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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.
https://acpcreativit.com/post/acp-creativit-appoints-matt-zafirovski-as-new-ceo/
How Contractors Deliver When Building E-Commerce Fulfilment Centers
Wherever you are in the world, you’ve likely been on the receiving end of Seth Weisberg’s work. That is, if you’ve ever shopped online and received a package delivered to your door.
Those packages don’t materialise out of thin air. They likely start at one of a growing breed of building types now prominent across the world: fulfilment centres, the facilities that store and distribute the millions of online orders made every day.
Designing warehouse space and handling processes for fulfilment systems across the U.S. for ABCO Systems, Weisberg and his team are responsible for making sure that all kinds of products – from fashion to food items – make their way safely to consumers’ homes…..
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
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ABCO Systems named one of New Jersey’s Best Places to Work 2022 by NJBIZ
Have you ever wondered who are the best employers in the Garden State? No need to wonder anymore, because NJBIZ is unveiling the 2022 NJBIZ Best Places to Work honorees.
Based upon participation with the Best Places to Work survey, from fellow BridgeTower Media firm Best Companies Group, the 2022 NJBIZ Best Places to Work honorees across small (15 – 49 employees), medium (50 – 249 employees) and large (more than 250 employees) employers are determined from none other than their own employees.
The program confidentially collects data, allowing workers to share feedback about their employers, and for those companies to learn from and act on that knowledge.
Below is the alphabetical list of winners—you’ll have to wait until Sept. 29 to learn more, when we reveal the No. 1 employer in the state as well as the complete 2022 rankings during our Best Places to Work awards ceremony, which will take place at the Event Center at iPlay America, 110 Schanck Road, Freehold.
Visit our Events page for information on how to register to join the party.
Congratulations to this year’s small, medium and large Best Places to Work winners!
Small Companies: 15 – 49 employees
ABCO Systems, Belleville
Industry: Other – Material Handling
ANS Geo Inc., South Plainfield
Industry: Engineering
Cg Tax, Audit & Advisory, Tinton Falls
Industry: Accounting
Children’s Specialized Hospital Foundation, Mountainside
Industry: Nonprofit – Health & Human Services
Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf LLP, Saddle Brook
Industry: Legal
Condor Capital Wealth Management, Martinsville
Industry: Financial Services – Other
Cowleys Pest Services, Farmingdale
Industry: Other – Pest Control
Cullari Carrico, Fairfield
Industry: Accounting
Express Employment Professionals of Northern New Jersey, Parsippany
Industry: Staffing
Fintech Consulting LLC (dba ApTask), Iselin
Industry: Staffing
ForeFront Inc., Fair Haven
Industry: Technology
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 825 – Funds Service Facilities, Springfield
Industry: Nonprofit – Other
Jersey Staffing Solutions LLC, Whippany
Industry: Staffing
KRS CPAs LLC, Paramus
Industry: Accounting
Kuwata Pan Dent Corp. USA, Cedar Knolls
Industry: Manufacturing
Kwik Mortgage Corp., Parsippany
Industry: Financial Services – Other
Next Level 30, Hoboken
Industry: Consulting
Next Level Performance, New Brunswick
Industry: Other – Corporate Incentives/Recognition
NIC NJ, Trenton
Industry: Technology
Northpass, Parsippany
Industry: Technology
Orcosa Inc., Ewing
Industry: Life Science/Biotechnology
R&J Strategic Communications, Bridgewater
Industry: Advertising/PR/Marketing
Reliant Business Valuation, Cranbury
Industry: Financial Services – Other
Renova Environmental Co., Ocean Township
Industry: Construction
Round Table Wealth Management, Westfield
Industry: Financial Services – Other
Shore Business Solutions, Wall Township
Industry: Technology
Signature Safety LLC, Brick
Industry: Services – Other
SmithSolve, Morristown
Industry: Advertising/PR/Marketing
Solutions Architecture Corp., Verona
Industry: Architecture
The Axel Group LLC, Tinton Falls
Industry: Staffing
Titan Engineers PC, Union
Industry: Engineering
Vicasso (formerly Internet Creations), Hamilton
Industry: Technology
Water Tech Corp., East Brunswick
Industry: Manufacturing
Medium companies: 50 – 249 employees
911inform, Wall
Industry: Technology
Advanced Digital Data, Flanders
Industry: Technology
AmeriHealth New Jersey, Cranbury
Industry: Health Care – Insurance/Services
Baldwin & Obenauf Inc., Somerville
Industry: Advertising/PR/Marketing
Brach Eichler LLC, Roseland
Industry: Legal
Corra, Montclair
Industry: Technology
CS Energy, Edison
Industry: Construction
DLA LLC, Fairfield
Industry: Consulting
DMW&H, Fairfield
Industry: Other – Material Handling
Dynamic Engineering Consultants PC, Lake Como
Industry: Engineering
Financial Resources Federal Credit Union, Bridgewater
Industry: Banking
Flaster Greenberg PC, Cherry Hill
Industry: Legal
Franklin Mutual Insurance, Branchville
Industry: Insurance (non-Health Care)
French & Parrello Associates, Wall
Industry: Engineering
Global Tax Management Inc. (GTM), Wayne
Industry: Accounting
Hillmann Consulting LLC, Union
Industry: Consulting
Holman Frenia Allison PC, Lakewood
Industry: Accounting
Intac Actuarial Services, Woodcliff Lake
Industry: Financial Services – Other
JConnelly, Parsippany
Industry: Advertising/PR/Marketing
Kessler Foundation, East Hanover
Industry: Nonprofit – Other
Mandelbaum Barrett PC, Roseland
Industry: Legal
Marketsmith Inc., Cedar Knolls
Industry: Advertising/PR/Marketing
Martin Insurance Group, Cranbury
Industry: Other – Insurance
Matrix New World Engineering, Land Surveying and Landscape Architecture PC, Florham Park
Industry: Engineering
Mid-Atlantic Service 360, Millstone
Industry: Construction
NJ Sharing Network, New Providence
Industry: Nonprofit – Health & Human Services
NPG Health LLC, Morristown
Industry: Advertising/PR/Marketing
Quality 1st Basement Systems, Cliffwood
Industry: Construction
Ramps International Inc., Edison
Industry: Staffing
RegentAtlantic, Morristown
Industry: Financial Services – Other
Reliant Vision Group Inc., Iselin
Industry: Technology
Riverside Oral Surgery, River Edge
Industry: Health Care – Provider
Rue Insurance, Hamilton
Industry: Insurance (non-Health Care)
Sherman Atlas Sylvester & Stamelman, Florham Park
Industry: Legal
SobelCo, Livingston
Industry: Accounting
Solar Landscape, Asbury Park
Industry: Other – Clean Energy
The Allied Group, Neptune
Industry: Construction
Urban Edge Properties, Paramus
Industry: Real Estate
Van Cleef Engineering Associates LLC, Hillsborough
Industry: Engineering
Vanguard Dealer Services, Fairfield
Industry: Other – Automotive
Vericon Construction Co., Mountainside
Industry: Construction
Veris Residential Inc., Jersey City
Industry: Real Estate
Visual Lease, Woodbridge
Industry: Technology
Vydia, Holmdel
Industry: Technology
Whitestone Associates Inc., Warren
Industry: Engineering
WilkinGuttenplan, East Brunswick
Industry: Accounting
Large companies: 250+ employees
Advisors Mortgage Group LLC, Ocean
Industry: Financial Services – Other
Alston Construction, Edison
Industry: Construction
Atrium Staffing, New York
Industry: Staffing
Atyeti Inc., Princeton
Industry: Technology
Brother International Corp., Bridgewater
Industry: Technology
CentralReach, Matawan
Industry: Technology
Certara USA Inc., Princeton
Industry: Life Science/Biotechnology
CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc., New York
Industry: Consulting
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC, West Orange
Industry: Legal
ConnectOne Bank, Englewood Cliffs
Industry: Banking
Dasmen Residential, Ramsey
Industry: Real Estate
Daugherty Business Solutions, St. Louis
Industry: Technology
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Inc., Princeton
Industry: Other – Pharmaceutical
ECS, EHT
Industry: Engineering
EisnerAmper, Philadelphia
Industry: Accounting
Family First Funding LLC, Toms River
Industry: Financial Services – Other
Genmab US Inc., Plainsboro
Industry: Life Science/Biotechnology
Gensler, Morristown
Industry: Architecture
Gibbons PC, Newark
Industry: Legal
Grassi Advisors & Accountants, Park Ridge
Industry: Accounting
Group Management Services, Richfield
Industry: Services – Other
Holy Name, Teaneck
Industry: Health Care – Provider
Integra LifeSciences, Princeton
Industry: Life Science/Biotechnology
Integris, Cranbury
Industry: Technology
JLL, Parsippany
Industry: Real Estate
Kessler Rehabilitation Center, Lyndhurst
Industry: Health Care – Provider
Langan Engineering and Environmental Services Inc., Parsippany
Industry: Engineering
Managed Health Care Associates, Florham Park
Industry: Health Care – Insurance/Services
Mazars USA LLP, New York
Industry: Accounting
McCormick Taylor Inc., Philadelphia
Industry: Engineering
New York Life New Jersey, Edison
Industry: Financial Services – Other
OwnBackup, Englewood Cliffs
Industry: Technology
PKF O’Connor Davies LLP, Cranford
Industry: Accounting
RSM US LLP, Edison
Industry: Accounting
SageSure, Jersey City
Industry: Insurance (non-Health Care)
Sharp Electronics Corp., Montvale
Industry: Technology
Slalom New Jersey, Brielle
Industry: Consulting
T&M Associates, Middletown
Industry: Engineering
Tandym Group (formerly The Execu-Search Group), New York
Industry: Staffing
Thomas Edison State University, Trenton
Industry: Education
Tokio Marine America, Pasadena
Industry: Insurance (non-Health Care)
Turner Construction Co., Bridgewater
Industry: Construction
Wealth Enhancement Group, Warren
Industry: Financial Services – Other
Wiss & Co. LLP, Florham Park
Industry: Accounting
WorkWave, Holmdel
Industry: Technology
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Parsippany
Industry: Hospitality/Travel/Tourism
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
