Mackinac Partners added financial and restructuring advisor John Bittner to the firm as a senior managing director based in Dallas.

Bittner will lead Mackinac Partners’ Southwest Restructuring practice. He has 25 years of experience providing financial advisory, restructuring and turnaround management services to Fortune 500 and mid-sized companies and their stakeholders.

Bittner previously served as a senior executive for several leading consulting practices, most recently serving as a partner in the Business Recovery Services practice of PwC and as a partner in the Corporate Advisory and Restructuring Services practice of Grant Thornton.

Bittner has served as a lead restructuring advisor, interim CEO, CFO, CRO and senior VP in representing numerous companies, creditor groups and stakeholders facing out-of-court restructurings, Chapter 11 proceedings, disputes, operational improvement projects, and both acquisition and divestiture transactions.

Bittner has led turnaround and business transformation initiatives across a wide range of industries including energy, retail, manufacturing, construction, food and restaurant, distribution, industrial products, agriculture and consumer products.

“We are very pleased to welcome John to our senior management team at Mackinac Partners,” Mackinac Partners Co-founder and Managing Partner Jim Weissenborn said. “John has extensive experience in guiding companies through challenging turnaround and restructuring scenarios, including the design and implementation of financial and operational improvements that really drive value in a turnaround.”