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Taylor Cole

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Operating Partner at Blue Wolf · Private Equity Analyst at Parthenon

Sunset, South Carolina, United States

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About

Taylor Cole is an Operating Partner at Blue Wolf Capital Partners with over 35 years of operational and executive experience in B-to-B industrial and heavy equipment manufacturing, including roles at US, foreign publicly traded, private, and PE-sponsored companies, and ten years living in Indonesia and two in Singapore. He most recently served as CEO of Canam Steel Corporation and previously was President of Firestone Building Products, President of Bridgestone's North America OTR tire division, and Managing Director at Howden North America, with earlier executive roles at Intergraph Corporation, Sandvik Mining and Construction, Freeport McMoRan, and International Shipholding Corporation. He holds a B.S. in Marine Transportation from the United States Merchant Marine Academy and an M.B.A. from the University of Florida.

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Invests in

Advanced ManufacturingConstruction Tech

Experience

  1. BLUE WOLF CAPITAL PARTNERS LLCOperating Partnercurrent2025 — present
  2. Canam Steel CorporationChief Executive Officer2021 — 2024United States
  3. Bridgestone AmericasPresident, Firestone Building Products2017 — 2021Nashville Metropolitan Area
  4. Bridgestone AmericasPresident, Commercial OTR2015 — 2017Nashville, TN
  5. Howden North America Inc.Vice President - New Build2012 — 2014Columbia, South Carolina
  6. Howden North America Inc.Vice President / Managing Director - Aftermarket2010 — 2012Columbia, South Carolina Metropolitan Area
  7. Intergraph CorporationVice President - Global Industries2008 — 2010
  8. Sandvik Mining and ConstructionVice President, Surface Mining, Region Asia Pacific2006 — 2007
  9. Sandvik Mining and ConstructionPresident Director, PT Sandvik SMC2005 — 2006
  10. Sandvik Mining and ConstructionVice President Sales2003 — 2005
  11. Freeport IndonesiaSr. Manager Open Pit Maintenance / Director of Marketing1996 — 2003

Skills & more

Business Development7Operations Management12Mining4Contract Management3Forecasting3Project Management5Supply Chain Management2Business StrategyContract Negotiation1Continuous Improvement6LogisticsManufacturing10
+7 moreAcquisition IntegrationSalesNegotiationStrategic PlanningManagementLeadershipTeam Leadership

Languages Indonesian

From Taylor's professional profile.

Colleagues at Blue Wolf

Aakash Patel
Partner at Blue Wolf
Adam Blumenthal
Managing Partner and Chairman at Blue Wolf
AJ Reid
Senior Associate at Blue Wolf
Alan teGroen
Vice President at Blue Wolf
Alex Lappin
Associate at Blue Wolf
Anne Bailey
Lead Operating Partner at Blue Wolf
Benfield Phillips
Strategic Advisor, Forest & Building Products at Blue Wolf
Bennet Grill
Partner at Blue Wolf

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Who is Taylor Cole?
Taylor Cole is an Operating Partner at Blue Wolf Capital Partners with over 35 years of operational and executive experience in B-to-B industrial and heavy equipment manufacturing, including roles at US, foreign publicly traded, private, and PE-sponsored companies, and ten years living in Indonesia and two in Singapore. He most recently served as CEO of Canam Steel Corporation and previously was President of Firestone Building Products, President of Bridgestone's North America OTR tire division, and Managing Director at Howden North America, with earlier executive roles at Intergraph Corporation, Sandvik Mining and Construction, Freeport McMoRan, and International Shipholding Corporation. He holds a B.S. in Marine Transportation from the United States Merchant Marine Academy and an M.B.A. from the University of Florida.
Where does Taylor Cole work?
Taylor Cole is Operating Partner at Blue Wolf.
What does Taylor Cole invest in?
Taylor Cole invests in Advanced Manufacturing, Construction Tech.
Where did Taylor Cole go to school?
Taylor Cole studied at University of Florida - Warrington College of Business (MBA); United States Merchant Marine Academy (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Marine Transportation).

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