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Katie Goodman
- Managing Partner
- Atlanta, GA
Ms. Goodman joined GGG Partners, one of the oldest turnaround consulting firms in the United States, in 2001. Since then, she has worked with more than 100 public and private companies, focusing in particular on middle-market firms in the Southeast. Ms. Goodman specializes in assessing a company's situation, determining a course of corrective action that is tailored to each client's needs, and executing the plan. She is known for both her candor and her results-oriented approach.
Katie Goodman has a strong background in finance, operations, and mergers and acquisitions. She often assumes the role of director of reorganization or restructuring officer for companies with private equity funding, and she serves as an adviser to boards of directors and management teams.
Ms. Goodman is experienced in dealing with companies in bankruptcy (Chapter 11 and Chapter 7) and has successfully sold companies under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code. She also serves as a court-appointed receiver and Assignee in general Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors.
Ms. Goodman has worked in various industries, including automotive, textiles, finance, telecommunications, restaurants and retail, commercial and residential contracting, general manufacturing, commercial distribution, publishing, government contracting, business-to-business distribution and consumer products companies.
Prior to joining GGG Partners, Ms. Goodman worked for a leveraged buyout fund, where she focused on assessing and acquiring middle-market companies including acquisitions in the telecommunications, textile and industrial distribution industries. She also worked in the food brokerage industry.
Awards & Publications
• Katie S. Goodman, "Lenders Can Help Distressed Borrowers Find Outside Help," in The RMA Journal (Dec 2010-Jan 2011), 34-36.
• Katie S. Goodman, "Recession Felt Around the World," Global Executive Women (Vietnam and United States edition), June 2008.
• John M. Morabito article highlighting Ms. Goodman's turnaround work in Business to Business magazine, October 2004.
• Katie S. Goodman, Journal of Corporate Renewal magazine, August 2003.
Ms. Goodman is a frequent speaker to various groups of business owners, executives and service providers. She led a seminar, titled "Increasing Shareholder Value" at the annual conference of the Georgia Association of Women Lawyers in 2005 and seminars titled “Advising the Troubled Company” to the Georgia Society of CPAs in 2008.
Ms. Goodman was acknowledged as a "Top 25 Power Woman" by Atlanta Woman Magazine in January, 2007.
Community Involvement & Service
Ms. Goodman is a member of the Atlanta Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth, a member of the National Funding Association, a member of IWIRC (International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation), and a current officer and past co-president of the Women's Finance Exchange. In addition she is Secretary of Women in Aviation (Atlanta Chapter).
Education
Master of Business Administration (Finance), Georgia State University, graduated Summa Cum Laude
Bachelor of Arts, Lancaster University, Lancashire, England
International Scholarship Student, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
News
- Katie Goodman Awarded the 25 Power Women Award
- Katie Goodman Publishes Article in GlobalEXEXWomen
- Katie Goodman’s Latest Article to be Published in The RMA Journal
Contact
PhoneOffice: (404) 256-0003 ext. 225
Direct: (404) 293-0137
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