Mary Ann Ann Kaptain

Mary Ann Kaptain, CIRA, CPA is a managing director in the Corporate Finance and Restructuring group of FTI Consulting, Inc. in Los Angeles, where she provides advisory services to both companies and lenders, including interim management positions, back-office improvement and reporting, cash management, liquidation and acquisition services, and capital restructuring. For more than 16 years,Ms. Kaptain’s experience as a financial consultant has often led to interim management roles. In one notable case, she assisted a contract manufacturer with an out-of-court restructuring and simultaneous sale, and was then engaged by new company management to serve as interim controller while improving the financial closing process and creating greater financial visibility to the lender group through the development of new reporting packages and flash reports. Ms. Kaptain also reviewed resumes, conducted interviews and participated in the selection of a new CEO and CFO. Ms. Kaptain has also frequently provided analytical support as part of a team supporting interim CFOs/CROs in distressed companies both in and outside of bankruptcy. Her experiences pertaining to these engagements include sales and cash-flow forecasting, benchmarking, management/personnel cuts, executive searches, capital expenditure (CAPEX) analyses, contract analyses and analytical support, and ad-hoc analysis as needed. Her recent engagements include companies in the grocery, solar and restaurant industries. Ms.Kaptain served as interim CFO for a German-owned solar company for 18 months during the sale of itsU.S. operations to multiple buyers. Throughout this period, she was actively involved in the preparation of sale-related schedules and legal documents. She also oversaw the monthly financial statement preparation, prepared cash forecasts and supervised the collection, payroll and sales functions. During her tenure, she resolved numerous disputes involving transition service agreements, sales contracts, lease agreements and taxing authorities. Prior to her employment as a financial consultant, Ms. Kaptain worked for several corporations in the areas of treasury, financial planning and investor relations. She is active in the Los Angeles bankruptcy and restructuring community, serving on the Southern California Turnaround Management Association’s board for many years. Ms. Kaptain received her B.S.in accounting from California State University, Los Angeles and her M.B.A. in corporate finance and investments from the University of Southern California.