Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors Announces CIRA Certification Award Winners

MEDFORD, Ore., June 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Rendering financial advisory services in the business turnaround, restructuring, and bankruptcy practice areas requires both special knowledge and extensive relevant experience. In 1992, the 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.  Each year AIRA recognizes through awards sponsored by AlixPartners, LLP, the professionals who complete the CIRA program with the highest scores.  At its annual conference in Newport Beach, CA, on June 8, 2023, AIRA recognized the following AlixPartners CIRA Award winners for 2022:

1^st Place – Blair Woolheater, Portage Point Partners, Pittsburgh, PA
2^nd Place – Alejandro Ramirez Disla, Alvarez & Marsal, Los Angeles, CA
3^rd Place – Kirsten Cellier, CIRA, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Cayman Islands, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
3^rd Place – John Ferretti, CIRA, M3 Partners, LP, New York, NY

Also recognized with a Certificate of Distinguished Performance for the 2022 year are William Foster, CIRA, M3 Partners, New York, NY, Houston Lichtefeld, Oxford Restructuring Advisors, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, and Constantin Nicolae, MUFG Bank, Houston, 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, bankruptcy, and insolvency. 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 its CIRA and 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