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Woodbridge International Welcomes Steve Ruelle and Opens Minnesota Office

April 20, 2016

Woodbridge International, a global mergers and acquisitions firm, is pleased to welcome Steve Ruelle to its team of investment bankers. Steve will head up Woodbridge's new office in Minneapolis.

Steve brings several decades of M&A and executive-level operational corporate experience to Woodbridge. Prior to joining Woodbridge, Steve was Managing Director at a Minneapolis-based M&A firm where he focused on middle-market buy-side and sell-side transactions. Previously, he served as Regional Business Development Officer at Wells Fargo Bank. Steve has particular expertise in running and transitioning branded consumer product companies, having held positions as CEO, President and Vice President at middle-market consumer product manufacturers such as Lenox Group, Making Memories and Fiskars. He holds a BA in Marketing and Finance and an MBA in Marketing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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