Joseph V. Pegnia

Joseph V. Pegnia is a managing director of B. Riley Advisory Services in Atlanta and has 23 years of experience as a fiduciary and turnaround advisor. He has advised companies, lenders, bondholders, trade creditors and equity holders in both out-of-court and in court proceedings. Mr. Pegnia has experience in bankruptcy courts and Federal District Court. He has been involved in more than 30 chapter 11 cases and multi state federal receiverships, including some of the largest cross-border chapter 11 cases during the financial crisis, such as Abitibi Bowater Holdings and Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. Mr. Pegnia currently serves as financial advisor in the Fresh Acquisitions chapter 11 case and to a 600-resident continuing care retirement center. Recently, he served as receiver of a 100-bed skilled nursing facility, as CRO in the chapter 11 case of RMH Franchise Corp., valued a multibillion-dollar claim in the Westinghouse Electric Co.chapter 11 case, and acted as financial advisor to the chapter 11 trustee in the Alliance Medical Holdings chapter 11 cases. Prior to joining B. Riley Advisory Services, Mr. Pegnia was a partner and shareholder with GGG Partners and a managing director with FTI Consulting. He began his restructuring career withErnst & Young LLP and before that was an asset-based lender. Mr. Pegnia has addressed numerous professional organizations on issues relating to bankruptcy, creditors’ rights and corporate fraud. He was awarded the Turnaround of the Year Award by the Atlanta Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association for both a freight audit and management billing company in 2014 and a golf course management company in2013. Mr. Pegnia previously served as president of the Atlanta Chapter of the Risk Management Association and attained the rank of Eagle Scout with the Boy Scouts of America. He received his B.S. in business and finance from Miami University in 1992 and his M.B.A. in finance from Xavier University WilliamsCollege of Business in 1996.