Patrick McGrogan

Former President
Nivel Parts & Manufacturing Company
Jacksonville, Florida

Mr. McGrogan sold Nivel to KODA in 1998 and stayed on as President until KODA sold the company to a financial buyer in 2004.

"The big thing is that KODA does not have a formal exit plan. They will keep a company as long as they want. Most other buyers have an X number of year window - 3 to 5 years and they are out.

They (KODA) were very concerned about my employees. They allowed me to keep doing everything I previously had done to continue the growth of Nivel."