JOHN BRECKER

MEMBER

Phone: (212) 856-9700 x02

BIO

Executive with director and management experience specializing in distressed debt and equities. Board member of several companies, both public and private. He has experience with compensation, audit, and governance committees. Expertise in investing and operations, in both domestic and international industries.

Primary skills include bankruptcy and restructuring expertise in stressed and distressed companies, finance expertise focusing on credit analysis of private and public companies; strategic planning and managing growth & expansion, sales and marketing; and investing & operations in both domestic and international industries.

REPRESENTATIVE ASSIGNMENTS

  • 2021 - PRESENT: Liberty France Industries — Board Member

  • 2015 - PRESENT: Nelson Education Ltd. –– Board Member, Audit Committee

  • 2015 - PRESENT: ACA Financial Guaranty Corp. –– Board Member, Audit Committee

  • 2013 - PRESENT: PMI Group, Inc. –– Board Member, Chairman of the Board

  • 2018 - 2020: Ditech Holding Corporation –– Board Member, Audit Committee

  • 2016 - 2020: US Wells Services, Inc. –– Board Member, Audit Committee

  • 2015 - 2020: Colt Manufacturing Company –– Board Member, Audit Committee

  • 2012 - 2019: Catalyst Paper Company, Inc. –– Board Member, Audit Committee

EDUCATION

  • St. John's University School of Law — J.D.

  • American University, Washington DC — B.A. Political Science

EXPERIENCE

  • 1999-2012 Longacre Fund Management, LLC, New York, NY / London, UK
    Principal & Co-founder

  • 2005-2012 Longacre Special Equities Fund Management, New York, NY
    Principal & Co-founder

  • 1996-1998 Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. New York, NY

    Vice President, High Yield Department

  • 1995-1996 Credit Research & Trading, Greenwich, CT

    Head Trader, Claims Trades

  • 1991-1994 Bankruptcy Department –– Pryor, Cashman et. al., New York, NY
    Associate

  • 1988-1991 Bankruptcy Department –– Angel & Frankel, New York, NY
    Associate