Kirk Dove, Founding Partner and Senior Advisor of HGP, brings over 35 years of experience to the role. Previously, he held various president positions at GoIndustry-DoveBid, DoveBid, DoveBrothers, Koll-Dove, and Ross-Dove Company. Mr. Dove has revolutionized the auction industry by introducing corporations to forward flow multi-event contracts, shifting compensation structures from client fee to buyer’s premium platforms, pioneering webcast auctions utilizing voice and video broadcasting worldwide on the internet, starting featured online sales, creating vertical sector sale events, and transitioning to a paperless electronic marketing notification system for all events. These innovations have changed how auction events are signed, marketed, and conducted, inspiring the marketplace itself. He has coordinated numerous auction sales with leading companies like Apple, Boeing, Computerland, Data General, Enron, Ford, GE, HP, Lockheed Martin, Motorola, NCR, Pfizer, RCA, Schlumberger, Tektronix, Wang Computers, Xerox, and Zenith, among many other big names; altogether generating over $3 billion in worldwide sales of industrial equipment. He also acted as lead auctioneer for commercial real estate portfolio sales and non-performing loan portfolios for major money center banks, the RTC, and the FDIC, generating close to $1 billion in revenue. These landmark auctions are regarded as some of the most successful auctions held in U.S. history. Prior to his founding role at Ross-Dove Company, Mr. Dove held a Senior Account Executive position at Merrill Lynch, where he managed a clientele comprising 600 individuals and businesses. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from Northern Illinois University, as well as Senior ASA membership with the American Society of Appraisers. Additionally, he is a longstanding member of the National Auctioneers Association.