Advisory Board Member Profile
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Tim Fischer
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Vermeer MV Solutions
General Manager, Florida Operations 
Area of Expertise
The History of Disruption, Big Company Challenges, Innovation Tools to Automate Processes
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Tim Fischer has spent his career growing businesses and has been on both sides of the M&A transaction. His career began with a start-up dialup ISP (Internet Service Provider) that grew to be the 2nd largest privately held ISP in the country with more than 100,000 subscribers thru 25 acquisitions in 28 months. After successfully operating the business he helped orchestrate a sale to a Colorado based private equity firm.
He then joined the PE firm where he helped serve as Senior Managing Director overseeing more than 10 of the portfolio companies and playing an active role in their growth and eventual sale. His focus was on providing strategic vision, operational improvements and ensuring financial stability for the individual operating companies. Fischer eventually took over CEO of one of the portfolio companies, Central Florida based Vac-Tron Equipment, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of vacuum excavation equipment. During his three years as CEO, Vac-Tron saw its sales increase by 245% and profitability increase by 760%, with its eventual sale in 2018 to a large strategic buyer. Tim is currently the General Manager of Florida Operations for the new entity, Vermeer MV Solutions. Tim received his MBA in Finance at Loyola University Chicago and his BS from the University of Notre Dame. He resides in Debary with his daughter and son.
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