John Hyde

Current

Senior Vice President at NAPL

Past

Managing Partner at Rampart Associates LLC
Junior Grunt Attorney at Chadbourne & Parke
Sports Director at WRCU-FM

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Education

Tulane University Law School
Colgate University

Recommended

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Connections

161 connections

Industry

Printing

Websites

John Hyde’s Summary

John Hyde is a Senior Vice President of NAPL, a not-for-profit
business management association representing progressive,
leading companies in the graphic communications industry.

NAPL is uniquely positioned to help companies grow, improve
and prosper through unparalleled member resources,
industry-leading research and custom-tailored consulting
services.

As an entrepreneur, John has the unique ability to quickly read a client’s situation when facing a crossroads and lay out the alternative courses of action enabling faster ownership decision-making, with less risk, and with greater confidence. John’s insights are based on his nearly 20 years’ experience helping print and graphic communications companies
become industry leaders.

John is a trusted advisor to company owners and senior executives who are seeking to build long term shareholder value through strategic mergers and acquisitions.

A licensed attorney, John holds a BA from Colgate University and a JD from Tulane Law School. He joined NAPL in May 2004 when the consulting firm he founded in 1990, Rampart Associates, was acquired by NAPL.

Prior to that, John practiced law in the late 1980s at two large law firms known for mergers and acquisitions and debt restructuring.

John Hyde’s Specialties:

John’s subject matter expertise encompasses the areas of business valuation; mergers and acquisitions; sale of business; debt restructuring; financing; partnership agreements; succession planning; and turnaround management.

John Hyde’s Experience

Senior Vice President

NAPL

(Printing industry)

May 2004 — Present (5 years 7 months)

NAPL Print Consulting team helps owners and senior managers of print and graphic communications companies to increase revenues, decrease costs, and enhance the value of their business. I am one of 9 staff employees who work with clients around the country. We are known for objective, independent advice that is based on "what works" in this industry.
Managing Partner

Rampart Associates LLC

(Printing industry)

August 1990 — April 2004 (13 years 9 months)

I founded and built Rampart into a highly respected consulting firm that was known primarily in the print and graphic communications industry regionally in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey and Massachusetts. My partner and I decided to become part of NAPL in 2004 so that we would have a national client base and a wide range of management consulting services available to clients.
Junior Grunt Attorney

Chadbourne & Parke

(Partnership; 501-1000 employees; Law Practice industry)

1986 — 1988 (2 years )

specialized in proof-reading, ordering late night Chinese food, Fed Ex distributions, and whatever else was needed by the higher ups; actually was good experience in big time corporate M&A
Sports Director

WRCU-FM

(Telecommunications industry)

1980 — 1983 (3 years )

WRCU-FM is owned by Colgate University and for 3 years I was proud to be the Sports Director of the radio station, as well as the radio voice of Colgate University's mens hockey team. In upstate New York, college radio and hockey are huge, right up there with beer, cold weather, and, well, you can guess the other thing.

John Hyde’s Education

Tulane University Law School

JD , 1983 — 1986

Activities and Societies:

Neville Brothers live on the Tulane quad, ultimate frisbee, jogging 3 miles a day on the bank of the Mississippi river, all great stuff in New Orleans
Colgate University

1979 — 1983