Brian Whittman

Brian Whittman, CPA, CIRA is a managing director with Alvarez & Marsal’s North American Commercial Restructuring practice in Chicago and is co-head of the Midwest region. He has more than 25 years of experience advising companies requiring performance improvement or financial restructuring across a wide range of industries, including automotive, communications, distribution, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, printing & publishing and retail. Mr. Whittman has led complex engagements for companies, secured lenders and creditors, and has served in both interim management and advisory roles. He is currently advising The Boy Scouts of America on its chapter 11 reorganization, including negotiations with multiple creditor constituencies, preparing a long-range business plan, and providing testimony. Mr. Whittman recently advised Fast Radius, a cloud manufacturing company which had gone public through a de-SPAC transaction on its chapter 11 sale. In 2020, he advised Libbey Glass, a $700M manufacturer of glassware, on its successful chapter 11 reorganization. Previously, Mr. Whittman served as interim CFO of Horizon Global, an $850 million global manufacturer and distributor of trailering and towing products to the automotive and industrial OE and aftermarket, where he was responsible for the finance and accounting function, the annual 10-K filing, implementing liquidity forecasting and improvement measures, including renegotiating existing credit facilities. He also previously served as interim CFO of PSAV and CRO of UCI International. Additional notable assignments that Mr. Whittman has led include Appleton Coated, Coriant, Diplomat Pharmacy, Drug Emporium, Electro Motive Diesel, Everyware Global, Fast Radius, Heartland Automotive Services, Infinera, Morton Grove Pharmaceuticals, Tribune Company, and SLI (Sylvania Lighting International). He also has advised senior lenders and creditors in various matters, including the bankruptcies of Freedom Communications and Reader’s Digest. Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Whittman spent seven years in restructuring at a Big Five firm. He received his Bachelor’s degrees in finance and accountancy from the University of Illinois.