Executive Officers

Aarti Kapoor, 36
Chief Executive Officer and Director

Ms. Kapoor is a seasoned investment banker with 14 years of experience in financial services, spending the majority of her career covering high-growth consumer and retail companies across both M&A and capital markets transactions. Ms. Kapoor has advised several marquee brands across the consumer and retail universe including Barry’s Bootcamp, Casper, Caribou Coffee, F45 Training, Flywheel Sports, Indigo Wild, LaserAway, Vega, and various others. Ms. Kapoor has been recognized by various outlets for her work in pioneering coverage of the health and wellness industry on Wall Street, listed to “Forbes 30 Under 30” in Finance, Business Insider’s “Rising Stars” of Wall Street, and featured in publications by Bloomberg, ESPN, Yahoo! Finance and more. Prior to joining VMG Consumer Acquisition Corp., Ms. Kapoor was a senior investment banker at Goldman Sachs, where she built out the firm’s coverage of leisure, lifestyle and wellness companies and led the new disruptive growth coverage effort within consumer and retail investment banking. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Ms. Kapoor was an investment banker at Moelis & Company, where she covered consumer and retail companies and built one of Wall Street’s first coverage platforms focused on the health and wellness industry. Ms. Kapoor began her career as an investment banker at Citi covering the technology sector. Ms. Kapoor received her B.A. with Honors in Economics from Harvard College.

Angad S. Hira, 36
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

Mr. Hira currently serves as Partner and Chief Financial Officer of VMG Partners. Mr. Hira joined VMG in 2010 and is responsible for all aspects of accounting, tax, financial management, reporting, and operations. Prior to transitioning to his CFO role at VMG, Mr. Hira served on the Board of Lily’s Sweets and was a member of the investment team focusing on due diligence, deal execution, and portfolio company oversight. Prior to joining VMG, Mr. Hira was an investment banker in the mergers and acquisitions group at UBS Investment Bank. Mr. Hira received his B.S. in Commerce from the University of Virginia.

Board of Directors

Michael Mauzé, 58
Chairman of the Board of Directors

Mr. Mauzé co-founded VMG Partners in 2005 and currently focuses on all aspects of VMG Growth’s investment strategy, execution, and portfolio company management. Mr. Mauzé serves on the Boards of Ilegal Mezcal, Little Freddie, Spindrift and Stone Brewing and was previously on the Boards of babyganics, Bare Snacks, Justin’s, Kernel Season’s, KIND, Mighty Leaf Tea, Nature’s Bakery, Perfect Snacks, Pirate Brands, Pretzel Crisps, Smashmallow, Speck Products, Timbuk2 and Waggin’ Train. Prior to co-founding VMG, Mr. Mauzé was a Managing Director at TSG Consumer Partners. Prior to joining TSG, Mr. Mauzé was an investment banker at Lehman Brothers advising consumer and retail companies in M&A and capital raising activities. Prior to joining Lehman Brothers, Mr. Mauzé was an investment banker in the mergers and acquisitions group of PaineWebber, with a special focus on consumer and retail industries. Mr. Mauzé received his A.B. in Economics from Davidson College and his M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.

Jasmin Allen, 41
Director

Ms. Allen currently serves as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Hennessy U.S. brand portfolio at LVMH, including Hennessy VS, Hennessy VSOP, Hennessy XO, Hennessy Black, Master Blender’s Selection and the Hennessy Masterbrand. Prior to serving as SVP of Hennessy U.S., Ms. Allen held number of senior roles within LVMH at Moët Hennessy U.S., including Vice President of Moët & Chandon U.S. and Brand Director of Belvedere Vodka U.S. Prior to joining LVMH, Ms. Allen previously served as Head of Entertainment Marketing at T-Mobile and in number of brand management and marketing roles at The Coca-Cola Company. Ms. Allen received her B.S. from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia and her M.B.A. from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

Lowell J. Singer, 56
Director

Mr. Singer currently serves as Chief Financial Officer of Acrisure, a fast-growing insurance broker and financial services platform. Prior to joining Acrisure, Mr. Singer was Senior Vice President, Investor Relations at The Walt Disney Company, where he served as Disney’s information liaison to the investor community, as well as key advisor and resource to Disney’s senior management team. Prior to joining Disney, Mr. Singer was Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst at Cowen and Company, where he provided sell-side research coverage of the entertainment, video games and cable sectors. Prior to joining Cowen, Mr. Singer was a senior research analyst at Robertson Stephens, where he led the firm’s equity research of the entertainment and media sectors. Prior to joining Robertson Stephens, Mr. Singer was a brand manager with Kraft Foods, where he led the Stove Top and Kraft Salad Dressing businesses. Prior to joining Kraft Foods, Mr. Singer was a corporate finance associate at J.P. Morgan. Mr. Singer received his B.A. from Duke University and his M.B.A. from Stanford Graduate School of Business.

John Toth, 51
Director

Mr. Toth is the Chief Financial Officer of BarkBox, Inc., a direct-to-consumer pet food, toys and pet care products company. Mr. Toth served as the Chief Financial Officer of BarkBox from 2016 through its transition to a public company via merger with Northern Star Acquisition Corporation in June 2021. In September 2021, Mr. Toth announced his intention to step down as CFO pending the hiring of a replacement.  Prior to joining BarkBox, Mr. Toth served as Chief Financial Officer to public and private companies, including Hot Chalk, ARC Document Solutions, Bell-Carter Foods, and Fresh Express. Prior to his CFO roles, Mr. Toth was a founder and Managing Partner of Tennyson West, a boutique mergers and acquisitions advisory firm. Prior to founding Tennyson West, Mr. Toth was a senior investment banker at J.P. Morgan where he advised business services, energy and technology companies on full range of M&A and capital raising activities. Before joining J.P. Morgan, Mr. Toth was an investment banker at Goldman Sachs. Mr. Toth received his B.A. in Economics and Political Science as well as his M.A. in Economics from Stanford University. Mr. Toth currently serves on the board of Phoenix Industries.