ANNANDALE, Minn. — Malco Products, SBC, a solution developer and manufacturer of a variety of tools for the building trades, announced that Bill Sharpe was recently appointed to its board of directors.

Sharpe is a co-founder of Pathfinder Companies and Pathfinder Consulting, a Minnesota-based, privately-held investment and advisory firm that provides long-term capital to privately-held family and entrepreneurial companies. His leadership experience and corporate strategy roles in mergers, acquisitions, and investment banking spans three decades. 

Sharpe currently holds three corporate board positions across a variety of industries. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Minnesota and his MBA from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.

“We are very fortunate to have someone with Bill’s strategic growth experience and knowledge joining our board of directors,” said Rich Benninghoff, Malco president and CEO. “His deep expertise across many types of transactions and industries will bring a unique perspective to our board and will be a tremendous resource for us as we move forward with our strategic planning and execution.”