Seasoned Industry Experts
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Ms. Goodman joined GGG Partners, one of the oldest turnaround consulting firms in the United States, in 2001. Since then, she has worked with both public and private companies, focusing in particular on middle-market firms in the Southeast.
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Curt Friedberg joined GGG in 2004 and has held positions of CRO, CRO, CFO, CIO, CFO and financial advisor to numerous companies. Over the last 6 years, Mr. Friedberg has been engaged with over 40 different trucking and logistics companies.
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Adam Cohen has a diverse background in finance, operations and M&A. Mr. Cohen has held multiple positions as CFO from a private equity firm to a national LTL trucking company. He has worked in healthcare, food franchising and more.
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Joe Briner is a Partner with GGG Partners, a management turnaround firm with a 50-year history as a trusted resource for financial guidance. Mr. Briner brings 23 years experience as a senior financial services executive in privately-held and public banks.
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Murray Cohen has extensive financial and general management experience in branded consumer products and services, including soft drinks, juices, foods and food service, wines, electronics and garden products. He also lead the internal M&A for Coca-Cola.
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Paul J. Coughlin, Jr., with his wide variety of executive management and legal and government positions, uses his extensive experience in business management, law, and government to successfully direct the turnaround of companies in crisis situations.
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Scott Drobes joined GGG in 2025, after 30 years leading IT, Operations, and Management Consulting organizations, including CIO and CEO roles. Over the last 20 years, Mr. Drobes has implemented several billion in economic benefit for his clients, through enterprise negotiations, process analysis, and operational improvements.
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Richard Gaudet’s experience includes extensive involvement in all facets of commercial, asset based, real estate and consumer lending as well as risk management, underwriting, credit analysis, credit risk review, portfolio management, due diligence and business refinancing.
CHAIRMAN EMERITUS
A turnaround specialist and corporate crisis manager since 1965, Jerry Goldress has been called a “master of turnaround” by Business Week. Since joining GGG Partners in 1973, he has been president of more than 100 manufacturing, distribution, and retail organizations.
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Sam Horgan has over 30 years of financial and operational experience with both public and private enterprises in a broad set of service and manufacturing industries. He began his career with a Fortune 100 company in accounting and plant operational management.
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Richard R. Kazmier, CTP, has over twenty-five years experience in business revitalization and management consulting. He has served as Chief Financial and Chief Restructuring Officer in a variety of business environments, including information technology and operations.
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Mr. H.P. Mays is a well-rounded crisis manager with 30 years of operations experience. Mr. Mays has worked in a variety of industries including aluminum smelting, recycling, wireless, transportation, battery manufacturing, mobile homes and the automotive industry.
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Jessica Talley Peterson is a Certified Public Accountant with over eighteen years of experience of diverse accounting and financial management experience including public accounting, corporate finance, forensic accounting, debt restructuring and turnaround management.
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Mr. Pierce’s background spans 25 years of advisory, financing & principal investment, and executive management experience. His advisory background includes extensive operational improvement programs and financial management of corporate turnaround plans.
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John M Sainsbury, CPA, is a versatile, high-caliber financial and operationally oriented executive. Mr. Sainsbury possesses a broad range of experience in company leadership, strategic planning, financial project management and more than 25 years of hands on experience as a CFO.
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Mr. Schneider provides 30+ years of management experience with equity owned, privately owned and publicly traded companies in leadership roles as CEO, COO, Treasurer and Regional President. His positive, all inclusive leadership has provided process improvements, work environments and many successful turnarounds.
VICTOR TAGLIA
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Vic Taglia has served as the Chief Financial Officer for construction and manufacturing companies in various industries, including a publicly-held manufacturer of asphalt production and heat transfer machinery. His financial includes many privately-held businesses.
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Mr. Walker brings over 30 years of experience managing in fast-paced, transaction-oriented environments including public accounting, corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, and commercial lending.