SAMA Conference Booklet - Berkeley Research Group

Featured SpeakersDavid Auchterlonie, Chairman & CEOThe Scotland GroupMr. Auchterlonie founded The Scotland Group, Inc.® in 1986. The firm specializes in assisting underperforming anddistressed businesses through hands-on corporate turnaround management. The firm’s outstanding record of successresults from the involvement of line management CEOs in each client engagement.Mr. Auchterlonie is actively involved in community activities. He serves as Past-Chairman of the internationallyrecognized Turnaround Management Association (TMA), a 8,500 member global professional trade association.Further, he serves on the Board of Advisors of an internationally based distressed debt fund and is a past Boardmember of TMA (12 years) and of the Association of Certified Turnaround Professionals (6 years).He has recruited, mentored and supervised CEOs serving the firm’s clients in multiple industries, all in highly distressedsettings. Further, Mr. Auchterlonie has provided his turnaround expertise as CEO to clients in retail, healthcare,consumer products, transportation, food, manufacturing, distribution, and telecommunications, among other industries.Under his leadership the firm has served over 200 underperforming or distressed businesses since its founding. Theseclient engagements include representation of companies, bank groups, creditor committees and equity sponsors bothoutside and inside bankruptcy proceedings.Prior to forming his firm he was a financial officer for three public companies, where he created substantial value (TigerInternational, Redken Laboratories and Applied Magnetics). Mr. Auchterlonie began his career in 1968 with PriceWaterhouse in Los Angeles, where he had engagement responsibilities for Fortune 500, middle market and emergingbusiness clients.He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from California State University, Northridgein 1969. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the AICPA. After completing a rigorous certificationprocess, the Association of Certified Turnaround Professionals officially designated Mr. Auchterlonie as a CertifiedTurnaround Professional (CTP) in November 1996. In October 2008, the Turnaround Management Associationinducted Mr. Auchterlonie into its Hall of Fame for his direct involvement to develop turnaround management from acottage industry into a worldwide profession.Mr. Auchterlonie is a frequent speaker at seminars related to corporate renewal and turnaround management. He hasalso authored several articles related to corporate turnaround management.He lives with his wife Barbara, an attorney, in Corona del Mar, California. He is a father of three grown sons andproud grandfather to five grandchildren.18 SAMA Third Annual Conference 2012