EL SEGUNDO, Calif.,
July 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
Kurtzman Carson Consultants LLC (KCC), a Computershare company and
premier provider of administrative-support services and technology
solutions for the legal and financial industries, announced today
that Benjamin Schrag has been promoted to Vice President of
Business Development for KCC's corporate restructuring services and
Patrick Ivie has been promoted to Vice President of Business
Development for KCC's class action services.
As VP of Business Development for KCC's corporate restructuring
services, Ben leads client engagement initiatives to solidify the
firm's market leadership position in claims and noticing services
for Chapter 11 case administration. Over the last year, Ben has
established new client relationships, developed differentiated
regional market strategies and upheld KCC's reputation as a
highly-responsive and flexible partner for legal and financial
professionals involved in corporate restructurings.
As VP of Business Development for KCC's class action services,
Patrick oversees the growing business development team of class
action experts located throughout the country. He has developed
strategic initiatives to build upon KCC's increasing market share
in class action settlement administration. In addition, he leads
the firm's efforts to expand its brand recognition, and contribute
substantive value to the class action settlement administration
process.
"Ben and Patrick have demonstrated exceptional leadership skills
and have provided valuable insight into our overall business
development approaches," said Jonathan Carson, KCC's Managing
Director. "Their previous legal experience reinforces our vision to
offer a higher standard of client service, which has been unrivaled
over the last decade, and will continue with these talented new
members of our leadership team."
Prior to joining KCC, Ben was an associate in the Restructuring
Group at Kirkland & Ellis LLP in the firm's New York office. His experience includes the
representation of debtors involved in complex Chapter 11
restructurings.
Patrick was an associate in the Los
Angeles office of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Field LLP
where he handled complex litigation and bankruptcy matters.
KCC was recently named as one of the "Best Claims
Administrators" by the New York Law Journal and recognized
for two consecutive years as the "Turnaround Product/Service of the
Year" for its Corporate Restructuring Services in The M&A
Advisor Annual Turnaround Awards.
About KCC
Kurtzman Carson Consultants LLC (KCC) www.kccllc.com, a
Computershare company, provides administrative-support services
that help legal professionals realize time and cost efficiencies.
With an integrated suite of corporate restructuring, class action
and legal document management solutions, KCC alleviates the
administrative challenges of today's legal processes and
procedures. KCC has gained client and industry recognition for its
industry expertise, professional-level client service and
proprietary technologies.
About Computershare Limited (CPU)
Computershare (ASX:CPU) is a global market leader in transfer
agency and share registration, employee equity plans, proxy
solicitation and stakeholder communications. We also specialize in
corporate trust services, tax voucher solutions, bankruptcy
administration and a range of other diversified financial and
governance services.
Founded in 1978, Computershare is renowned for its expertise in
data management, high volume transaction processing, payments and
stakeholder engagement. Many of the world's leading organizations
use these core competencies to help maximize the value of
relationships with their investors, employees, creditors, members
and customers.
Computershare is represented in all major financial markets and
has over 10,000 employees worldwide. For more information, visit
www.computershare.com.
For more information, please contact:
Julie Hite
Kurtzman Carson Consultants
310-751-1501
jhite@kccllc.com
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