordian Group was brought to the attention of Warburg Pincus, an American global private equity firm, in late 2011. Wicks agreed to sell their interest in Gordian to Warburg Pincus in early 2012. Following the acquisition by Warburg Pincus, Gordian began to build out the executive team that it would need for the larger company it would soon become. Initial hires were a professional chief executive… Show more The Gordian Group, a Warburg Pincus Company (Now owned by Fortive)The success of The Gordian Group was brought to the attention of Warburg Pincus, an American global private equity firm, in late 2011. Wicks agreed to sell their interest in Gordian to Warburg Pincus in early 2012. Following the acquisition by Warburg Pincus, Gordian began to build out the executive team that it would need for the larger company it would soon become. Initial hires were a professional chief executive officer, and a vice president of sales. Later hires included vice presidents of product development, government relations, human resources, and other support functions. Through organic growth and add on acquisitions Gordian began the most rapid pace of growth in its history. With the new executive team in place, Robert retired.Gordian grew from 127 employees to 450 over this period. Show less