Gavin Baiera

Gavin Baiera, chair of the compensation committee: Gavin Baiera is a senior managing director at Centerbridge Partners, L.P, which is a multi-strategy private investment firm focused on leveraged buyouts and distressed securities. He recently served as a managing director at Angelo, Gordon & Co., where he was the global head of the firm’s corporate credit activities and portfolio manager for its distressed funds. Baiera was also a member of the firm’s executive committee. Prior to joining Angelo, Gordon in 2008, Baiera was the co-head of the strategic finance group at Morgan Stanley, which was responsible for all origination, underwriting, and distribution of restructuring transactions. Prior to that, Baiera worked at General Electric Capital Corporation, concentrating on underwriting and investing in restructuring transactions. Baiera, who began his career at GE Capital in its financial management program, has served on numerous boards of directors including, most recently, MACH Gen, Orbitz Worldwide, and Travelport Worldwide. He received a bachelor’s degree from Fairfield University and a master’s of business administration from the University of Southern California.