Mr. Hawks was a Founding Partner of Brigade Capital Management, a multi-billion dollar asset management firm, from its inception in 2007 until his retirement from the company in December 2019. At Brigade, Mr. Hawks was the Head of Special Situations, sat on the firm’s Investment Committee and helped oversee many of Brigade’s restructured equities as a Board member or Board advisor.

Prior to Brigade, Mr. Hawks was a Managing Director at Mackay Shields in its High Yield Group. Since his time with Brigade, Mr. Hawks has sat on the boards of numerous companies following their restructurings including Cenveo Worldwide and Extraction Oil and Gas. Mr. Hawks is currently the Chairman of the Board of Cornerstone Chemical Company and also a Director of Ferrellgas Partners, LP. Mr. Hawks also serves as Treasurer and a board member of the Children’s Cardiomyopathy Foundation and is on the Advisory Board to the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Commerce with Distinction.

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Compensation, Nominating and Governance Committee
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