COCHRAN MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC
SANTA ROSA BEACH, FLORIDA

Steve has held C Level roles as President and COO, President and SVP in highly complex and competitive business climates both domestically and internationally within the Business Services, Multi Unit, B2B and Consumer/Apparel industries. He has a unique ability to quickly understand strategic business environments and develop solutions to drive long-term, sustainable value and operating improvement. In doing so, Steve has had repeated success in transforming numerous businesses while building and leading the appropriate talent and teams that execute these transformations. With keen, strong interpersonal skills, he has been able to quickly build alignment, trust and a common mission in a variety of business cultures. He has successfully led emerging businesses, integrated acquisitions, turned around struggling entities and strategically realigned entire go-to-market platforms. Steve is currently Chairman of the Board for Optimer Brands, a portfolio company of Sterling Partners. Previously, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Delta Apparel, a $490M international provider of branded, licensed, and private label activewear, built via numerous acquisitions over several years, where he oversaw 5 divisions, 7 manufacturing facilities, and 8 brands while leading 7,000 associates worldwide. He first joined Delta as President of their Activewear Division where he and his team implemented Lean processes and built an industry leading supply chain/manufacturing platform. Previously, he served as President of VF Corporation’s workwear business, consisting of 6 business units and $525M in sales. Under Steve’s leadership, his team transformed the strategic model, generated over $250M of free cash flow over 5 years and consistently produced operating income in the Top 5 of all VF businesses. Before joining VF, Steve was SVP of Stores and Sales for LESCO, Inc., a public company turnaround where his team opened 48 new stores in 2 years before its sale to John Deere Landscapes. Steve began his career at Cintas Corporation, a $4.5M business services company, serving in a variety of leadership roles. Steve has a BS in Business Administration from Miami University, Oxford Ohio. He serves on the Board of Every Woman Works in Atlanta as Advisor to the Founder. Steve serves on the Operating Committee of CEO Netweavers in Atlanta and is President Elect for 2016. He is also actively involved with Kennesaw State University overseeing their EMBA Mentoring Program while also serving on the Executive Advisory Board for the Entrepreneurship Center. Our Purpose and Mission Who We Are A dynamic group of accomplished executives and investors who provide consulting, advisory support, capital and operational oversight to emerging companies.