NEW YORK, March 25, 2025 – AlixPartners, the global consulting firm, today announced several new appointments to the leadership team of its market leading Turnaround & Restructuring Services (TRS) practice.
As part of these changes Eric Koza has been named Global Co-Leader of Turnaround & Restructuring Services (TRS), joining Jim Mesterharm in this key market facing role. Together they will oversee a global team of 500 professionals advising distressed and underperforming companies, senior executives, boards of directors, and creditors across the globe while also serving clients of their own. Eric replaces industry veteran Joff Mitchell, who was previously Global Co-Leader of TRS alongside Jim, and who now moves into a Global Vice Chair role at AlixPartners.
In addition to this global practice leadership transition the firm also announced the appointment of John Castellano and Dave Orlofsky as Co-Leaders of TRS Americas. John has been with the firm for almost 27 years and is a highly experienced practitioner in guiding companies across many industries through complex and high-profile reorganizations. Dave is also a senior leader within TRS having joined AlixPartners at the time of the firm’s acquisition of Zolfo Cooper US and has over 25 years of restructuring experience, providing both interim management and advisory services across various industries.
Commenting on these exciting changes, Jim Mesterharm said:
“I’m delighted to welcome Eric to his new global leadership role. With 25 years of industry experience, including 12 years at AlixPartners–most recently as Co-Leader of TRS Americas–Eric’s breadth of experience and deep knowledge of the business will provide exceptional leadership as well as continuing to underpin his work providing hands-on guidance to organizations needing our advice and expertise.
I would also like to take this opportunity to recognize Joff’s remarkable contribution to our practice and the wider restructuring profession over many years. We thank him for his ongoing commitment to AlixPartners as he continues to be a driving force right across our firm in his new role alongside our existing Vice Chairs providing seasoned strategic counsel to both our clients and our people.”
Eric Koza added:
“I’m honored and excited at the opportunity to lead our global team partnering both internally and out in the market with Jim and our exceptional team of international experts. I am confident that together we will perpetuate the success of our world-renowned practice as we and our colleagues do what we do best, namely working alongside our clients as they seek to meet the financial and operational challenges that continually arise in today’s highly disrupted environment.
I’m also delighted to welcome John and Dave to their new leadership roles as co-leads of the critically important Americas segment of our TRS practice. Given their extensive experience, superb reputations and leadership qualities we know that together they will further empower our Americas based team to meet the significant opportunity we see ahead in that market.”
