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New ACP CreativIT CEO Matt Zafirovski: We’re Investing To Drive Growth
‘We are long term-oriented and are continuing to hire and grow our headcount as we build a dynamic platform from the four terrific companies that we have bought,’ says new ACP CreativIT CEO Matt Zafirovski. ‘We continue to invest to grow!’
New ACP CreativIT CEO Matt Zafirovski said the fast-growing $300-million company is continuing to invest to fuel growth through both acquisitions and its next-generation national technology solutions and services platform.
“We are long term-oriented and are continuing to hire and grow our headcount as we build a dynamic platform from the four terrific companies that we have bought,” said Zafirovski, who is continuing to evaluate mergers and acquisitions as the company builds out its national next generation services platform. “We continue to invest to grow! With our geographic expansion we now have a viable platform to deliver business outcomes with managed services, security, cloud and infrastructure services anywhere in the country.”….
https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/new-acp-creativit-ceo-matt-zafirovski-we-re-investing-to-drive-growth
ACP CreativIT Appoints Matt Zafirovski as New CEO
Buffalo Grove, Ill., Oct. 24, 2022 – ACP CreativIT, parent company of ACP, Camera Corner Connecting Point, Citon and Versatile, announced that its Board of Directors has chosen Matt Zafirovski as the organization’s next Chief Executive Officer. Zafirovski, who currently serves as the company’s Chief Operating Officer, succeeds Scott Dunsire.
“The Board and I are very excited for what the future holds for ACP CreativIT,” said Mike Zafirovski, executive chairman of ACP CreativIT and the founder of The Zaf Group. “Matt has a record of strong leadership experiences and delivering results in an array of industries. He embodies the customer- oriented and people-first approach that has made these companies great.”
“I am thrilled to lead this exceptional organization, which is comprised of four really special companies filled with amazing, talented and dedicated people,” said Matt Zafirovski. “We work incredibly hard every day to bring the best of integrated technology solutions and services to our customers. We are an emerging leader in a rapidly growing market and our customers need the expertise and breadth of solutions that we bring to bear.”
Zafirovski holds a Bachelor’s degree in Public Policy from Duke University, and a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He was a consultant at McKinsey & Company, held various management roles as a vice president for Groupon International – including co-founding and leading its business in South Korea, and was director of The Napa Valley Reserve. He is very involved civically, including serving on the board of directors and executive committee of the Golden Apple Foundation.
Board Member and CCCP CEO Rick Chernick said, “Our business is in a great position and I look forward to our future growth under Matt’s direction. We are fortunate to have many of the original owners of our businesses still in significant leadership roles, including Steven Dastoor and Sean Dean from Citon, John Barker & Kevin Meany from Versatile, Darren Wesley from ACP, and my son Ryan Chernick and me from CCCP. We will continue to work together to grow our portfolio and profitability, while never losing sight of our values and most important assets—our people, our customers and our vendor partners.”
Mike Zafirovski spoke to Dunsire’s tenure as CEO, “Scott did a terrific job of leading us over this past five years as we grew the business organically and via acquisition, while always respecting our people and their valued contributions.”
Rick Chernick added, “I wish Scott the best in his next move. He is and always will be my friend.”
Zafirovski takes the helm of ACP during a period of rapid expansion. Over the last five years ACP increased its revenue from $70M to over $300M, increased its employee count from 65 to over 330 and made three strategic acquisitions that increased its depth of capabilities as well as geographic coverage, to better support its customers.
About ACP CreativIT
ACP CreativIT is focused on delivering business outcomes and providing long-standing solutions to its customers that incorporates world-class technology. The organization is a rapidly growing IT, managed service and AV solution and services provider, rooted in the Midwest with emerging presence and reach in the Northeast and Southeast regions. ACP CreativIT is focused on helping customers transform their businesses digitally and boosting their productivity, security, and collaboration.
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The Zaf Group’s Mike Zafirovski Interview With Steven Burke From CRN
The Ephiphany That Led To ACP CreativIT’s Fast Growth Buildout
When Mike Zafirovski was acting as an executive advisor for private equity behemoth The Blackstone Group he had an epiphany.
“The epiphany I had six years ago was that I was making decisions to simply optimize the short term returns (of companies),” said Zafirovski, the former CEO of Nortel Networks and a 47-year technology veteran that held high-level executive positions at Motorola and General Electric, in an interview with CRN. “So the initial thesis for The Zaf Group was to acquire several well-run family businesses and keep them in perpetuity. So they will be around 50 to 100 years from now- after my lifetime. We are in the business of identifying companies that are well run and that the most strategic players would love to buy.”
That epiphany led to the creation of The Zaf Group, which has made four solution provider acquisitions over the last five years that have established ACPCreativIT- the umbrella company- as one of the fastest-growing national providers in the country.
“We have quadrupled (the size of the business) since we made the first acquisition,” said Zafirovski, founder of The Zaf Group and executive chairman of ACP CreativIT, reflecting on the journey that has put ACP CreativIT on the map as a $300 million solution provider powerhouse. “Half of that has come from acquisitions and the other half from organic growth.”
The latest acquisition came in July when ACP CreativIT added Versatile Communications, a 28-year-old Hudson, Mass headquartered solution provider to its roster.
The Zaf Group and ACP CreativIT’s mission to preserve these solution provider businesses “in perpetuity” working hand in hand with the founders is resonating with solution providers, says Zafirovski, who emigrated from the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as a teenager and became a much sought after technology executive.
“Private equity firms would also have loved to buy ACP,” said Zafirovski. “But there was a level of hesitation (from ACP) because there was a concern that they would get absorbed and a lot of the cultural values that brought the company to this point in time would disappear. There was also concerns that if you sell to private equity the business would get reconfigured and sold off as quickly as possible.”
The Zaf Group’s long term focus is paying off for owners and customers, said Zafirovski. “I believe the long term commitment to employees and customers is a recipe for significant success,” he said. “This is an employee first and customer first organization.”
Read the whole interview here:https://www.crn.com/news/channel-programs/the-zaf-group-s-mike-zafirovski-on-why-in-perpetuity-ownership-is-driving-acp-creativit-acqusitions/1
We are excited to announce the official opening of our Skopje office!
“The beginning is the most important part of the work.” – Plato
We are excited to announce the official opening of our Skopje office! It’s time for new beginnings, new connections, new challenges.
The small “cutting the tape” ceremony by our founder Mike Zafirovski was followed by a relaxed cocktail party, reconnecting of old friends, as well as making new ones.
We truly believe it’s time to reverse the trends and reconnect the people, while keeping that cozy “home feeling” in the workspace. So, we completely redesigned and refurbished the office space with one motto on our minds – “Bring the home office to the office!”.
Our doors are open! Welcome!
Robin and Mike Zafirovski are recognized as honorees at AUSL’s (The Academy for Urban School Leadership) 20th Annual Benefit Dinner
“INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION TO BUILD AGENCY AND LEAD A SELF-DETERMINED LIFE”
Speaker: Ian Rowe – Co-founder, Vertex Partnership Academies; Resident Fellow, AEI
Moderator: Mike Zafirovski – Chairman, CCE; President & CEO, The Zaf Group
Faith at work interview with Mason Plumlee
Robin and Mike Zafirovski Presented with Prestigious “Navy SEAL Foundation Patriot Award” at the 2018 Midwest Evening of Tribute Benefiting the Navy SEAL Foundation
“We are so impressed by the mission and work of the Navy SEAL Foundation in offering a variety of programs to provide care, education and vital support for our Navy SEALs and their families, and, most especially during critical moments of illness, injury and loss,” said Robin Zafirovski.
