Lovell Minnick, a private equity firm specializing in investments across financial services, business services, and related technology companies, has announced the appointment of Brenda Cline, Mark Gerber, and Brian Taylor as Advisors on its Value Creation Team. The three executives bring decades of combined leadership experience spanning healthcare, sales, operations, risk management, and technology. The move reflects a broader trend among private equity firms of expanding dedicated value creation teams—groups of seasoned operators who work alongside portfolio company management to accelerate growth and operational maturity—go beyond capital deployment as a competitive differentiator.

"At Lovell Minnick, our ability to help companies create long-term value extends well beyond providing capital," said Steve Pierson, Managing Partner at Lovell Minnick. "Our Value Creation Team is an important extension of that philosophy, bringing together accomplished operators like Brenda, Mark, and Brian who have successfully led organizations through growth, innovation, and transformation. They're well positioned to partner with management teams to continue building market-leading destination platforms."

"One of the defining characteristics of Lovell Minnick's Value Creation Team is the breadth and diversity of experience our members offer to portfolio companies," said Brad Armstrong, Partner at Lovell Minnick. "Brenda, Mark, and Brian each offer unique and highly complementary expertise across healthcare, operations, risk management and technology. Their insights will be invaluable as we continue partnering with companies to navigate change, capitalize on new opportunities, and accelerate growth."

Brenda Cline

Brenda Cline is a healthcare revenue cycle management (RCM) executive with more than four decades of experience leading operational transformation, process automation, growth initiatives, and M&A across the healthcare sector. She previously served as CEO of Savista RCM and President of Service Solutions at nThrive. Cline also spent more than 34 years at HCA, including 18 years as CEO of Parallon's Shared Service Center in Atlanta, Georgia. In her advisory role, she evaluates healthcare investment opportunities and collaborates with portfolio company leadership teams to identify operational improvements and growth opportunities.

Mark Gerber

Mark Gerber is a risk and regulatory executive with nearly four decades of experience across both the public and private sectors. He most recently served as an Assistant Director at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, where he established and led a new compliance and audit function focused on the FBI's National Security Programs. Previously, Gerber was a Partner in PwC's Forensic Services practice, advising executive management teams, audit committees, and boards of directors on complex regulatory matters, investigations, and corporate governance. As an Advisor, he works with the firm and its portfolio companies on risk management, regulatory strategy, compliance, and governance initiatives to support long-term growth. His addition comes as financial services firms face intensifying regulatory scrutiny and compliance demands, areas where Lovell Minnick's portfolio companies operate.

Brian Taylor

Brian Taylor is a sales executive with more than 37 years of experience driving organic revenue growth, building high-performing sales organizations, and leading commercial strategy across multiple industries. He is the Co-Founder and CEO of Outperform Institute and previously held executive leadership roles including Chief Revenue Officer at Advata and MCG (Hearst), Senior Vice President of Sales at FDB (Hearst), and Senior Vice President at Marco Technologies. In his advisory capacity, Taylor works with the firm and its portfolio companies on sales growth acceleration, commercial transformation, talent assessment, sales organization development, and the evaluation of new investment opportunities.