King previously served as CEO and managing partner at DWH LLC, a Grand Rapids-based financial advisory, transition consulting and M&A firm that is majority owned by Waséyabek Development Co., the non-gaming investment arm of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi.Īt DWH, which has a tribal practice, King worked with the tribe and Trevan in a variety of capacities, including repositioning Gun Lake Investments’ business model.
That really resonates with me.” Want more news like this? Get the free weekly newsletter. “It’s about economic diversity to the tribe and it’s so impactful to the surrounding community, job creation and just strengthening the economy and being a good steward.
“I love seeing what the tribes are doing and how impactful they are to the community,” King said. 1, 2022, comes after she served as interim CEO since July following the departure of Kurtis Trevan, who led the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Gun Lake Investments for six years.įormed in 2015 to diversify the tribe’s economy, Gun Lake Investments makes long-term investments for the long in real estate, operating companies - either as active owners or through passive investments, and debt placements. King’s appointment, which was effective Jan.
