Blue Wolf Capital Partners LLC, the New York-based private equity firm, announced that John Boncher will be joining the firm as a strategic advisor. Mr. Boncher was most recently President and Chief Executive Officer of Cupertino Electric (CEI), one of the largest electrical engineering and construction firms in North America, before retiring in May 2018.

“We are excited to welcome John to our team and believe people like him are what differentiate Blue Wolf: we have a number of accomplished leaders as advisors who help our portfolio companies grow and succeed,” said Adam Blumenthal, Managing Partner of Blue Wolf. “John’s extensive experience driving strategic growth will be invaluable to the firm as we continue to expand our industrial & engineering services portfolio and solidify our relationships across the sector.”

Before being president and CEO of Cupertino Electric, Mr. Boncher served in a number of roles during his nearly thirty-year tenure at the company, including COO, branch manager for San Jose and San Francisco, and project manager.

“I am thrilled to join Blue Wolf, a firm with an established record of turning complexity into opportunity and leveraging ESG principles to build thriving companies that make the world a better place,” said Boncher.

Prior to his roles at Cupertino Electric, Mr. Boncher began his career at Bank of America. He received a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of California at Irvine.