Craig Ballard is currently Managing Partner of FINAO Capital LLC. Craig is founder and the former CEO of of Logistechs Inc. In less than five years, Logistechs became a leading provider of inventory management and financing services to the commercial airline industry. Logistechs developed state of the art inventory optimization software (k2s – Knowledge to Spare) and web-based inventory management systems that quickly established them as the frontrunner in third party inventory management, with a long list of satisfied clients including US Airways, Southwest, Lufthansa, Air Canada, Mesa Airlines, Pinnacle, Horizon, ATA, WestJet and GE Engines. Logistechs, a private company, was purchased by GE Commercial Finance in 2004.
Prior to Logistechs, Craig held management positions at KPMG Consulting, Ryder Integrated Logistics, and Holland Chemical International. Working with Ryder at General Motors, he successfully led one of the largest JIT Supply Chain transformations in US automaker history. Craig is recognized as a thought leader in supply chain and asset management, and has a proven track record of successfully commercializing groundbreaking technologies. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of British Columbia. Craig serves on the Boards of Iamota, Inc. and Telserra Global, Inc.
