Rich Beckman has extensive experience in healthcare and was the former CEO of Great Expressions Dental Centers (GEDC) where he and the team grew the Company from 21 locations with $12M of revenue to 300 locations with $400 million of revenue and $60 million of EBITDA. Notably, Mr. Beckman was the CEO through multiple private equity investment durations in which he partnered with Audax Private Equity and OMERS Private Equity on $1.2 billion of transaction value, generating successful investment outcomes. Rich and the team he led at GEDC built a sizable specialty and general dentistry clinic footprint in the Southeast with 100+ clinics in Florida, 80+ clinics in Georgia, as well as clinics in additional states.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Beckman was the former CEO of Credit Acceptance Corporation (NASDAQ: CACC) where he and the team grew a business with $15 million in revenue to over $100 million in 5 years and led a successful IPO. Rich started his career at Arthur Andersen (n.k.a. Accenture) and ascended to Partner. He was awarded 2016 EY Entrepreneur of the Year in Michigan and he is a Michigan State MBA.