The Turnaround Management Association is proud to announce Derek F. Meek, Esq., partner at the law firm Burr & Forman LLP, as 2020 TMA Global President. His term begins on January 1. Current TMA President Jeffrey C. Hampton, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr, will transition to TMA Chair in 2020, and Kevin A. Krakora, CTP, Getzler Henrich and Associates, will transition to Immediate-Past Chair.
Meek is a partner in the firm's Birmingham and Montgomery, Alabama, offices and focuses on bankruptcy and commercial litigation matters.
“I am ready to begin my term as president of TMA and am honored by the opportunity. I’ve personally witnessed TMA’s prominence grow significantly in the lives and careers of so many restructuring professionals, and the industry as a whole, and I’m excited to help continue that momentum,” said Meek. “As president, I plan to focus on the relationship between TMA Global and the individual chapters, including our growing international chapters.”
Meek’s TMA involvement includes leadership roles at the local, regional, and global levels of the organization. At his local chapter, TMA Alabama, he served as Chapter President in 2016. At the Global level, he has served in several leadership roles, including Corporate Secretary, Vice President of Chapter Relations, and Chapter President’s Council Chair.
“Derek has been an engaged and dedicated member of TMA for many years, having served in multiple roles at the chapter and global levels, making him well situated for a successful tenure as president,” said TMA Global CEO Scott Y. Stuart, Esq. “We are excited to see what Derek will bring to this organization and are looking forward to TMA’s future.”
Joining Meek, Hampton, and Krakora on the 2020 TMA Executive Board:
Corporate Secretary – Matthew S. English, CTP, Arch + Beam
VP – Certification – Allen Wilen, CTP, EisnerAmper
VP – Chapter Relations – DJ Miller, Thornton Grout Finnigan LLP
VP – Communications – Kelly J. Bourassa - Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP
VP – Conferences – Jane W. Mitnick, SM Financial Services Corporation
VP – Education – James Van Horn, Barnes & Thornburg LLP
VP – Finance – Jonathan Reimche, PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. LIT
VP – International Relations – Enrica Ghia, EACTP Fellow, Studio Legale Ghia
VP – Membership – Janine Figueiredo, Hahn & Hessen LLP
Member-At-Large – Sally Barton, KeyBank
Member-At-Large – William H. Henrich, Getzler Henrich & Associates LLC
Member-At-Large – Richard S. Infantino, CTP, Deloitte CRG
Chapter Presidents Council (CPC) Chair– Edward A. Phillips, CTP, Getzler Henrich & Associates LLC
Chapter Presidents Council (CPC) Vice-Chair – Josef (Joe) Mintz, Blank Rome LLP
Chapter Resource & Response Council Chair (CRRC) – Sharon M. Kopman, Oak Point Partners
Chapter Member-At-Large – Steven Agran, CTP, Carl Marks Advisors
Chapter Member-At-Large – Maria Ellena Chavez-Ruark, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr
Chapter Member-At-Large – Rachael Smiley, Ross & Smith, PC
Ex-Officio Member - Scott Y. Stuart, Esq.
Each of these board members is also part of the 2020 TMA Board of Trustees. The following 35 members are additional Board of Trustees representatives:
Board of Trustees; One-Year Term
Michael C. Buenzow, CTP, FTI Consulting
Paul Deutch, Omni Agent Solutions
Jennifer K. Faubion, Cairncross & Hempelmann PS
Hon. Catherine J. Furay, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Wisconsin
Aaron Hammer, Horwood Marcus & Berk Chartered
Stanley Julien, BMO Bank of Montreal
John G. Loughnane, Nutter McClennen & Fish LLC
Kathryn B. McGlynn, AlixPartners LLP
Jennifer Mercer, Donlin Recano & Company
Ryan T. Murphy, Fredrikson & Byron PA
Ian T. Peck, Haynes and Boone LLP
Diana Peterson, AW Properties Global
Robert W. Schleizer, CTP, BlackBriar Advisors LLC
Michael Sloan, Ashurst LLP
Tony Wayne, IronHorse LLC
Chapter Presidents Council (CPC) Chair– Edward A. Phillips, CTP, Getzler Henrich & Associates LLC
Chapter Presidents Council (CPC) Vice-Chair – Josef (Joe) Mintz, Blank Rome LLP
Chapter Member-At-Large – Steven Agran, CTP, Carl Marks Advisors
Chapter Member-At-Large – Maria Ellena Chavez-Ruark, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr
Chapter Member-At-Large – Rachael Smiley, Ross & Smith, PC
New or Re-Elected Board of Trustees’ Members; Two-Year Term
Alexander J. Boerema, Turnaround and Restructuring Consultant
Jason L. Boland, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Tyrone S. Courtman, EACTP Fellow, PKF Cooper Parry Group Ltd
Bruce Grant, Glazier Mercosul Invest Limited
Michael S. Goodman, SSG Capital Advisors LLC
James Hadfield, Configure Partners LLC
Suzanne Koenig, CTP, SAK Management LLC
Carlos Mack-Castelletti, Studio Trabucchi
Rachel Jaffe Mauceri, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jennifer M. Meyerowitz, Summit Investment Management LLC
Anne O’Donnell, r2 advisors llc
Andrew Pepper, Snowhill Capital
Deborah A. Reperowitz, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP
Michelle Salazar, KCC LLC
Bryce A. Suzuki, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
In addition, the presidents of TMA’s North American Chapters and International Affiliates also serve as Trustees. This list is finalized in the New Year.
About Turnaround Management Association
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