Ellwood Towle

Mr. Joseph E.
Towle is a Chairman at Towle & Co. He has researched and invested in publicly traded deep-value companies since the 1970.
During his investment career, Towle & Co. has owned over 90 companies that have been acquired from the company's portfolio.
His cumulative knowledge of and experience in the small-cap universe provides a foundation for Towle & Co.'s investment management process.
Before starting Towle & Co. in 1981, Mr. Towle worked for nine years at Brown Group, Inc. lastly as Manager of Corporate Development.
In this capacity, he was involved in the implementation of the firm's merger and acquisition strategy including the identification, due diligence and analysis of acquisition candidates.
He received his BA in history and business administration from Principia College in Elsah, Illinois and an MBA from the University of Missouri.