Thomas M. Benninger
Chairman
San Francisco Office
Mr. Benninger founded Global Leveraged Capital in 2005 with three other Managing General Partners. Prior to founding GLC, Mr. Benninger was Global Head of Restructuring and Head of the Growth Capital Group at UBS Investment Bank. He also served on UBS’s North American Executive Management Committee. Prior to UBS, Mr. Benninger served as Head of Restructuring for Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette and then for Credit Suisse First Boston from 1994 to 2001. Prior to this, he was Co-Head of the Specialized Restructuring Group at Smith Barney and was previously employed at Drexel Burnham Lambert and Arthur Andersen & Co.
Mr. Benninger is listed in The K&A Restructuring Register and has received multiple industry awards for his restructuring activities. Mr. Benninger currently serves on the board of directors of Squaw Valley Ski Corporation and he has been elected to join the board of directors of Herbst Gaming, Inc upon its emergence from bankruptcy. He previously served as Chairman of the board of directors for Tropicana Entertainment, LLC subsequent to its Chapter 11 filing.
Mr. Benninger earned his B.A. and M.B.A. from Stanford University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
