Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> May 16, 2005
C. FRANKLIN SPEIGHT has been Chairman and Principal Executive Officer of
American Capital Partners Limited, Inc., since November 2003. Prior to
joining the company, Mr. Speight was Founder-Managing Director of
Dunhill Capital Inc. from 1995 to 1997. He was Chairman and CEO of ERA
West Inc. from 1995 to 1997 and President of Speight & Associates, Inc.,
from 1992 to 1995. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in International
Business Administration from the University of South Florida, Tampa,
Florida, and a Master's degree in Business Administration and Finance
from Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Speight attended the
Masters Exchange Program-Economics in Developing Nations at the
University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica, and the Special
Studies Course-Hedge Funds Management at the London School of Business,
London, UK. Profile
TWST: Can you give us a history and an overview of American CapitalPartners?
Mr. Speight: The idea for American Capital Partners came into being
about five years ago. I attended a symposium