Ed Sanz has over thirty years of experience as a CFO, Chief Restructuring Officer (CRO), interim manager, and financial consultant to business owners, boards and senior management in the United States and abroad. He has provided services including interim crisis management, Board of Director advisory services, financing/refinancing services, company assessments, and operational/profitability improvement. He also has extensive experience in both out-of-court and in-court proceedings, serving in court-appointed roles including Chief Restructuring Officer, Financial Advisor, State and Federal Receiver, Trustee, and Expert Witness. 

Ed has collaborated successfully with both debtors and creditors in a variety of industries, including healthcare, manufacturing, distribution, restaurant, higher education, construction, retail, food services, printing, media, energy, chemicals, nonprofit, agriculture, telecom, real estate, pharmaceutical, transportation, software/technology, firearms, professional services and aviation.  Representative roles and assignments include:

• CRO and Receiver for a $35 million (revenue) multi-location drug treatment and rehabilitation operation. Managed the company through stabilization and a sale process.
• Estate Executive and advisor for a rural hospital in a Chapter 11 process that was sold to a large regional healthcare company.
• CRO of a 180-year-old private college, leading the school through a severe cash and leadership crisis, resulting in a highly successful turnaround.
• Financial Advisor for a $600 million textile manufacturer, leading a successful out-of-court liquidation process that resulted in full recovery for the secured lender and significant recovery for unsecured creditors.
• Financial Advisor for a $45 million (revenue) multi-location textile manufacturer, leading a successful refinancing and strategic sale process.

Earlier in his career, Ed was the expatriate CFO of an international textile manufacturer in Mexico and was the CFO of a private equity-owned manufacturer of specialty yarns. As a project manager at a major money center bank, he worked on cross-functional teams on post-merger integration projects.

Ed has authored articles for industry journals and chapters of the Turnaround Management Association’s Body of Knowledge, in addition to speaking on a number of topics.  He chaired the Certification Oversight Committee which oversees the administration of the Certified Turnaround Professional (CTP) designation.