John leads the Deloitte Risk & Financial Advisory Company Advisory service area within the Deloitte Turnaround & Restructuring. He has more than 30 years of management and leadership experience, and specializes in financial restructuring services both out of and in Chapter 11. He has led such assignments for troubled companies, secured lenders, unsecured creditors, and equity investors. These engagements involved services including working capital management, debt capacity, business plan analysis and development, performance improvement, plan feasibility, vendor and business partner diligence, pension funding, financing, plans of reorganization, leasehold and real estate related matters, cash flow modeling, break-even analysis, store closure analysis, accounting issues, as well as many other troubled company issues.
He has also valued companies in bankruptcy and coauthored an article on this topic, in addition to testifying in Federal Bankruptcy Court. John's other valuation engagements include mergers and acquisitions, purchase price allocation, financing, gift and estate tax planning, litigation support, and other special projects. In addition to restructuring services, he also provides settlement services, including capacity to pay analysis, and has coauthored articles on this topic as well.
A few notable engagements include:
Prior to joining Deloitte, John served as an active duty officer in US Army Engineer and Special Forces (Green Beret) units, and retired from the Army Reserves as a Major.
Certification
John holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and a Certificate in Distressed Business Valuation (CDBV) from the Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors (AIRA). He also has the Certified Turnaround Professional (CTP) designation and Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor (CIRA)
Education
BS Wake Forest University
MBA, University of Texas at Arlington
