Who We Are

Andy Juang

Founder & Executive Chairman

Company founder and executive chairman, Andy Juang launched Equus in 1989. Initially, the business was a local technology retailer, but Andy’s forward-thinking approach for new opportunities and trends allowed Equus to become a leading provider of integrated IT. In 2007, Andy sold the company to his employees. As the company grew and additional business units were created or acquired, the organization evolved into Equus Holdings.

Rick Green

CEO

CEO Rick Green joined the Equus Holdings leadership team in 2017. Rick has successfully led several companies and co-founded a private equity firm. He has deep expertise in growing companies through leadership development and process improvement, and has participated in over 30 M&A transactions. Prior to joining Equus Holdings, Rick held positions with several companies including McKinsey & Company, Emerson Electric, Nationwide Electric and most recently Range Systems.

Jim Sorboro

CFO

Jim joined EQ Holdings as Chief Financial Officer in 2020 and leads the finance and legal functions.

Prior to joining EQ Holdings, Jim was the CFO and had responsibility for finance, legal, customer service, and supply chain at private equity sponsored Phillips and Temro Industries. Prior to that, he spent 9 years at private equity sponsored Katun Corporation, with the last 7 as CFO and as a member of the Board of Directors. He held various accounting, manufacturing finance and international operations roles, at publicly traded Cypress Semiconductor and Sysco to start his career.

Jim has a BS from Miami University, and an MBA from the University of Minnesota.

Anthony Pence

VP of Corporate Development

Anthony joined Equus Holdings in 2019 as the Vice President Corporate Development after a 20+ year career in investment banking focused on middle market companies. At Equus, Anthony is responsible for developing the company’s investment strategy for control, non-control and fund investments, which includes originating, reviewing and will leading the diligence and investment process. Prior to joining Equus, Anthony was the founding partner of BlackTorch Capital, a boutique investment bank, where he led several engagements, including mergers and acquisitions, debt financings and other financial advisory services. Anthony’s investment banking career includes time at Teneca, formerly affiliated with Devenir, where he was founding partners, and TripleTree, where he led the investment bank’s expansion into the telecommunications sector. Anthony also served as Manager of Corporate Development for Vodafone, where he led and participated in several transactions in Asia and the Americas. He has also been employed as a corporate finance analyst for Dain Bosworth (now RBC Capital Markets). Anthony leverages his diverse experience providing services to middle-market, Fortune 500 and global companies to develop creative, comprehensive investment solutions for Equus. Mr. Pence holds a B.A. in Economics and Finance from the University of St. Thomas, where he graduated magna cum laude.

Crystal Welna

Chief Human Resources Officer

Crystal Welna joined Equus Holdings in 2018. Crystal has diverse experience leading Human Resources strategies in large, medium and small companies including Dougherty Financial Group, Target Corporation, DaVita, and Milk Specialties Global. In January 2022, Crystal obtained Kolbe Consultant certification. As a Kolbe Consultant, she teaches individuals and businesses the Kolbe Wisdom line of products to help Equus increase productivity, create team synergies, build leaders and determine the best candidates in the hiring process.