Our Team

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Joe J. Grano, Jr., CEO & Chairman

Mr. Grano is Chairman and CEO of Centurion Holdings LLC. He was previously the Chairman and CEO of UBS Financial Services Inc. (formerly UBS PaineWebber).







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JAmes M. Orphanides, President and partner

Since January 2010 James M. Orphanides became a Partner and the President of Centurion Holdings LLC. Mr. Orphanides is Chairman Emeritus of First American Title Insurance Company of New York and a Director, effective December 31, 2007. 







RON SHAPIRA, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Ron Shapira, CFA is the Chief Financial Officer of Centurion Holdings, LLC.  His responsibilities include advising portfolio companies on financial and other operational aspects of their business with respect to strategies undertaken.  Prior to joining Centurion, he spent two decades in various roles in the financial services industry.

Ron was a Director for the Advisor Growth and Development Group at Merrill Lynch, where he supported senior management on key strategic initiatives and managed a national team of specialists that supported planning efforts by the firm’s Financial Advisors.  He also spent 12 years at UBS working for top management – including the Chairman/CEO and President/COO of the U.S. wealth management business – on corporate strategy and development; providing critical support on M&A, business plan reviews, organizational issues and competitive analysis.  He was also a Director at UBS for a global strategy group in Switzerland and a Financial Advisor on a $2 Billion Barron’s Top 100 team.  Additionally, Ron helped launch Lightyear Capital (then a $1.9B private equity firm) and supported the CFO’s team at the global hedge fund firm, Long Term Capital Management.  He began his career at Coopers & Lybrand where he earned a CPA designation.

Ron is a CFA charter-holder and graduated cum laude from New York University’s Stern Undergraduate School of Business.  He was previously Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Private Wealth Management Committee at the New York Society of Security Analysts and is a board member of the Association of Community Employment for the Homeless.  Ron also actively supports the American Cancer Society’s efforts to combat breast cancer.







Concetta B.  Kristan, Chief Administrative Officer

Connie Kristan is the Chief Administrative Officer of Centurion Holdings LLC.  At Centurion, she is responsible for Human Resources and Benefits, and manages personal, private equity investments for the Chairman and CEO.  Ms. Kristan joined Centurion at its inception from UBS Financial Services Inc. where she was a Vice President in the Office of the Chairman. 

Ms. Kristan has expertise in start-up operations, financial services, strategic planning, product development and market implementation.   Prior to UBS, Ms. Kristan was an independent consultant for Primesight, a national vision care organization where she provided contract negotiation and network development expertise.  Previously, she was a Vice President at First Option Health Plan (now Healthnet) where she led a strategic business unit, Affiliated Health Services, as a profit center including Dental, Vision, Mental Health and Prescription programs.  There she implemented a comprehensive vision product which achieved profitability within the first six months of operation and managed a $28 million budget for the physician/hospital owned managed care organization.  She holds a Managed Healthcare Professional certificate of the American Association of Health Plans.

Ms. Kristan also served as a financial advisor for Merrill Lynch marketing equities, bonds, annuities, life insurance and other financial products.  She has an undergraduate degree from New York University with a concentration in psychology and international business and an MBA in finance from NYU’s Stern School of Business.  Ms. Kristan has been active in fundraising for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.