Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors Announces 29 CIRA Certification Awards

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Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors

Jan 21, 2025, 07:00 ET

MEDFORD, Ore., Jan. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Rendering financial advisory services in the business turnaround, restructuring and bankruptcy practice areas requires both special knowledge and extensive relevant experience. In 1992, AIRA established the Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor (CIRA) program to recognize by public awareness and certification those individuals who possess a high degree of knowledge and proficiency across a spectrum of functions related to serving clients in situations involving distressed and/or insolvent entities. Such expertise includes accounting, operations, strategic, taxation, and finance issues related to business insolvency and bankruptcy.

Having completed the requirements for certification in 2024, AIRA has awarded the following AIRA members CIRA certification:

Matthew Altman	M3 Partners, LP	New York, NY
Caitlin Appling	FTI Consulting, Inc.	New York, NY
Ryan Belden	Stapleton Group	Solano Beach, CA
Russell Brooks	FTI Consulting, Inc.	Glen Allen, VA
Angela Castillo Zuleta	FTI Consulting, Inc.	Atlanta, GA
Cherie Chow	FTI Consulting, Inc.	Los Angeles, CA
Matthew Christensen	Johnson May PLLC	Boise, ID
Lauren Dombrowski	M3 Partners, LP	New York, NY
Matthew Flahive	Stapleton Group, part of JS Held	San Diego, CA
Milosz Gawlik	Focus Management Group USA Inc.	Chicago, IL
James Goodyear	FTI Consulting, Inc.	Dallas, TX
Hyoseob Joo	KPMG LLP	Detroit, MI
Michelle Kainen	Office of the U.S. Trustee	San Diego, CA
Mark Kennedy	EY Parthenon	Atlanta, GA
Andrew Kim	Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.	New York, NY
David Kiyosaki	FTI Consulting, Inc.	Denver, CO
Joshua Korn	Oliver Wyman	New York, NY
Daniel Lewis	Maranon Capital	Chicago, IL
Chandler Lidia	D.R. Payne & Associates, Inc.	Oklahoma City, OK
Catherine Moran	FTI Consulting, Inc.	Denver, CO
Robert Nowlin	Ankura	Lake Forest, IL
Bryant Oberg	BNENDS, LLC	Ventura, CA
Rajat Prakash	Executive in Transition	Spring, TX
Azra Raza	Ankura	Houston, TX
Adnan Riaz	Tarbela Capital	Ridgewood, NJ
Rodrigo Rodriguez Martinez	Huron Consulting Group	Chicago, IL
Alejandra Rueda Espinosa	FTI Consulting, Inc.	Sao Paulo, SP
Terrance Ward	Solic Capital	Chicago, IL
Charles Winn	Huron Consulting Group	Austin, TX

The Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors (AIRA) is a nonprofit professional association serving financial advisors, accountants, crisis managers, business turnaround consultants, lenders, investment bankers, attorneys, trustees, and other individuals involved in the fields of business turnaround, restructuring, insolvency and bankruptcy. AIRA's mission is to (i) Unite and support professionals providing business turnaround, restructuring and bankruptcy services, and (ii) Develop, promote and maintain professional standards of practice, including a professional certification through the CIRA and Certification in Distressed Business Valuation (CDBV) programs. For additional information on AIRA, visit www.aira.org. For additional conference and program information, visit https://aira.org/conference.

SOURCE Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors