Seth Marks

Biography

Seth is a veteran of the consumer products industry and has worked on all sides of the consumer products food chain, primarily as a "merchant liquidator". In 2007, Seth was a co-founder and President and CEO of Talon Merchant Capital, a Chicago-based wholesale liquidation business, which was acquired by Liquidation World in 2009. Prior to founding Talon Merchant Capital, Seth co-founded Big Lots Capital, the liquidation arm of Big Lots Stores Inc., a Fortune 500 company. Prior to Big Lots, Seth co-founded Hilco Wholesale Trading (subsequently acquired by Cerberus and Goldman Sachs) where he was responsible for deal origination, valuation, acquisition and disposition strategies and helped build the business into the leading liquidation firm in the US. Seth also serves on Liquidation World's and Lava Lites board of directors.

Research Interest

Business and Management