In 1977, Al Hubbard co-founded E&A Industries. Along with searching for new acquisition opportunities, Al is instrumental in the oversight of E&A’s current portfolio holdings.

In addition to his work at E&A Industries, Al served in the White House under two different administrations. During the George H.W. Bush administration, Al was Deputy Chief of Staff to Vice President Dan Quayle and Executive Director of the President’s Council on Competitiveness. More recently for President George W. Bush, Al was Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Director of the National Economic Council. Currently, Al serves on the Board of Directors of the Simon Property Group, The Heritage Group, the Lumina Foundation, and the Indiana Commission for Higher Education.

Al earned his J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School, his MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School, and his B.A., cum laude, from Vanderbilt University.

Pat joined E&A in February 2019 and is the Company’s CFO.  He provides financial oversight to all of E&A’s portfolio companies.  In addition, Pat provides overall leadership concerning new acquisitions, capital investments, and resource allocation.

Prior to joining E&A, Pat held various positions in both public and private companies.  Most recently, Pat served as CFO for iSalus Healthcare, a growing healthcare technology business.  While at iSalus, he helped accelerate the company’s growth, increasing top line revenue by more than 100%.  In December 2018, Pat facilitated the successful sale of iSalus to a private equity backed technology platform company.  Prior to iSalus, Pat held various positions at Defender Security Company and Katz, Sapper and Miller.  He has worked in a wide array of industries and has more than 10 years of experience providing financial leadership to small to mid-size businesses.

Pat holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and Finance from Indiana University (Indianapolis).  He is a licensed CPA in the state of Indiana.  Pat currently serves as the Chairman of Board for School on Wheels, a local non-profit committed to ending the cycle of homelessness through education.

Bob Fuller joined the U.S. Navy after high school where he trained as a Marine Mechanic.  While in the Navy, Bob completed Nuclear Power School.  For most of his career, he served as a Water Chemistry Technician managing the reactor coolant and radiation monitoring systems aboard the USS Long Beach, CGN9.

After his time in the Navy, Bob joined E&A in 1978 as a Warehouse Technician with Car Brite.  Demonstrating an exceedingly high aptitude for operations and general management, Bob quickly rose through the E&A ranks to Vice President of Operations.  Over the past 35 years, Bob has developed, overseen, and improved most of E&A companies’ operations.  Currently, Bob is improving Lyssé’s operational effectiveness as well as assisting with transitioning new acquisitions into the E&A family.  In addition, he plays a key role in the due diligence process.

Curt Barsic joined the Business Development team at E&A in June 2021. Curt provides sales, analytical, and leadership experience to the department. His primary responsibilities include evaluating acquisition opportunities to grow E&A’s portfolio of companies.

Curt’s background includes almost a decade of sales and operations experience in a variety of industries. Most recently, he led an operations team for a commercial truck rental and leasing company. His responsibilities included financial management, fleet-portfolio management, customer retention, and direct business-to-business sales.

Curt graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts from Marquette University with a major in History and a minor in Marketing. He is currently pursuing a Master’s in Business Administration at Butler University’s Lacy School of Business. Curt holds several professional certificates including Creating Leaders, Inc. Lasting Leadership program, which he completed in March of 2021.

cbarsic@ea-companies.com. 317-599-4601.