Leadership

Built and Run by Operators.

North American Corrugated is led by Len Cuoco — 35 years as CEO, President, and CFO of middle-market companies, with deep corrugated and packaging roots including President at Bay Cities and General Container, CFO of Corrugated Synergies International, and CEO at Costello Brothers — joined by Senior Operating Partner Brett Kirkpatrick, former COO of Bay Cities. Additional senior operators across corrugated, graphics-heavy packaging, display, and converting are added selectively.

Len Cuoco
Founder & Managing Principal

Len Cuoco

Operator, turnaround executive, and strategic intervention leader with operating experience across corrugated, graphics-heavy packaging, displays, manufacturing, specialty foods, and multi-unit operations.

Over 35 years, Len has served as CEO, President, and CFO for middle-market companies navigating performance challenges, ownership transitions, and operational reset — with deep corrugated and packaging roots including President at Bay Cities and General Container, CFO of Corrugated Synergies International, and CEO at Costello Brothers.

Leads:
  • diagnostics
  • strategic intervention
  • capital relationships
  • operational intelligence
  • transaction-aware operating strategy
Brett Kirkpatrick
Senior Operating Partner

Brett Kirkpatrick

Former COO of Bay Cities and experienced corrugated and packaging operations executive focused on operational leadership, throughput improvement, manufacturing performance, and management execution.

Brett brings serious operating legitimacy to NAC — particularly in environments requiring multi-plant operational intervention, throughput recovery, and management assessment.

Focus:
  • operational leadership
  • throughput improvement
  • manufacturing performance
  • management execution
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Senior Operating Partner

Irving Adlen

Former owner of Graphic Visions LA with deep experience in graphics-heavy packaging, display manufacturing, customer program execution, and operational management.

BA, RTVF — California State University, Northridge, with an emphasis in Mass Media Management.

Focus:
  • graphics-heavy packaging
  • display manufacturing
  • customer program execution
  • operational management
The Operating Bench

Senior operating partners — added selectively.

The platform is being built deliberately — operating credibility first, headcount second. Senior operating partners across corrugated, graphics-heavy packaging, display, and converting are being added on a fractional basis. The fractional model is a feature, not a constraint: it preserves the seniority of every engagement and the discipline of the work.

If The Business Should Be Performing Better Than It Is, We Should Talk.

North American Corrugated works with corrugated, POP display, folding carton, and graphics-heavy packaging businesses facing operational underperformance, ownership transition, EBITDA pressure, or strategic inflection points.

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