Team
Founder
Founder & Principal
Jason Versical
VEP’s founder and principal, Jason Versical, has 14 years of corporate and strategy experience at several multinational organizations with global headquarters reaching from Japan, Switzerland, France, and the US. Jason was a corporate strategy consultant at McKinsey & Co.’s Detroit office, and held roles as VP of Transformation & Strategy for an Ann Arbor-based SaaS company. Previously, Jason held multiple positions in automotive and manufacturing organizations that had specialties in electronics, plastics, lighting products, and formulated materials with revenues from $1B to $15B annually.
Jason earned his MBA from University of Michigan, Ross School of Business and holds an Operations Management undergraduate degree from Oakland University, Rochester Hills, MI.
Jason was born and lives in the Detroit area. He has a passion for the city's legacy and new industries that are the economic engine for the region such as automotive parts manufacturing, battery electric and ADAS technologies, and business and service industries that support the region. He and his wife and two children reside in the suburb of St. Clair Shores, MI. They are avid Detroit sports fans (Let’s Go Red Wings) and enjoy boating on Lake St. Clair in the summertime.
Advisors
Real Estate & Transactions
Joel Kamstra
Principal Frisia GP; 15 years experience in transactions & commercial real estate; Cherry Street Capital; Trustee, Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce
MBA, University of Michigan, Ross School of Business; BA Calvin University
Accounting & Finance
Joe Werner
Chief Financial Officer at Drake Enterprises; CPA; 13 years finance & accounting; Audit Manager, Plante Moran
Master's Accounting, Michigan State University, Broad College of Business; BA Michigan State University
Sales & Automotive
Jason Lewis
Assistant General Manager, North American Lighting, a leading automotive lighting system supplier; 18 years sales, business strategy, & leadership
BA Michigan State University
Operations & Supply Chain
Unilever quality & operations; McKinsey & Co.; Roland Berger; Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.
MBA, University of Chicago, Booth School of Business; BA University of Michigan