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Governor’s Cup Winner
Joins Acorn Growth Companies
Acorn Growth Companies announced today
that Blake Ferrell has been appointed to the position of
Manager of Finance and Business Services for the firm, its
affiliates and portfolio companies.
Ferrell graduated from Oklahoma State
University with an Honors degree in Accounting in the spring
of 2006. In his last semester at Oklahoma State, he took
first place in the Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup
business plan competition with fellow OSU grad, Joseph
Pruitt.
“We are excited about Blake’s contribution to Acorn,” said
Jeff Davis, a Partner in Acorn. “Blake is bright and
articulate and will do well in this position. He will
support the activities of Acorn’s investment funds and
various portfolio companies.”
During his time at OSU, he was a member
of National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Business Honors
Organization (Vice President), Beta Alpha Psi (Webmaster),
Unity Network (President) and Phi Kappa Phi. Ferrell
worked as an accountant with IBM before joining Acorn.
Acorn Growth Companies is a private enterprise development
firm that accelerates the growth and evolution of small,
niche-specific companies and, through its affiliate, Acorn
Growth Equities, maximizes the value potential of corporate
divestiture and closely-held later stage opportunities in
key sectors linked to Oklahoma’s largest industrial sector,
aerospace. The firm is headquartered in the Tinker Business
& Industrial Park adjacent to Tinker Air Force Base.
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