David Barnes Appointed Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Simon Holdings, LLC
TAYLOR, Mich., April 3 -- Simon Holdings, LLC announced the appointment of David Barnes, 47, as executive vice president and general counsel effective immediately. The announcement was made by Sam Simon, CEO of Simon Holdings. Barnes is responsible for all of the company's legal needs, including contract negotiation, litigation, compliance and acquisitions and divestitures.
"We are excited to have David join the executive leadership team of our growing organization," said Simon. "David is well qualified and will complement our strong executive team to help us take Simon Holdings to the next level."
Barnes was most recently Vice President and General Counsel of Venture Holdings Company, a tier one auto supplier, which he joined while Venture was undergoing a chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in order to help Venture emerge from bankruptcy.
Barnes previously practiced law at two of Detroit's largest law firms, Dykema Gossett and Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn. Barnes also has held various finance, sales and business development positions with Ford Motor Company and Hewlett-Packard Company.
Barnes graduated summa cum laude from the Detroit College of Law, earned an MBA in Finance and a master's degree in Economics, both from Indiana University, and earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Purdue University.
Simon Holdings, LLC, through its operating companies, Atlas Oil Company, http://www.atlasoil.com/ , and B&R Oil Company, is a leading distributor of petroleum products to commercial customers and service stations throughout the Midwest. Fast Track Ventures, http://www.fasttrackfuel.com/ , is another operating entity which acquires and develops gasoline and convenience store locations throughout the Midwest. Simon Holdings is privately held and has annual revenues of approximately $900 million.
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