August 19th, 2014,
Turnaround and Transaction of the Year Awards to Be Presented at The TMA Annual
Award Winners to be Honored in Toronto, Ontario
CHICAGO – The Turnaround Management Association (TMA) will honor 50 professionals with the prestigious 2014 Turnaround and Transaction of the Year Awards on September 30. The winners will be honored during a special awards ceremony at 10:30 a.m. at The TMA Annual, taking place September 29 – October 1 at the Westin Harbour Castle in Toronto, Ontario.
Since 1993, TMA has honored excellence through its annual awards program, which recognizes the most successful turnarounds and impactful transactions. This year’s winners saved countless jobs and made a significant economic impact, both locally and globally.
The 2014 TMA Turnaround and Transaction of the Year Award Winners:
Turnaround of the Year: Mega Company – Eastman Kodak Company / Kodak Alaris Holdings Ltd.
Albert A. Koch, CTP, AlixPartners, LLP
James A. Mesterharm, AlixPartners, LLP
Rebecca A. Roof, AlixPartners, LLP
Jeffery Stegenga, Alvarez & Marsal
Christopher R. Donoho III, Hogan Lovells US LLP
Leon Szlezinger, Jefferies LLC
David Kurtz, Lazard Freres & Co LLC
Dennis Dunne, Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy LLP
Andrew G. Dietderich, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Pauline K. Morgan, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP
Turnaround of the Year: Large Company – Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging
Hugh Sutcliffe, Brookfield Asset Management
Turnaround of the Year: Mid-Size Company – Fansteel, Inc.
Brian F. Cassady, Black Management Advisors
Patrick Murray, The Ridgevale Group
Turnaround of the Year: Small Company – Renwood Mills, LLC
Randall Jackson, Lladnar Consulting
Mark Barbeau, Renovo Capital
David Hull, Renovo Capital
Michael Manos, Renovo
Capital Matthew Tarver, Renovo Capital
Todd Bernier, The PrivateBank
Robert Corsentino, The PrivateBank
Mitchell Rasky, The PrivateBank
Turnaround of the Year: Non-Profit Company – Elim Christian Services
Matthew S. Thiede, O’Keefe
Transaction of the Year: Mega Company – AMR Corporation
Jasmine Ball, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Anthony J. Jackson, Deloitte CRG
John Little, CTP, Deloitte CRG
Kevin M. Carmody, McKinsey & Company
Neal D. Mollen, Paul Hastings LLP
Homer D. Parkhill, Rothschild Inc.
Stephen Karotkin, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Alfredo R. Perez, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Transaction of the Year: Large Company – AgFeed Industries, Inc & AgFeed USA, LLC
Justine A. Mannering, Business Development Asia LLC
Rafael X. Zahralddin, Elliott Greenleaf
Selig D. Sacks, Foley & Lardner LLP
Jeffrey D. Prol, Lowenstein Sandler LLP
Keith A. Maib, Mackinac Partners LLC
Matt Beresh, Mackinac Partners LLC
Aaron L. Hammer, Sugar Felsenthal Grais & Hammer LLP
Robert S. Brady, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP
Transaction of the Year: Mid-Size Company – Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS)
Stephen Krawchuk , Crystal Financial LLC
Timothy Lawlor, Crystal Financial LLC
Rebecca Tarby, Crystal Financial LLC
Travis Haynes, Balmoral Funds LLC
Robin Nourmand, Balmoral Funds LLC
David Shainberg, Balmoral Funds LLC
Jonathan Victor, Balmoral Funds LLC
Transaction of the Year: Small Company – TC Global Inc (dba Tully’s Coffee Shops)
Gayle Bush, Bush Strout & Kornfeld LLP
Gene R. Baldwin, CTP, Deloitte CRG
Rob Carringer, CTP, Deloitte CRG
Michael Juniper, CTP, Deloitte CRG
Matthew Farrell, Renovo Capital
For a list of past award winners, click here.
About the Turnaround Management Association
The Turnaround Management Association (TMA) is the leading organization dedicated to turnaround management, corporate restructuring, and distressed investing. Established in 1988, TMA has more than 9,300 members in 49 chapters worldwide, including 31 in North America. Members include turnaround practitioners, attorneys, accountants, advisors, liquidators, executive recruiters, and consultants, as well as academic, government, and judicial employees.