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Fred Hegi, Senior Advisor
Fred Hegi is a founding partner of Wingate Partners. He served as a chairman of the board of United Stationers for 15 years and Loomis, Fargo & Co. for 11 years. He currently serves on the boards of LCI Industries and Hallmark Cards. Prior to forming Wingate Partners, he was president of Valley View Capital Corporation, which was responsible for the acquisition, financing and management of various operating companies. These operations included Swift Independent Corporation and Friona Industries, which had combined annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion. Before establishing Valley View Capital Corporation in 1982, Fred was vice president and treasurer of Cooper Industries.
Fred is a member of the Southern Methodist University board of trustees, the executive committee of the Chancellor’s Council of The University of Texas System, and a trustee of the Center for the Performing Arts Foundation, UT Southwestern Medical Foundation and UT Southwestern Board of Visitors. He is former chairman of the advisory council of The University of Texas School of Business and its foundation, the Communities Foundation of Texas and Interfaith Family Services.
Mr. Hegi has an undergraduate degree from Southern Methodist University, an MBA from the Harvard Business School, and a Ph.D. from The University of Texas. He was born and raised in Tahoka, TX.