Gene Baldwin has more than 30 years of interim management and advisory experience. He is a corporate leader with a well-established reputation for his ability to assess, develop and implement operational and financial improvement initiatives that enhance the value for stakeholders. He has successfully served as CEO, CFO and president, and acted as an advisor for numerous distressed companies in many industries, including:

Food service Construction Energy Financial services

Manufacturing Automotive Retail Real estate

Mr. Baldwin has served in various senior-executive roles, managing companies through complex operational and financial restructurings. In one of his recent assignments, he served as president and chief restructuring officer (CRO) of a 350-unit franchised quick-service restaurant chain with total system sales of nearly $400 million. During the engagement, he implemented more than $6 million in annual cost reductions, increased comparable store sales, reduced senior debt, improved liquidity and enhanced stakeholder communications. Over a three-month period, these actions led to an increase in EBITDA from a projected $7 million to over $10 million, with EBITDA projected at $14 million for the following year.

In another engagement as CFO and a member of the board of directors for a $200 million oil, gas and real estate company, Mr. Baldwin was responsible for financial functions, including cash management and financial reporting.

Mr. Baldwin has successfully advised companies though complex out-of-court and bankruptcy restructurings, significantly improving operating results, developing and implementing restructuring plans and negotiating the sale of various companies. Representative advisory engagements include a $1.8 billion construction company, a $250 million computer manufacturer, a $150 million restaurant chain, a $400 million retail grocer and a 125-unit restaurant chain.

Other notable interim management engagements include:

• CRO for $180 million snack food manufacturer and distributor
• CFO for a $100 million manufacturer of electrical transformers
• COO for a 91-unit cafeteria chain

Mr. Baldwin has been awarded the Certified Turnaround Professional designation from the Turnaround Management Association. He is a Certified Public Accountant with a bachelor's degree in accounting from Pittsburg State University. He is a frequent speaker at restaurant finance conferences and is the author of several articles about the operational and financial management of multi-unit retail businesses.