MICHAEL FRANSON - Corporate Board Profile

NORTHWEST PIPE CO

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2017-04-27	Mr. Franson retired from KPMG Corporate Finance LLC as Managing Director and Global Head of Technology M&A. From 2005 to 2014, Mr. Franson was a co-founder and President of St. Charles Capital LLC, an investment banking firm focused on mergers and acquisitions, raising private capital and financial advisory services for middle-market companies across the United States.
2018-04-26	Mr. Franson retired from KPMG Corporate Finance LLC as Managing Director and Global Head of Technology M&A. From 2005 to 2014, Mr. Franson was a co-founder and President of St. Charles Capital LLC, an investment banking firm focused on mergers and acquisitions, raising private capital and providing financial advisory services for middle-market companies across the United States.
2019-04-25	Michael Franson has been a director of the Company since August 2016. In July 2016, Mr. Franson retired from KPMG Corporate Finance LLC as Managing Director and Global Head of Technology M&A after serving in that role from 2014 to 2016. From 2005 to 2014, Mr. Franson was a co-founder and President of St. Charles Capital LLC, an investment banking firm focused on mergers and acquisitions, raising private capital and providing financial advisory services for middle-market companies across the United States. Currently, he is the Board’s Lead Director and a member of our Nominating and Governance Committee and our Compensation Committee.
2020-04-23	Mr. Franson holds a BS in Marketing from California State University at Chico and a MBA in Finance from the University of Oregon, Charles H. Lundquist College of Business. Currently, he is the Chairperson of our Compensation Committee and a member of our Audit Committee. Mr. Franson brings to the Board his background and expertise in investment banking, including substantial experience in financial analysis and financial advisory services, merger and acquisition transactions, and a wide variety of capital raising and financing transactions.
2021-04-22	Mr. Franson holds a BS in Marketing from California State University at Chico and a MBA in Finance from the University of Oregon, Charles H. Lundquist College of Business.
2022-04-28	Michael Franson was Managing Director and Global Head of Technology M&A at KPMG Corporate Finance LLC, with a BS in Marketing and an MBA in Finance.
2023-04-27	In July 2016, Mr. Franson retired from KPMG Corporate Finance LLC as Managing Director and Global Head of Technology M&A after serving in that role from 2014 to 2016. From 2005 to 2014, Mr. Franson was a co-founder and President of St. Charles Capital LLC, an investment banking firm focused on mergers and acquisitions, raising private capital, and providing financial advisory services for middle-market companies across the United States. Mr. Franson has information technology and cyber expertise. Mr. Franson holds a BS in Marketing from California State University at Chico and a MBA in Finance from the University of Oregon, Charles H. Lundquist College of Business.
2024-04-25	Expertise in information technology. Mr. Franson holds a BS in Marketing from California State University at Chico and an MBA in Finance from the University of Oregon, Charles H. Lundquist College of Business.

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-10-11