TMA is a global community of professionals who work with companies to improve performance, manage disruption, restructure, work through insolvency, preserve equity, and drive significantly improved results. Each year, TMA members work to protect thousands of jobs, preserve hard-earned equity, and...

The lifeblood of any industry association such as TMA is an engaged membership community. Engagement has many facets, but a key element of TMA’s plan for success is predicated on attracting and retaining the next generation of turnaround industry professionals as members. More than six years ago, I...

As we prepare to host the TMA Network of Women (NOW) Summit in Chicago on May 16, I thought it was appropriate to reflect on the TMA NOW initiative. Established in 2013, TMA NOW fosters female leadership by creating the premier business development and networking group for women in the turnaround...

In February, TMA Global Chair David Cohen and I attended the fourth annual TMA Eastern European Conference hosted by Erste Bank in Vienna, Austria. Bringing together nearly 150 turnaround professionals, lawyers, capital providers, and others, this meeting represented a who’s who of the profession...

In November 2016 the TMA Executive Board reaffirmed that one of its core values is to “attract, represent, and develop industry experts through certification and professional development.” Acting on that core value, in December 2016 we launched revamped Certified Turnaround Professional (CTP) and...

It is a time of year filled with both reflection on accomplishments achieved and anticipation of new opportunities that lie ahead. As your 2017 TMA Global president, I am honored with the confidence that TMA has expressed in me and am mindful of both the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead...

As we celebrate TMA’s 28th anniversary at The Annual in Orlando, we should proudly reflect on the global brand that TMA has become. TMA serves approximately 8,300 members in 55 chapters around the globe, including 23 outside of North America. TMA’s premier certification program includes nearly 800...

When we think about the impact of technology on our client interactions, we have been here before. With only a couple of minor tweaks to reflect advances in technology, a United Airlines television ad that debuted in 1989 could just as easily be run today. In the spot, a boss named Ben walks into a...

TMA chapter leaders from across Europe came together in Rome June 9 for the TMA European Chapter Presidents meeting. This annual gathering allows for a dialogue on issues and concerns facing turnaround, restructuring, and insolvency professionals in TMA’s largest market outside North America. While...