GVW Builds Companies

We leverage great people and great technology to grow our businesses

Proactive

We use our operational expertise to create value while working with existing management teams.

Results Driven

We invest in companies that can be built into platforms for growth.

Enterprising

We cultivate an entrepreneurial environment that fosters growth through “out-of-the-box” ideas.

Global

Our global perspective permeates through all we do – customers, people, processes and products.

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About Us

We are a dynamic, industrial holding company dedicated to investing in, growing and starting businesses.

Founded in 1993, we invest, grow and provide strategic expertise for scalable early stage, high growth, and mid-sized businesses.

Along the way, we have expanded globally into diverse industries including manufacturing, distribution, technology, big data, engineering and energy efficiency.

People

Our people are the foundation for what we do. We are committed to developing our people to their fullest potential.

Products

Our strategy is to start with the end customer’s perspective and work backwards to develop products and services that address the customer’s needs.

Process

To achieve big results, we implement processes that drive sustainable growth, mitigate execution risk, increase speed to market and reduce costs.

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Management

Andrew Taitz

Andrew Taitz, Founder, Chairman, and CEO

Andrew Taitz is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of GVW Group, LLC, which encompasses affiliated domestic and international operating companies in the heavy-duty commercial vehicle manufacturing, distribution, engineering and IT industries.

GVW Group continues to seek and invest in new advanced technology opportunities that either support affiliates or would enable penetration of new markets for which GVW Group brings unique value.

Consistent with all of Andrew Taitz’s efforts for almost three decades (including his past investments and dispositions of Workhorse Custom Chassis and Union City Body Co.), GVW Group™ companies seek the best people, who are then empowered to create value for customers – often by doing things differently.

By understanding customers, their markets, and their true drivers of value and sustained competitive advantages, GVW Group companies meet customer needs in ways more fundamental and aligned toward forward-looking growth and profitability.

Mr. Taitz and the GVW Group companies have also been industry leaders in furthering and promoting sustainable, environment-friendly products and services. The GVW Group companies continue to seek and advance such opportunities as core to their key growth initiatives.


Jeffrey Leeb

Jeffrey Leeb, General Counsel

Jeffrey Leeb has been the General Counsel of GVW Group since joining the organization in 2015. In this capacity, he supports and represents GVW Group and its manufacturing, parts distribution, engineering, IT, and energy rebate affiliate companies in connection with all legal, risk management, and compliance matters.

Prior to joining GVW Group, Mr. Leeb was with three of Chicago’s largest law firms, practicing primarily in areas including energy regulation, litigation, investigations, corporate and banking transactions. He also held marketing and sales strategy and planning positions with Walt Disney Parks and Resorts in Orlando, Florida.

Mr. Leeb graduated from the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) with a B.S. in Accountancy. He received his J.D. from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business (concentrations in Finance, Strategy and Entrepreneurship). He is also a registered Certified Public Accountant in Illinois.

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Our Companies

Autocar
Aculocity
GreenOhm
TRIZ Engineering
GVW Parts
J.I.T Parts
Autocar Parts
GVW Investments
Vorza Tech

Our Exits

Workhorse Custom Chassis
Union City Body Company
Uptime Parts

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5 Reasons to Work Here

You are an "A" player
You want to make a difference
You're not afraid to try new things
You want to win, not just play the game
Your ideas really matter

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