Christophe Thevenot
Judicial Administrator, Thevenot Partners Paris, France Christophe Thevenot, founder of Thevenot Partners in Paris, France, has been practicing as an insolvency administrator since 1997. He and his team specialize in reorganization proceedings, as well as in confidential pre-insolvency and out of court negotiations for distressed companies, always under a Court Order. Christophe is a past President of the French National Council of Insolvency administrators and Liquidators, a semi public organization, and its current delegate at UNCITRAL Group V.
John T. Young Jr.
Financial Advisor, Neinda Advisors, LLC Houston, USA John T. Young, Jr. brings nearly three decades of restructuring expertise with a proven track record of protecting stakeholder value while stabilizing business operations. As Managing Partner of Neinda Advisors, he provides independent director services in contested situations involving special committee investigations, insider transactions, and board level governance changes. A CPA who has served as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Restructuring Officer of numerous companies, he combines direct operational turnaround experience with sophisticated debt restructuring capabilities. Notably, he led the restructuring process that resulted in the Australian Federal Court’ s first recognition of a U. S. Chapter 11 as a foreign main proceeding under the UNCITRAL Model Law, based on a determination that the company’ s Center of Main Interests( COMI) was in the United States despite its Australian incorporation. Sought after by leading financial institutions and private equity sponsors, Mr. Young regularly oversees complex contested restructurings requiring objective governance between competing stakeholder interests. Qualified as an audit committee financial expert under SEC regulations, he leverages his broad background as a corporate executive, restructuring advisor, and expert witness to provide substantive contributions to boards navigating complex financial transitions.
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