Thermo Credit, LLC

Thermo Credit was established in 2002 to service the financial needs of the telecommunications industry. Thermo’s executive team and board of directors boast an extensive telecom background with over 100 years of combined telecom and financial experience.

James Lynch
President

Mr. Lynch is a founding member and board member of Thermo Credit, LLC. Prior to joining Thermo Credit, Mr. Lynch worked 13 years in investment banking for Kidder, Peabody & Co., PaineWebber and, most recently, as a managing director for Bear Stearns. He has worked primarily with industrial and energy companies. He has financed and advised over $15 billion dollars of transactions with industrial growth companies such as Delphi Corporation, Lear Corporation and Georgia Pacific, as well as private equity firms such as Blackstone, KKR and Vester. Mr. Lynch earned a B.A. degree from Amherst College and received his M.B.A. from Yale University.

Seth Block
Executive Vice-President of External Operations

Mr. Block is a founding member and board member of Thermo Credit, LLC with over 25 years experience in the management and development of service based companies. Prior to Thermo Credit, Mr. Block helped co-found Smoke Signal Communications where he served as a Senior Vice-President for 5 years. His duties included Corporate Development, Regulatory Affairs, and RBOC Relations. At the time Mr. Block left Smoke Signal, it was the largest provider of pre-paid local dial-tone in the country. Mr. Block has spent a considerable amount of time consulting in the telecom arena, helping companies with everything from regulatory compliance to financial management.

In addition to being involved in the start up of several Texas-based companies, Mr. Block also spent 5 years as a Senior Level Accounting Manager where he was responsible for mergers and acquisitions with Service Corporation International, one of the largest funeral home holding companies in the world. Mr. Block earned a B.S. degree in Accounting from Southwest Texas State University and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant.

Jack V. Eumont, Jr.
Executive Vice-President of Internal Operations

Mr. Eumont is a founding member and board member of Thermo Credit, LLC. Mr. Eumont has over 30 years of financial and operational experience across diverse industries. After 12 years of Big-8 public accounting, Mr. Eumont moved on to financial executive roles with a publicly-held health care provider with operations across 12 states. His recent experience encompasses operational roles in start-up companies with significant back-office processes. Mr. Eumont was a founding member of PeopleWorks, Inc., a provider of outsourced human resource services which consisted of payroll administration, employee benefits, human resources, and workers compensation and safety programs. In 5 years, PeopleWorks, Inc.’s revenues grew from a zero base to over $350 million. During that 5 year period, Mr. Eumont transitioned from the CFO role to division operational responsibilities. Mr. Eumont is a CPA and a graduate of the University of New Orleans.

Thermo Credit has never been your typical funding company. From the start, we have focused solely on providing funding to well-run telecom companies seeking operating capital. That’s why, even now, we are here, ready, and still providing telecom companies with the funding they need to prosper.

Thermo Credit understands that today’s cash flow problems are affecting even the best of companies. If you know of a good telecom company seeking funding, give us a call.