CHILMARK PARTNERS - Key Persons
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- Member of the CHILMARK TEAM
Mr. Taylor has more than 19 years of financial services experience acting as both an investor and a financial advisor, and joined Chilmark in 2009. Prior to Chilmark, Mr. Taylor was a Senior Investment Analyst at Allen & Company. In this capacity he helped to manage the firm's small cap equity portfolio, identified investment opportunities and conducted due diligence and valuation analysis of potential portfolio companies. Before joining Allen & Company, Mr. Taylor was a Vice President in the Structured Finance division of Lehman Brothers where he worked with numerous international financial institutions to develop proprietary transactions, raise low-cost financing and manage risk within fixed income portfolios.
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- Member of the CHILMARK TEAM
BARBARA ENGSTROM bengstrom@chilmarkpartners.com 312.984.9711 x122 V-Card Barb joined Chilmark in 2019 bringing 30 years of project management experience in corporate communications, investor relations, marketing, and event planning. Prior to joining Chilmark, Barb served as AVP Communications for Equity Residential, and she previously served as Director Communications for Equity Group Investments and Equity Office Properties Trust. Education: College of DuPage
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- Member of the CHILMARK TEAM
Chrissy joined Chilmark Partners in 2002 and is responsible for office operations and administrative support.
Education: Northeastern Illinois University
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- Certified Public Accountant
- Member of the CHILMARK TEAM
- Chilmark in 2023 As an Analyst
Mr. Nystrom joined Chilmark in 2023 as an analyst. He has been involved in several of the firm's recent restructuring advisory assignments, and is responsible for material creation, financial analysis, and due diligence. Prior to joining Chilmark, he worked as a surety underwriter at Avalon Risk Management. He is currently pursuing a Masters in Finance at Georgetown University.
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- Member of the CHILMARK TEAM
Mr. Schulte has more than 40 years of restructuring experience as an investor and advisor to distressed companies and their creditors. Mr. Schulte co-founded the Zell/Chilmark Fund, the country's first control distressed investment fund, and oversaw investments in 14 companies with a cumulative value of over $7 billion
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- Member of the CHILMARK TEAM
Mr. Ellis joined Chilmark in 2012 and became a partner in 2021. He has been closely involved in many of the firm's restructuring advisory assignments, and has also assisted in the preparation of expert testimony in some of the largest bankruptcy cases of the last decade. Prior to joining Chilmark, Mr. Ellis worked in EY's Financial Services Office, where he provided assurance services to hedge funds and other institutions in the financial services industry.
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- Member of the CHILMARK TEAM
Jeanine joined Chilmark in 2014 and is responsible for financial reporting as well as treasury and tax-related matters. She manages all compliance obligations for the firm. Jeanine began her career at Arthur Andersen and has worked at several Fortune 500 companies on financial reporting, domestic and international tax compliance and planning, and transfer pricing documentation and policy analysis.
Education/Other: B.A. in Accounting from Michigan State University, M.S. in Accounting and Taxation from Michigan State University, Certified Public Accountant
JEANINE FORINI jforini@chilmarkpartners.com 312.984.9711 x129 V-Card Chrissy joined Chilmark Partners in 2002 and is responsible for office operations and administrative support. Education: Northeastern Illinois University
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- Member of the CHILMARK TEAM
Mr. Haeckel has decades of restructuring and principal investing experience. He joined Chilmark upon its formation in 1984 and became a partner in 1987.
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- Member of the CHILMARK TEAM
Mr. Payne joined Chilmark in 2023. His main responsibilities include transaction execution support, financial analysis, and due diligence. Prior to joining Chilmark, Mr. Payne was an analyst in Brown Gibbons Lang & Company's Infrastructure & Environment (I&E) group, where he provided mergers & acquisitions advisory services to both public and private middle-market companies in the Infrastructure, Environment, and Business Service industries.
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- Member of the CHILMARK TEAM
Mr. Kennedy has more than 20 years of restructuring/financial advisory and principal investing experience. He joined Chilmark in 1999 and is a partner of the firm. Prior to Chilmark, Mr. Kennedy was a Senior Consultant in Arthur Andersen's Transaction Advisory Group where he led financial due diligence on numerous acquisitions and assisted with operations, synergy, and valuation analysis.