Mr. Jack Butler

John ?Jack? Wm. Butler, Jr. is the CEO of Birch Lake Partners, L.P., a Chicago-based merchant bank, and its investing, consulting and advisory business units. He has been one of the principal architects of restructuring solutions for companies across a diverse range of industries, including DelphiCorp., Kmart Corp., Masonite International Inc., Per-Se Technologies Inc., Rite Aid Corp., Sprint Corp.,Warnaco Group Inc., Xerox Corp. and on behalf of creditors in the American Airlines? reorganization and merger with US Airways Group, Inc. Mr. Butler co-founded the corporate restructuring practice at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, where he was a practice leader for 23 years and previously served on the executive leadership team at Hilco Global. His recent transactions at Birch Lake include leadership of merchant banking relationships in the food and legal tech industries, among others. Mr.Butler is a member of the M&A Advisor Hall of Fame and the Turnaround, Restructuring and DistressedInvesting Industry Hall of Fame. He is also a recipient of the prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honor, which is awarded to Americans who exemplify outstanding qualities in both their personal and professional lives. In 2016, Mr. Butler received the Harvey R. Miller Outstanding Achievement Award forService to the Restructuring Industry. A founder and past chairman of the Turnaround ManagementAssociation, he has served in leadership positions for many other industry organizations, including ABI,American Board of Certification, Commercial Finance Association and its Education Foundation, IN-SOL International and the New York Institute of Credit. He is also a Fellow in the American College ofBankruptcy and International Insolvency Institute. Mr. Butler received his A.B. magna cum laude fromPrinceton University in 1977 and his J.D. from Michigan University in 1980.