Chairman & CEO | Expak
Michael Kraus is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Expak Logistics, a national provider of B2B pool distribution and warehousing and fulfillment services. Expak Logistics provides supply chain services to a broad selection of Fortune 1000 clients across a broad range of industries, including pharmaceutical, retail, auto parts, financial services, government and consumer products.
Kraus began his career with the New York based private equity firm, Chancery Lane Capital, and Chancery’s principal investment vehicle, Big Flower Holdings. Following the sale of Big Flower in 1999, Kraus was a chief architect of Chancery’s PIPE Investment in Moore Corporation in 2000. He helped engineer the sale of Moore’s successor, Moore Wallace, to RR Donnelley & Sons Company, creating an approximately $11 billion global printing and business services company. At RR Donnelley, Kraus had responsibility for strategic transactions with particular focus on the company’s Logistics, European and Asian operations.
Subsequently, Kraus became the Managing Member of Krest Capital, a Los Angeles-based private investment and advisory firm, and a Principal with OpenGate Capital, a global private investment firm. While in these roles, Kraus completed numerous investments and operational turnarounds across a variety of industries, including paper, packaging, food and beverage and supply chain operations. Kraus holds a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Bucknell University.