Randall S. Eisenberg

Randall S. Eisenberg is a senior managing director in FTI’s Corporate Finance practice and is based in New York. Mr. Eisenberg co-leads FTI’s services to underperforming companies. He has extensive experience advising senior management, boards of directors and equity sponsors in revitalizing companies that are stagnant, underperforming or in crisis. Mr. Eisenberg has led many large, high-profile national and international assignments. His experience includes a broad range of services emphasizing implementation of sound business practices that focus on rebuilding shareholder and stakeholder value.

Mr. Eisenberg’s experience includes most aspects of development and implementation of turnaround plans in an out-of-court setting or through Chapter 11 and certain other international court-supervised insolvency processes. His diverse background extends into numerous industries where he has served as an advisor to companies, served in interim management positions, advised secured lenders and unsecured creditors and, represented companies and equity funds in the acquisition of distressed businesses.

A selection of cases that Mr. Eisenberg has been involved with include American White Cross; Atari, Inc. (formerly Infogrames Entertainment); Besteel Industries; The Children’s Place; Clark Material Handling Corporation; Controladora Comercial Mexicana; Delphi Corporation; Hechingers; Heritage Inks International Corporation; HHL Financial Services; Interpool, Inc.; Kmart Corporation; Pegasus Satellite Communications, Inc.; Per Se Technologies (formerly Medaphis Corporation); Planet Hollywood, International; PRC, Inc.; Rally’s Hamburgers; RSL Communications, Ltd.; Stock Building Supply; U.S. Airways Group; Venator Group, Inc. and Visteon Corp.

Mr. Eisenberg is a frequent lecturer, is regularly interviewed by newspapers and has appeared on radio and television discussing turnarounds and restructurings. He has written and co-written numerous articles.

Mr. Eisenberg’s association involvement includes the following: chairman (2003) and director (1995–2007), Turnaround Management Association; president (2006-2007) and director (2005-2007), Association of Certified Turnaround Professionals; fellow, International Insolvency Institute (elected 2004); member, American Bankruptcy Institute; and trustee, Save the Children (2009). Mr. Eisenberg is also the recipient of the Outstanding Contribution to the Turnaround Profession Award (1995).

Mr. Eisenberg holds an M.B.A. from Northwestern University and a B.S. from the University of the Pacific. He is a certified turnaround professional and a certified public accountant in the states of New York and California. Prior to joining FTI, Mr. Eisenberg was a partner with the U.S. division of PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Business Recovery Services practice.