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Don MacKenzie

Strategic Advisor

Don MacKenzie is a recognized expert at orchestrating successful financial and operational restructuring transactions in various industries, including automotive, energy, equipment manufacturing, franchise, governmental and municipal, industrial contracting, and technology.

We are excited to join Riveron and provide additional services to our current and future clients across the business lifecycle. Our firms take a similar hands-on approach to client service that has made us both successful and I look forward to achieving continued growth together.
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Background

Don is a member of Riveron’s board of directors and co-founder of Conway MacKenzie, which was acquired by Riveron. He has wide-ranging experience in insolvency and bankruptcy matters, turnaround and crisis management, mergers and acquisitions, transaction financing, and corporate renewal. Don also provides litigation support services, including expert testimony in federal and state courts.

As a restructuring expert, he interfaces with and advises chief executive officers, senior management, and board members regarding various strategic decisions and tactics to successfully navigate within their respective industries. He is frequently called upon by private companies, financial institutions, and investors, such as private equity and hedge funds, to provide advice and counsel, and when applicable, oversees services provided to these institutions by Riveron. In many cases, Don has served as interim chief executive officer and chief restructuring officer for both public and private companies with both assets and debt in excess of $1 billion. Don’s recent experience includes serving as the chief restructuring officer of RG Steel, LLC in its historic bankruptcy. RG Steel was the fourth-largest flat-rolled integrated steel maker in the United States with over $1 billion in debt, $3 billion in annual sales and 8.2 million tons of steelmaking capacity. It was also one of the largest, most complex and most successful industrial restructurings in the last decade. His broad experience as chief restructuring officer spans many industries including automotive, consumer products, financial services, heavy industry, steel and plastics, manufacturing, technology and telecom, and packaging and distribution.

Education and Certifications

  • Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Michigan State University
  • Awarded the Turnaround Consultant of The Year Award
  • Certified Public Accountant
  • Certified Turnaround Professional