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Gary Papay
LM&AMI, LCBI, CMEA, SBA
Gary is a professional intermediary and business appraiser specializing in the sale and transfer of privately held mid-market companies since 1976. He is Managing Partner, Founder & Principal of IGB Business - Pennsylvania and North Carolina.
Gary Papay’s career started at Agway, Inc. a Fortune 100 company, where he held a progression of positions in the company’s petroleum division, including plant manager, corporate propane operations manager, district manager, and division operations manager. He was responsible for acquisitions and divestitures and business valuations.
After 18 years in corporate management, Gary joined CK Business Consultants, an M&A business transactions firm that specialized in oil and gas-related industries. He acquired the business in 1999 and then expanded the company into the manufacturing and distribution sectors.
Gary’s business commitment: “Assisting business owners in valuing and selling their companies at the appropriate time and for maximum value.”
Gary and his wife have three grown daughters, two granddaughters, and two grandsons, and reside in Hughesville, PA and Greensboro, NC. Gary is an active Rotarian and enjoys hiking, biking, and traveling to warm climates during the winter months.
Gary Papay
Certifications
Honors and Awards
Memberships
Lifetime Merger & Acquisition Master Intermediary (LM&AMI)
The M&A Source
Lifetime Certified Business Intermediary (LCBI)
International Business Brokers Association (IBBA)
Industry Expert Designation
Business Brokerage Press
Certified Machinery & Equipment Appraiser/Broker (CMEA)
NEBB Institute
Senior Business Analyst (SBA)
NEBB Institute
- The M&A Source Darrell Fouts Award for visionary leadership in the M&A profession
- Tom West Award: International Business Brokers Association (IBBA)
- Lifetime CBI
- Lifetime M&AMI
- Fellow of the IBBA
- Fellow of the M&A Source
- Chairman’s Award for Leadership: International Business Brokers Association (IBBA)
- The M&A Source Platinum Club Award
- Champions Award: The M&A Source
- Paul Harris Fellow – Rotary International
- Business Intermediary Education Foundation (BIEF): Board of Directors
- Empire State Energy Association (ESEA)
- International Business Broker Association (IBBA): Fellow; Board of Directors, Secretary
- M&A Source: Fellow; Board of Directors, Secretary
- Manufacturer & Business Association (MBA)
- National Equipment & Business Builder’s Institute (NEBB)
- National Propane Gas Association (NPGA): Board of Directors
- New York Propane Gas Association (NYPGA)
- Pennsylvania Business Brokers Association (PBBA): Board of Directors, Secretary
- Pennsylvania Petroleum Association (PPA)
- Pennsylvania Propane Gas Association (PAPGA): Board of Directors
- Petroleum Marketers Association of America (PMAA)
- Propane Gas Association of New England (PGANE)