Mark Podgainy has been named the commercial real estate and hospitality practice leader of Getzler Henrich & Associates, a middle-market corporate restructurings and operations improvement firm.
A long-time managing director with Getzler Henrich, Podgainy has more than 25 years of experience in operational roles and turnaround consulting in a variety of industries. His areas of expertise include operational and financial restructuring, business plan analysis, performance improvement, liquidity management, bankruptcy consulting and interim management services. His clients include owners, lenders, boards of directors and creditors’ committees, and he also works with law firms on forensic, litigation support and expert witness assignments.
Most recently, Podgainy was financial advisor to the Williamsburg Hotel and Starlin. He is currently CRO of The Wagner Hotel at Battery Park. His areas of expertise include operations restructuring, business plan analysis, performance improvement, cash and vendor management, bankruptcy consulting and interim management services.
“Mark has led a number of Getzler Henrich’s successful commercial real estate and hospitality engagements,” William H. Henrich, co-chairman of Getzler & Henrich, said. “His appointment as our commercial real estate and hospitality practice leader is recognition of this outstanding work and the importance of this business segment to our firm.”
“This is a growing industry segment for Getzler Henrich as there are many challenges facing the real estate and hospitality markets,” Joel I. Getzler, co-chairman of Getzler & Henrich, said. “The industry has been negatively impacted by work from home trends, lower levels of business travel, inflation, higher interest rates and rising operating expenses. With Mark’s outstanding industry background and leadership, we have the team in place to work with challenged real estate and hospitality clients.”
