MSC Income Adds Middle‑Market Operator Nataly Marks to Board, Echoes Main Street Capital Trend

MSC Income adds middle‑market operator to board

HOUSTON — MSC Income Fund, a business development company focused on private loans and lower‑middle market investing, is appointing Nataly M. Marks to its board as an independent director and adding her to the audit committee. The move signals a push by private‑credit BDCs to deepen board expertise in operations, middle‑market banking and digital transformation to better support portfolio companies and underwriting.

Board hire underscores operational focus in private credit

Marks is president of Triple‑S Steel Holdings, a family‑owned steel service center with more than 50 locations across North America and Colombia, and in that role oversees finance, human resources, operations, information technology and commercial teams. MSC Income’s chairman and CEO Dwayne L. Hyzak says her middle‑market and banking background and private‑company leadership provide valuable perspective for the Fund’s private loan and lower‑middle market portfolio companies. The appointment also places an experienced operator on the audit committee as BDCs navigate more complex credit and compliance demands.

Marks brings almost two decades of banking experience, having held progressively senior roles at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from 2009 to 2022 — including Head of Middle Market Banking for Houston and Central Texas, leader of the National Beverage Banking Practice and Managing Director in the Corporate Client Banking Group. She began her career in investment banking, focusing on equity and M&A advisory, and is leading enterprise‑wide digital transformation and cybersecurity planning at Triple‑S Steel while executing growth through both organic initiatives and acquisitions.

Operational and strategic strengths noted

Marks’ combination of front‑line operating experience at a multi‑site manufacturing supplier and institutional banking credentials is the type of profile BDCs and alternative lenders are increasingly recruiting. Her remit covering IT, cybersecurity and strategic talent development aligns with private‑credit firms’ needs to bolster portfolio company resilience and to improve monitoring and reporting across loan books.

Broader implications for Main Street Capital and peers

For Main Street Capital and similar lower‑middle market lenders, the hire underscores a competitive trend: boards are adding executives who can actively support growth and operational improvements at portfolio companies, not just provide capital. Civic and nonprofit ties that expand deal flow and local relationships, like Marks’ roles in Houston civic groups, further enhance a BDC’s sourcing and diligence capabilities.