Dave Mueller

Dave has been actively involved in corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions for over 35 years. He has successfully advised clients on transactional matters and completed a large number of transactions as a corporate executive. He has handled transactions in a variety of industries and has extensive experience in natural resources, plastics and packaging. Before joining The Fortune Group in 2000 Dave was the Chief Operating Officer and a Director at Spartech Corporation (NYSE-SEH). Dave completed 15 acquisitions during his tenure which fueled tremendous growth and resulted in Spartech establishing itself as the market leader in custom plastic sheet in North America. Prior to Spartech he led the Controller Group at Apex Oil Company, a privately-held company engaged in the trading, refining, marketing, and transportation of petroleum products. While at Apex, Mr. Mueller was actively involved in more than ten acquisitions and dispositions including the acquisition of Wisconsin based Clark Oil and Refining Company, a $1.3 billion NYSE company. Dave started his career with Arthur Andersen & Co. Dave is a Principal and Managing Director of The Fortune Group and FG Capital, a FINRA registered broker-dealer and wholly-owned subsidiary of The Fortune Group. Dave serves on the board of several privately-held companies including Sequoia Sciences, a life science company; and Anchor Packaging, a food packaging company. In addition, Mr. Mueller has served on a number of nonprofit boards including Mary Institute Country Day School; St. Louis Charter School; and the Saint Louis Zoo Foundation Board of Trustees. Mr. Mueller is a graduate of the University of Missouri at Columbia where he received an undergraduate degree in Accounting.