This is the first in an occasional series of roundtable discussions by Certified Turnaround Professionals (CTPs) on issues impacting the turnaround, restructuring, and distressed investing industry. In this installment, Ruediger (Rudi) Mueller, CTP; Robert D...
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Ruediger Mueller, CTP, is a senior director with MorrisAnderson. He has more than 30 years of experience in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, corporate finance, general management, market expansion, and franchising, including serving as CRO, CEO, and COO. He has advised and managed companies in a number of industries, assisting with financing strategies and funding, strategic management, operational restructuring, optimization, information technology innovation, and acquisition activities. Mueller is also a recognized leadership expert who has worked with major U.S. and international organizations. He has served on TMA Global’s Certification Oversight Committee (COC) and the COC Standards Subcommittee. Mueller holds graduate degrees from U.S. and German universities, including a doctoral degree focused on strategic planning and control systems.
Edward J. Sanz, CTP, is a partner with ABTV. He has served as a CFO and financial consultant to business owners, boards of directors, and senior management for more than 25 years in the U.S. and abroad. An accomplished finance manager, he focuses on stabilizing and turning around troubled companies in a wide range of industries by improving cash flow, restructuring debt, and returning the businesses to sustainable profitability. Sanz has also provided strategic advice related to corporate governance, succession planning, mergers and acquisitions, and other related transition issues. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Virginia and an MBA with honors from Emory University.
Robert D. Katz, CTP, is a managing director in the Bankruptcy and Restructuring Group at EisnerAmper. With more than 25 years of experience, he works with public and private middle-market companies, both in and out of bankruptcy, that are facing operational or financial challenges to create strategies to restructure or improve operating performance. A past chairman and president of the TMA Philadelphia Chapter, Katz is an adjunct professor at Temple University and a board member for the Abramson Center for Senior Living, Bringhurst Funeral Home, and a portfolio company of a private equity firm. He is a CPA and holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and business management from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Temple University.
