CENTERBRIDGE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Senior Managing Director
- Senior Managing Director, New York
Experience
Aaron joined Centerbridge in 2017 and leads the Firm's global Asset-Based Special Situations ("ABSS") Team, which invests in predominately consumer-based financial assets through three main verticals: assets, origination platforms and loans & securities, across a range of sectors including mortgage and specialty finance. Prior to joining Centerbridge, Aaron was a Managing Director at Perry Capital and the Portfolio Manager for Perry Capital's Structured Credit business. Throughout his time at Perry Capital, Aaron's team invested across liquid and illiquid credit and equity special situations in both the U.S. and Europe, primarily concentrated in Residential and Commercial Real Estate and Consumer Finance. Prior to joining Perry Capital, Aaron was a Managing Director at Bear Stearns, where he ran the ABS trading desk. Aaron started his career at Credit Suisse as a large loan originator in the Commercial Real Estate Group and later traded ABS.
Aaron serves on the Board of Directors of Cascade Financial Holdings LLC.
Education
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Managing Director, New York
Experience
Abhi joined Centerbridge in 2013. Prior to joining Centerbridge, Abhi was an Analyst in the Mergers and Acquisitions Advisory Group at The Blackstone Group L.P.
Abhi serves on the Boards of Directors of Cascade Financial Holdings LLC and DentaQuest Group Inc.
Education
Job Titles:
- Senior Managing Director
- Senior Managing Director, New York
Experience
Adam joined Centerbridge in 2012 and focuses on real estate investing activities. Prior to joining Centerbridge, Adam was a Director at Rockpoint Group, LLC in Boston, where he focused on investing in opportunistic real estate assets. Prior to Rockpoint Group, LLC, Adam worked at Morgan Stanley advising corporate clients in the investment banking group, as well as making principal investments on behalf of the Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds.
Adam serves on the Board of Directors of RF Super Holdings, LLC and serves as an observer on the Board of FreshDirect.
Education
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Managing Director, New York
Experience
Adam joined Centerbridge in 2016 and supports the Firm's trading activities. Prior to joining Centerbridge, Adam was a Trader at Citigroup on the Distressed desk in London. He began his career as a Junior Trader at King Street Capital Management, LP.
Education
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Senior Associate, New York
Experience
Aditya joined Centerbridge in 2020. Prior to joining Centerbridge, Aditya was an Investment Banking Analyst in the Financial Institutions Group at Goldman Sachs & Co.
Education
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Associate, New York
Experience
Alex joined Centerbridge in 2021. Prior to joining Centerbridge, Alex was an Analyst in the Acquisitions Group at Starwood Capital Group.
Education
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Managing Director, London
Experience
Alex joined Centerbridge in 2013 and supports the Firm's trading activities. Prior to joining Centerbridge, Alex was a Managing Director at Credit Suisse in London where he was responsible for European distressed sales. Prior to that, Alex cofounded Sonas Partners, a London-based agency brokerage focused on European fixed-income products. Alex started his career at Merrill Lynch, with various roles in debt capital markets and distressed sales in both New York and London.
Education
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Managing Director and Global Director of Operations, New York
Experience
Alexandra joined Centerbridge in 2022 and oversees the Firm's Operations, Valuation, Portfolio Analytics, and Closing teams.
Prior to joining Centerbridge, Alexandra was the Director of Operations at Taconic Capital where she was responsible for trading and investment operations across all products globally. During her tenure at Taconic, she also served as the Head of Technology. She began her career as a Prime Brokerage Client Service Representative at Morgan Stanley.
Education
McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University, B.S.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Managing Director, New York
Experience
Ally joined Centerbridge in 2014 and focuses on real estate investing activities. Prior to joining Centerbridge, Ally was an Analyst at Moelis & Company in the Investment Banking division.
Education
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Associate, New York
Experience
Alisha joined Centerbridge in 2021. Prior to joining Centerbridge, Alisha was an Analyst in the Healthcare Group at Lazard Frères & Company.
Education
Job Titles:
- Director, Portfolio Operations, New York
Experience
Alissa joined Centerbridge in 2021 and focuses on the Firm's portfolio operating effort. Prior to joining Centerbridge, Alissa worked at KKR Capstone, the portfolio operations arm of KKR & Co. Alissa began her career at Bain & Company, where she advised corporate and private equity clients across various industries and functions.
Education
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Managing Director, London
Experience
Alvaro joined Centerbridge in 2022 and focuses on managing the Firm's Asset-Based Special Situations ("ABSS") investing activities in Europe. Prior to joining Centerbridge, Alvaro was a Managing Director in the Financial Services Group at Värde Partners Europe Limited. Prior to Värde, Alvaro was an Analyst in the Leveraged Finance Group at BNP Paribas. Previously, Alvaro was an Analyst in the Audit FIG Group at Deloitte.
Education
Job Titles:
- Senior Managing Director
- Senior Managing Director, Head of Investor Relations, New York
Experience
Amy joined Centerbridge in 2009 and leads the Firm's business development, fundraising and investor relations efforts.
Prior to joining Centerbridge, Amy was responsible for existing and prospective investor relationships at Satellite Asset Management, L.P. Prior to Satellite, Amy was a Vice President, Equity Prime Brokerage Sales at Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
Amy started at Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. as a Marketing Associate in Global Prime Brokerage and then became Assistant Vice President, Capital Introduction. She began her career as an Analyst, with a focus on Defined Contributions, at USI Consulting Group, Inc.
Amy serves on the Board of Directors of The Chick Mission.
Education
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Associate, New York
Experience
Andrew joined Centerbridge in 2021. Prior to joining Centerbridge, Andrew was an Investment Banking Analyst in the Restructuring Group at Lazard Frères & Company.
Education
Job Titles:
- Senior Managing Director
- Senior Managing Director, New York
Experience
Bao joined Centerbridge in 2010 and focuses on investments across a range of sectors.
Prior to joining Centerbridge, Bao was a Managing Director and Partner in the credit business of Fortress Investment Group LLC, from 2004 to 2010. While at Fortress, Bao was a Senior Member of the Corporate Securities Group that was engaged principally in public market investments across the corporate capital structure, with a focus on distressed and special situations.
Previously, Bao was a member of the Distressed and High-Yield Research and Trading business of Lehman Brothers Inc.
Bao serves on the Boards of Directors of Craftworks Parent LLC, Genco Shipping and Trading Ltd, IPC Corp. (and affiliated entities), Penhall Holding Company (and affiliated entities) and Seitel, Inc. (and affiliated entities).
Education
Job Titles:
- Senior Managing Director
- Senior Managing Director and Chief Human Capital and Diversity Officer, New York
Experience
Barbara joined Centerbridge in 2016 and leads the Firm's human capital efforts. Prior to joining Centerbridge, Barbara was the Chief Human Resources Officer at Wellington Management Company, where she was responsible for overseeing the leadership and execution of the human resource strategy, policies and programs.
Prior to joining Wellington Management Company, Barbara held global leadership positions at UBS across the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific and was responsible for all aspects of human capital across the Asset Management, Investment Bank and Wealth Management divisions.
Education
Job Titles:
- Senior Managing Director
- Senior Managing Director, London
Experience
Ben joined Centerbridge in 2006 and co-leads the Firm's London office, where he oversees all private equity activities in Europe and serves as a member of the Firm's Management Committee. Ben focuses on investments in the Financial Services and related sectors. He relocated to the London office in April 2012.
Prior to joining Centerbridge, Ben was an Associate in the private equity group of Soros Fund Management. Previously, he was a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions Groups of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and Credit Suisse First Boston.
Ben serves on the Boards of Directors of auxmoney Europe Holding Limited, Banca Farmafactoring S.p.A., Phoenix Holdings Ltd., and boards affiliated with Canopius Group Limited.
Education
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Managing Director, New York
Experience
Ben joined Centerbridge in 2013 and currently focuses on investments in the Technology sector. Prior to joining Centerbridge, Ben was an Analyst in the Restructuring & Reorganization Group at The Blackstone Group L.P.
Ben serves on the Board of Directors of Speedcast Holdings LLC.
Education
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Managing Director, Portfolio Operations, London
Experience
Bernd joined Centerbridge in 2015 and focuses on the Firm's portfolio operating effort. Prior to joining Centerbridge, Bernd was an executive with a 12-year tenure at General Electric, driving transformational initiatives, integrations and corporate development in the industrial and financial services businesses. In his last position, Bernd's responsibilities included driving top-line growth and operational efficiency initiatives across retail banking and commercial finance units for GE Capital - International across Europe and Asia-Pacific. From 2008 to 2012, following the 2008 financial crisis, Bernd was a Senior Manager, Strategy, at GE Capital's global headquarters, focusing on its $500 billion portfolio transformation and regulatory excellence efforts.
Bernd serves on the Board of Directors of Delphis Hunter Limited (and affiliated boards).
Education
Job Titles:
- Senior Managing Director
- Senior Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer, New York
Experience
Bill joined Centerbridge in 2019 as the Firm's Chief Operating Officer. He focuses on advancing and aligning the Firm's operations and investment strategy. He also serves as a member of the Firm's Management Committee. Prior to joining Centerbridge, Bill was a Partner and the Regional Managing Partner of the Americas at Bain & Company, responsible for strategy and day-to-day operations in North and South America. Throughout his career he was a leader in Bain's Private Equity, Technology and Strategy practices. He also served on Bain's Global Operating Committee and Board of Directors. Prior to joining Bain in 1997, Bill served as a Captain in the United States Air Force.
Bill serves on the Board of Directors of AHEAD, LLC.
Education
Job Titles:
- Senior Managing Director
- Senior Managing Director, New York
Experience
Brian joined Centerbridge in 2016 and focuses on the Firm's portfolio operating effort.
Prior to joining Centerbridge, Brian worked at Bain Capital Private Equity for nine years as an Operating Partner, where he partnered with executive teams to drive growth-oriented and operating initiatives at portfolio companies.
Previously, Brian was a Vice President and General Manager at Boston Beer Company, Inc. Prior to Boston Beer, he was a Manager at Bain & Company, Inc., where he worked in a variety of industries, including consumer products, industrial manufacturing, technology and healthcare. Brian began his career in financial and information technology positions in the healthcare industry.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Managing Director, London
Experience
Chloé joined Centerbridge in 2014 and focuses on the Firm's marketing and fundraising efforts, as well as investor relations activities. Prior to joining Centerbridge, Chloé was a Principal in the European Client and Partner Group at KKR & Co. L.P. (KKR). Prior to KKR, she was an Assistant Vice President at GIC Pte. Ltd. in its real estate private equity investment team. Chloé started her career as an analyst at Goldman Sachs International in its Real Estate Banking group, where she was involved in a number of pan-European Merger, Acquisition and Structured Finance transactions.
Education
ESSEC, France, Masters
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Managing Director, New York
Experience
Chris joined Centerbridge in 2018 and currently focuses on investments in the Technology sector. Prior to joining Centerbridge, Chris was a Principal in the Tech & Telecom Group at Court Square Capital Partners. Previously, Chris was a Vice President and prior to that an Associate at Court Square Capital Partners. Prior to joining Court Square Capital Partners, Chris was an Investment Banking Analyst in the Global Power and Utilities Group at Morgan Stanley.
Chris serves on the Board of Directors of Acoustic, L.P., AHEAD, LLC, and the board affiliated with Precisely.
Education
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Senior Associate, New York
Experience
Christian joined Centerbridge in 2020. Prior to joining Centerbridge, Christian was an Investment Banking Analyst in the Media and Communications Group at J.P. Morgan.
Education
Experience
Connie joined Centerbridge in 2018 and focuses on investments in the Healthcare sector. Prior to joining Centerbridge, Connie was an Investment Banking Analyst at Moelis & Company.
Connie serves on the Board of Directors of Community Psychiatry, LLC.
Education
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Managing Director, New York
Experience
Conor joined Centerbridge in 2013, after working as a summer principal in 2012, and focuses on investments in the Industrials sector. Prior to joining Centerbridge, Conor was an Associate at TPG-Axon Capital Management in New York and London, and a Business Analyst in McKinsey & Company's Corporate Finance Practice in New York.
Conor serves on the Boards of Directors of American Bath Group, LLC, Boart Longyear, IPS Corporation, KIK Custom Products, Inc. (and affiliated entities) and Mauser Packaging Solutions (formerly known as Industrial Container Services).
Education
Experience
Cyril joined Centerbridge in 2017. Prior to joining Centerbridge, Cyril was an Investment Banking Analyst in the Real Estate, Gaming and Lodging Group at Goldman Sachs.
Education
Job Titles:
- Senior Managing Director
- Senior Managing Director, New York
Experience
Dan joined Centerbridge in 2009 and focuses on investments in the Financial Services sector. Previously, Dan worked as a Summer Principal at Centerbridge. Prior to joining Centerbridge, Dan was an Associate at Berkshire Partners, a private equity firm. Prior to Berkshire Partners, he was an Investment Banking Analyst in the Leveraged Finance Group at Goldman Sachs.
Dan serves on the Boards of Directors of DentaQuest Group Inc. and Onbe, Inc.
Education
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Managing Director, New York
Experience
Daniel joined Centerbridge in 2019 and focuses on real estate investing activities. Prior to joining Centerbridge, Daniel was a Managing Director at Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC and Co-Head of Och-Ziff Real Estate Credit. Prior to Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC, Daniel was an Associate at Apollo Real Estate Advisors (currently ARES Management).
Education
Danielle joined Centerbridge in 2012. Prior to joining Centerbridge, Danielle was a Junior Generalist in Human Resources for Investment Management at Morgan Stanley, where she helped to support the Merchant Bank (including the Infrastructure and Private Equity funds) and Real Estate Businesses. Prior to Morgan Stanley, Danielle worked as an Associate Generalist in Human Resources at Broadridge Financial Solutions.
Experience
David joined Centerbridge in 2015. Prior to joining Centerbridge, David was an Analyst at Walton Street Capital, a Chicago-based private equity firm.
David serves on the Board of Directors of Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. (and affiliated entities).
Education
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Senior Associate, London
Experience
Dennis joined Centerbridge in 2021. Prior to joining Centerbridge, Dennis was a Senior Associate in the Corporate Private Equity Group at Lone Star Funds in London. Previously, he was an Analyst at The Blackstone Group L.P. in New York and London.
Education
Experience
Dominik joined Centerbridge in 2016. Prior to joining Centerbridge, Dominik was an Associate at Cerberus Capital Management in Frankfurt and London.
Dominik serves on the Boards of Directors of First Renewable Developments Ltd and FLI Hospitality.
Education
Experience
Donal joined Centerbridge in 2022. Prior to joining Centerbridge, Donal was a Vice President in Allied Irish Banks' Leveraged Loan Investments Group in New York. Prior to that, Donal was a Junior Asset Manager at Kennedy Wilson Europe, a Real Estate Investment Trust. Previously, Donal worked in the Corporate Banking Group at Allied Irish Banks in Dublin, Ireland.
Education
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Senior Associate, London
Experience
Ekaterina joined Centerbridge in 2020. Prior to joining Centerbridge, Ekaterina was an Associate in the EMEA Financial Institutions Group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Education
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer, New York
Experience
Elizabeth joined Centerbridge in 2011. Prior to joining Centerbridge, Elizabeth was the Chief Compliance Officer for Strategic Value Partners, LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser managing distressed funds. Prior to that, she was Chief Compliance Officer at Sagamore Hill Capital Management, L.P., a multi-strategy investment adviser. Previously, Elizabeth was Vice President - Compliance at Hoenig & Co., Inc., a broker dealer. Prior to Hoenig & Co., Inc., she was Compliance Director at Forum Capital Markets, LLC. She started her career working in corporate communications for a variety of industries.
Education
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Associate, New York
Experience
Elysia joined Centerbridge in 2022. Prior to joining Centerbridge, Elysia was an Associate in the Real Estate Investments Group at Brookfield Asset Management. Prior to Brookfield, Elysia was an Investment Banking Analyst at Wells Fargo Securities.
Education
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Managing Director, New York
Experience
Eric joined Centerbridge in 2010 and focuses on investments in the Financial Services and Industrials sectors. Prior to joining Centerbridge, Eric was an Analyst at The Blackstone Group L.P.
Eric serves on the Boards of Directors of Forbright, Inc., HCI Group, Inc., Martello Re and TypTap Insurance Group.
Education
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Managing Director of Human Capital Total Rewards, Equity and Operations, New York
Experience
Erin joined Centerbridge in 2009. Prior to joining Centerbridge, Erin was an Analyst at Huron Consulting Group. Prior to that, she was an Audit Intern at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
Education