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Michael McLain

Mr. McLain is a member of Aurora's Executive Board. Mr. McLain has over 35 years of experience building branded industrial and consumer products businesses, including more than 25 years as President and CEO of DowBrands, the consumer products division of The Dow Chemical Company. Subsequently, he served as the CEO of Aearo Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of safety equipment for industrial and consumer markets, where he helped drive more than $1 billion of value creation for three private equity firms. Mr. McLain has worked with Aurora Capital Partners in various partnership capacities since 2009. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Cold Chain Technologies, Inhance Technologies, Pace, Timex Corporation, PrimaLoft and Spray-Tek and previously served as Chairman of Porex Corporation as well as the Board Chair of the Auburn University Foundation. Mr. McLain graduated with a BA from Auburn University and has an MBA from the joint Clemson University-Furman University program.