Lawrence Siff

Lawrence Siff is the CEO of Neptune Advisors, an advisory firm that applies a holistic approach to elevating middle market companies for optimal growth and success. Mr. Siff is also the CEO of C Level Community, a membership-based platform connecting middle market leaders. C Level Community provides educational resources both online and in person through the Thought Leadership Series featuring world renown CEOs. Mr. Siff has advised hundreds of CEOs and Boards on maximizing corporate value. He is the Founder of the Annual Pathway to Platinum Conference designed for CEOs to share best practices in management and oversight. Mr. Siff, a National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Board Leadership Fellow, currently serves on the Board of Directors of Mason Companies, Inc. as an independent Board Member and is Chair of the Compensation and Benefit Committee. He is also an Industry Advisor for Silverwood Partners, a boutique investment bank. He is Chairman of the Asia-America Chamber of Commerce and a Director of the Two Ten International Foundation (Executive Committee). Mr. Siff is past Chairman of the Brimmer and May School, Trustee of the Winsor School Corporation, Trustee of the Museum of Science (Chair, Investment Committee), Director of the New England Business Association, member of the MA Senate Business Advisory Council and a past Director of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG).

Prior to Neptune Advisors, Mr. Siff was Principal and Managing Director of Gordon Brothers Group, a $50 billion investment and transaction advisory firm. At Gordon Brothers Group, Mr. Siff founded the consumer products and branding businesses, which grew to become two of the firm’s largest divisions. As its Director of Strategic Acquisitions, he led acquisitions ranging from $5 million to $1.2 billion. Mr. Siff served on the Executive Committee and was an advisor to GBMP, an equity and debt fund. Over his 35 year career as a growth‐oriented corporate executive, Mr. Siff led manufacturing, technology, consumer, wholesale and retail businesses. He was the President and CEO of Babystripes, Inc., an online retailer of luxury baby gifts, and the President and CEO of Cherry Tree Products, Inc., a manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer of high‐end children’s clothing. Mr. Siff was the President and CEO of Ambassador Shoe, B‐W Footwear Inc. and B/W/A International, where he established operations at 38 factories in 9 countries and successfully sold the company to strategic acquirers. Mr. Siff began his career at Procter and Gamble where he created the Wholesale Club Division which today accounts for over $3 billion in sales.

Mr. Siff is a recognized expert in corporate governance. Most recently, he has been a speaker at the National Directors Institute (Chicago), The Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals (NYC), the Chief Executives Officer’s Club (Boston), and the Asia America Chamber of Commerce (Boston). Mr. Siff has been a speaker for Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (NYC), Armanino McKenna Technology Forum (San Francisco) and a lecturer at Brandeis University International Business School, Babson Olin Graduate School of Business and Harvard Business School. He has been an Instructor for Pinnacle Solutions Exit Planning Advisor Certification and a contributor to Forbes. He graduated magna cum laude from Brown University and the Executive Program at Dartmouth’s Amos Tuck Business School