Irwin Gold — Executive Chairman & Senior MD at Houlihan Lokey

Mr. Irwin N. Gold serves as an Executive Chairman at Houlihan Lokey, Inc. since April 17, 2014 and serves as its Senior Managing Director. Mr. Gold co-founded Houlihan Lokey's Financial Restructuring Group in 1988 and serves as its Co-Director. He serves as the Chairman at Houlihan Lokey since April 17, 2013 and its Director since 1994. Mr. Gold was employed with Homes, Inc. He was associated with the Corporate Department of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher from 1982 through 1985. Mr. Gold served as Vice President and Director of Corporate Finance of Wood Bros from 1985 to 1986. He served as a Principal at The Seneca Group, an investment banking and financial advisory firm, from 1986 to 1988. Mr. Gold served as a Co-Chairman at Houlihan Lokey from February 2007 to April 2013. He serves as a Director at Cole National Corporation since 1992. Mr. Gold serves as a Director at Hartmarx Corporation, Cole Vision Corp. and Nexiq Technologies, Inc. He served as a Director at Bibb Co. since September 1996. Mr. Gold is a member of a variety of organizations, including the Financial Lawyers Conference, the Bankruptcy Study Group and the American Bankruptcy Institute. He holds a J.D. from the University Of Virginia School Of Law and a B.A. in economics, summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from Duke University. Mr. Gold is the author of Valuation of the Restructured Enterprise and Its Effect on Negotiating Leverage.