THEODORE A. BERINGER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Ted is a nationally-recognized financial advisor to some of the wealthiest families in the country. He was also the founder and Chairman of The Mid-Atlantic Companies, Ltd., a nationwide, full-service, financial services firm specializing in the needs of private business owners and their families. Mid-Atlantic’s operations were acquired by Wachovia Bank in 1998. Ted is a graduate of the University of Buffalo and holds a Masters Degree from the University of Oklahoma.

ted@theberingergroup.com | Tel:610.659.5582

JAMES B. ALDRICH, MANAGING DIRECTOR
Jim is the former Chairman of Mid-Atlantic Business Planning Services; former Senior Vice President Corporate Planning and Development of Unisys Corporation (Sperry); former CIO of US Airways; and former owner and Chairman of Wilkada Packaging Corporation. He is a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

jaldrich@theberingergroup.com | Tel: 610.608.0700



CHRISTOPHER M. BERINGER, MANAGING DIRECTOR
Chris has gained extensive experience advising high net worth families who wish to establish family offices and/or family investment companies. Additionally he has over five years experience transitioning private businesses with intergenerational issues. He is a graduate of Villanova University and is Series 7 Licensed.

cberinger@theberingergroup.com | Tel: 609.636.1610

JOHN R. FYE, MANAGING DIRECTOR
John is the former Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing of The Mid-Atlantic Companies, Ltd; principally located in the Southeast. He has over 20 years of experience in business succession and transition planning with high-net-worth business owners.

jfye@theberingergroup.com | Tel: 813.655.8363



CHRISTOPHER S. HUGHES, FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OFFICER
Chris is a former Mid-Atlantic senior financial executive with over 20 years of direct financial consulting and operations management for business owners and family offices. He is a graduate of Rutgers University and is Series 7 Licensed.

chughes@theberingergroup.com | Tel: 856.793.5000

ANTHONY J. JONIKAS, CPA, MBA, MANAGING DIRECTOR
Tony has over 20 years of experience in advising closely-held businesses in mergers and acquisitions. He was a partner in the accounting firm of Crowe Chizek & Company, LLC, and was a principal founder of that firm's investment banking group, Crowe Capital Markets LLC. Tony received a BS in accountancy from the University of Illinois and an MBA in finance from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. Tony is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Illinois CPA Society.

ajonikas@theberingergroup.com | Tel: 630. 842.9111



JOHN W. LEIGHBODY, MANAGING DIRECTOR
John is the former Senior Vice President of The Mid-Atlantic Companies, Ltd. He was previously employed by Prudential-Bache. He has over 25 years experience in providing middle-market business owners with business transition, corporate development and liquidity options. John is a graduate of Westminster College.

jleighbody@theberingergroup.com | Tel: 610.293.2020

BARRY J. LEVIN, ESQ., MANAGING DIRECTOR
Barry is the former Senior Vice President & Senior Counsel of The Mid-Atlantic Companies, Ltd. A former Partner in two major law firms in Philadelphia, PA. He has extensive experience with middle-market business owners and their families with a specialty in tax advantaged owner exits.Barry is a graduate of Washington and Lee University; he holds a JD from the University of Virginia Law School.

blevin@theberingergroup.com | Tel: 610.293.2020

ELLEN C. PIERCE, CFA, OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
With over 20 years of service, Ellen oversees the day-to-day operations of The Beringer Group. She co-ordinates client support and internal communications. Ellen is a graduate of the College of William & Mary and is a Chartered Financial Advisor.

epierce@theberingergroup.com | Tel: 610.293.2020

LINDA L. POSTORIVO, CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
Linda joined the Mid-Atlantic Companies, Ltd., in 1980 and advanced to Vice President in 1985. She gathered extensive experience in the middle-market, closely-held business sector with over twenty years devoted to the financial planning needs of business owners and their families. Linda holds a BA from Glassboro State College and an AS degree in business administration from Gloucester College. She holds NASD Licenses 7, 63, 24, 52, 53 and is a Federally Registered Investment Advisor.

lindap@theberingergroup.com | Tel:610.293.2020

JOANNE M. VANDERHEYDEN, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Joanne is the former Vice President of the Mid-Atlantic Companies, Ltd. She has over 25 years of direct experience in service to the financial needs of high net worth Family Offices and middle-market private business owners.

jvanderheyden@theberingergroup.com | Tel: 610.293.2020

 

 


 

 


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