Sheila Smith, senior advisor at Gordon Brothers and a long-time member of the financial advisory and turnaround and restructuring industries, passed away on Saturday following a decade-long battle with pancreatic cancer.
Norma Kuntz will be appointed CEO of Gordon Brothers, effective Feb. 13, 2023. Ken Frieze, the company’s current CEO, and Michael Frieze, the current chairman, will continue to serve the company as chairman and chairman emeritus, respectively.
Gordon Brothers promoted Frank Morton to lead the firm’s disposition, financing and investment offerings across retail, brands, commercial and industrial globally as chief investment officer. Morton will also join the board of directors.
Norma Kuntz joined Gordon Brothers, the global advisory, restructuring and investment firm, as president and chief operating officer and as a member of the board of directors.
Gordon Brothers, a global advisory, restructuring and investment firm, received $300 million in financing from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) through its subsidiary CPPIB Credit Investments, increasing the firm’s capital base to more than $1 billion.
Gordon Brothers promoted Evren Ozargun to the newly established role of head of credit. Ozargun and his credit team will work in partnership with Gordon Brothers’ deal professionals and play a role in structuring, underwriting and monitoring all investments.
Gordon Brothers, a global advisory, restructuring and investment firm, named Tobias Nanda president of brands. Nanda most recently served as vice president of GB Merchant Partners at Gordon Brothers. Prior to joining the company, he held several senior positions at private equity firms.
Gordon Brothers added six industry veterans from lending institutions across the globe to expand its special situations lending and investment platform.
Thomas Pedulla joined Gordon Brothers as president of real estate. Pedulla most recently served as portfolio manager and managing partner of BentallGreenOak, a global real estate investment advisor that is majority owned by Sun Life Financial.
Leslie Zmugg has joined Gordon Brothers as the firm’s general counsel. In this role, she will lead the firm’s worldwide legal function.