Biography
As Global Co-Head of Turnaround and Restructuring Services at AlixPartners, Joff advises firms navigating crisis, drawing on 30 years’ of experience guiding executive leadership through acquisitions, debt financing and restructuring, divestitures, and bankruptcy reorganizations.
He has stewarded a billion-dollar debt restructuring in the motion-picture industry, advised on a multi-jurisdictional international restructuring of ground and cargo-handling services, raised $2.7 billion of exit financing for an energy company’s restructuring and sale, and has counseled bank groups, foreign governments, CEOs, distressed industry players, and multinational firms on how to recover value and momentum amid upheaval. Along with deep business acumen, he approaches each client engagement with empathy, driven by the belief that change management is constant and the right team will meet the moment.
Joff was recognized as the 2022 Global Turnaround Consultant of the Year by the Global M&A Network Turnaround Awards, a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, is a member of The Turnaround Management Association, American Bankruptcy Institute, and The Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors. He is also a board member and honoree of Her Justice, a nonprofit devoted to providing legal services to women living in poverty in New York City. He maintains ties with his alma mater, Auckland University of Technology, which recognized him as 2017 Seddon Honorary Fellow.