

Tadd Crane, CIRA
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Tadd has over 30 years of experience across a variety of industries as CEO, CRO, CFO, and financial advisor. He is a former Senior Director at Zolfo Cooper and manager at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, where he provided advisory services in interim management, crisis management and restructuring advisory to various industries. He is frequently hired by the largest financial firms in the world to provide guidance in restructuring and has been a member of several Board of Directors.
Tadd’s previous experience includes representing a book publisher during its out-of-court restructuring. He also served as an associate director of restructuring for Mark IV Industries, a $1.3 billion global automotive and transportation company, where he was responsible for evaluating and improving the global cash flow forecasting process, assisting in the preparation of the five-year business plan and negotiating credit facilities.
Tadd advised the senior lender group in the restructuring of a $650 million manufacturing business. He led the assessment and analysis of the company’s business plan, worked with the company to improve cash flow management and negotiated both the DIP financing and the plan of reorganization. As an associate director of restructuring in the Collins & Aikman Chapter 11 case, Tadd led the sale of various business lines, facilities and assets; participated in negotiating with significant creditors and their advisors; led the closure of unprofitable facilities; and was instrumental in the execution of the plant consolidation plan. At a mid-market Textile Manufacturing company, Tadd was Interim CFO. He was responsible for all aspects of cash management, the budget process, financial reporting and negotiations with vendors and other interested parties, and spearheaded numerous cost reduction initiatives.
Education, Certification & Professional Affiliations
B.S. in management and finance from State University of New York at Binghamton
M.B.A. from Fordham University, with honors
Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor
Member of the Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors



