Dan Hugo

Dan Hugo specializes in interim management, turnaround and restructuring. Mr. Hugo has more than 20 years of experience, including industry expertise in retail, multi-unit, fitness, transportation, distribution, manufacturing, government contracting, horticultural and metals, among other areas.

Mr. Hugo has led numerous comprehensive out-of-court restructurings and successful Chapter 11 reorganizations. In addition to his restructuring experience, he has served in a variety of interim management roles, including Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of Petmate, Chief Restructuring Officer (“CRO”) of 24-Hour Fitness, CFO of a $600 million distribution business and Treasurer and Director of Financial Planning and Analysis (“FP&A”) for a private equity carve-out of a Dow Chemical business unit with operations in ten countries.

Mr. Hugo has developed financial models used in a variety of applications at public and private companies, including cash flow and liquidity management; profitability enhancement and cost take-out; asset sales; executive and board review; and restructuring processes. He has also led the creation of numerous types of financial analyses, including regional, location and product-line profitability, pricing and contribution margin, equipment utilization and capacity, as well as various analyses related to acquisitions and divestitures.

Prior to FTI Consulting, Mr. Hugo owned and operated a national transportation business. His company provided local and national dry van, refrigerated and specialized transportation services. Before that, Mr. Hugo spent more than two years as the Middle East and South Asia division CFO of an international construction company serving the United States Air Force. In addition to being CFO of the division, he oversaw the day-to-day operations of a $250 million civilian and military infrastructure rebuilding program in Iraq and Afghanistan. Mr. Hugo was also a construction bonding underwriter and business development representative for a Fortune 500 insurance company, and his portfolio consisted of clients ranging from $20 million closely held construction companies to $26 billion public corporations.

Relevant Experience:

• Served as CFO for Petmate during its turnaround and out-of-court restructuring; effectively executed CRO responsibilities in addition to CFO role
• Served as CRO for 24 Hour Fitness
• Led restructuring process and served as Interim CFO of Transtar
• Served as lead financial advisor in the Claire’s Stores restructuring and Chapter 11 reorganization
• Served as Financial Advisor and quasi-CFO for Animal Supply Company during a period of organization transition
• Served as Interim Treasurer and Director of FP&A of Angus Chemical Co., a Dow Chemical Company business unit carve-out
• Led liquidity planning and management, business planning and transaction support for Chicago Bridge & Iron, a $10 billion construction company
• Led refinancing, business planning and liquidity management for The Robbins Company, an international tunnel boring firm
• Led the wind down of Terra Construction, a heavy highway construction firm, and the spin-off of its related aggregates business