The LORCAPT Team

Leadership with End-to-End Industry Perspective

The LORCAPT team brings deep experience across OEMs, suppliers, toolmakers, and financial institutions, with a comprehensive understanding of how tooling operates across the entire automotive ecosystem.

We have operated inside the systems we are now transforming, from program execution and tooling delivery to financial structuring and capital deployment. This breadth of experience allows us to approach the tooling lifecycle not as isolated processes, but as a connected system.

LORCAPT is built on that perspective, combining operational discipline with financial insight to deliver a more structured, efficient, and capital-aware approach to tooling.

The Executive Team

James Rose Jr.

Chairman, CEO & Founder

James Rose Jr.

Chairman, CEO & Founder

James Rose Jr. is the Chairman, CEO, and Founder of LORCAPT, the premier fintech solution for automotive tooling finance. With more than 20 years of executive leadership across automotive, consulting, and technology, he has built LORCAPT from concept to platform with Tier 1 suppliers and OEMs worldwide. Formerly Deloitte’s Global Managing Director, Jim led enterprise-scale transformation across strategy, IT, risk, tax, and innovation. His career spans senior roles at IBM, OEConnection, Tata Technologies, and Carlisle & Company. A recognized industry leader, Jim brings disciplined vision, governance rigor, and executional authority to every institution he leads.

Companies: LORCAPT, Deloitte, IBM, Tata Technologies, OEConnection

James Staargaard

Vice Chairman & Co-Founder

James Staargaard

Vice Chairman & Co-Founder

James Staargaard is Vice Chairman and Co-Founder of LORCAPT, bringing over 35 years of global automotive and materials leadership. A proven value-creation executive, he has led public, private equity, venture-backed, and privately held companies through rapid growth, transformation, and exit. Most notably, he scaled Plasan Carbon Composites from $6M to $85M in revenue, establishing the world’s largest Tier 1 automotive carbon fiber program. His expertise spans advanced materials, operations, capital strategy, and strategic partnerships. With an operator’s discipline and an investor’s perspective, James provides decisive governance and long-term strategic stewardship to LORCAPT.

Companies: LORCAPT, Plasan Carbon Composites, Excel Polymers, GE Plastics, Union Carbide

J. Neil Stewart

Chief Financial Officer

J. Neil Stewart

Chief Financial Officer

J. Neil Stewart is Chief Financial Officer of LORCAPT, responsible for financial strategy, capital formation, modeling, and banking relationships. A quantitatively driven executive, he brings leadership experience across fintech, healthcare, energy services, and consulting. Previously CFO at Walker-Miller Energy Services and Finance Director at Blue Cross Blue Shield, Neil has led capital raises, scaled operations, and driven margin performance. His background includes senior roles at Deloitte and ICF International, supporting high-growth organizations through disciplined financial planning. Neil ensures LORCAPT’s financial architecture is robust, scalable, and engineered to support long-term platform growth.

Companies: LORCAPT, Deloitte, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Walker-Miller Energy Services, ICF International

Alston R. German

Chief Technology Officer

Alston R. German

Chief Technology Officer

Alston R. German is Chief Technology Officer of LORCAPT, leading the strategic development and deployment of the TRINITY platform. With over two decades of executive leadership across IT, operations, and manufacturing, he has driven enterprise transformation for global organizations including Federal-Mogul, and Cascade Engineering. His expertise spans SAP, AI, machine learning, automation, and cloud infrastructure across North America, Europe, and Asia. Alston brings engineering precision and operational authority to LORCAPT’s technology stack, ensuring seamless integration with financial systems, supply chains, and just-in-time production environments critical to the automotive industry.

Companies: LORCAPT, Federal-Mogul, Cascade Engineering, Softtek

Scott Grady

Chief Investment Officer

Scott Grady

Chief Investment Officer

Scott Grady is Chief Investment Officer of LORCAPT, responsible for leading capital strategy, banking relationships, and debt investment across global production tooling programs. With over 35 years of experience in equipment leasing and banking, he has built and scaled financing platforms supporting complex asset portfolios. Scott began his career at AT&T Capital, managing over $1B in leased assets, and later co-founded TIP Capital, growing it to $250MM before its acquisition by Crestmark Bank, where he served as Division President. He also held leadership roles at Huntington Bank, driving business development across lending and financing solutions. Scott brings deep expertise in structuring capital, managing risk, and aligning financial institutions to support scalable growth.

Companies: LORCAPT, AT&T Capital, TIP Capital, Crestmark Bank, Huntington Bank

Joe Fanta

Chief Operating Officer

Joe Fanta

Chief Operating Officer

Joe Fanta is the Chief Operating Officer of LORCAPT, responsible for operational strategy, launch readiness, and cross functional performance across the TRINITY platform. Joe brings leadership experience from Apple, GM Energy, SaintGobain, Webasto Group, and General Motors, where he developed processes that delivered multimilliondollar savings and accelerated the adoption of innovative manufacturing technologies. He has supported and stabilized major GM launches and introduced supplier readiness and risk elevation practices that became organizational standards. His background includes roles in supplier quality, validation engineering, and operational leadership across North America and Asia, giving him firsthand insight into the realities of PPAP, launch volatility, and global supply chain pressure. At LORCAPT, he leads the design of an operational architecture that is efficient, transparent, and secure across all stakeholders. Rooted in Michigan, Joe also brings a deep commitment to faith, family, and community service through Camp Restore
Detroit and local church partnerships.

Companies: LORCAPT, Inductoheat, International Strategic Management, General Motors Energy, Apple, Webasto Group, General Motors

Mike Shallow

Senior VP-Tier Relationships Officer

Mike Shallow

Senior VP-Tier Relationships Officer

Mike Shallow is the Director of Sales at LORCAPT. With over 25 years of relationship driven sales specifically in the Automotive industry. A proven revenue leader, he has guided sales organizations through long‑cycle account development. Most notably, he strengthened multi‑state distribution networks and key OEM relationships at Luxoft, where he drove sustained year‑over‑year growth. His expertise spans customer acquisition and long‑term partnership development. With a field‑tested sales discipline and a strategic commercial mindset, Mike provides the executional rigor and customer stewardship that power LORCAPT’s market expansion.

Companies: LORCAPT, Intellias, Endava, Luxoft, ANSYS, Inc., LDRA Limited, Medkinect, TGI Direct

Kelly Jenkins

Controller

Kelly Jenkins

Controller

Kelly Jenkins is the Controller of LORCAPT, responsible for financial governance and
cross‑functional fiscal operations across the TRINITY platform. She brings deep experience in
corporate accounting with a career spanning across diverse business environments. Her background includes roles in corporate accounting, financial planning, and operational finance, where she built frameworks that increased transparency, reduced reporting risk, and supported executive‑level strategic planning. Her experience includes managing audits, optimizing internal controls, and supporting organizations through periods of restructuring, and operational transformation.

At LORCAPT, Kelly leads financial architecture that is disciplined, accurate, and resilient ensuring the
TRINITY platform operates with the rigor required for our partners.

The LORCAPT Team

Leadership with End-to-End Industry Perspective

The Executive Team

James Rose Jr.

James Rose Jr.

James Staargaard

James Staargaard

J. Neil Stewart

J. Neil Stewart

Alston R. German

Alston R. German

Scott Grady

Scott Grady

Joe Fanta

Joe Fanta

Mike Shallow

Mike Shallow

Kelly Jenkins

Kelly Jenkins

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