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Joff Mitchell is a managing director and the national practice leader of Kroll Zolfo Cooper with more than 25 years of management experience across a wide range of industries. His expertise includes acquisitions, debt financing and restructurings, divestitures, and successful bankruptcy reorganizations. He is recognized as an innovative executive whose exceptional leadership and interpersonal skills bring value to complex situations.
Professional Experience
Joff is currently the chairman and CEO of Entegra Power Group, which owns the two largest gas-fired merchant power plants in the United States. Most recently he led Entegra�s refinancing, raising $1.33 billion.
Joff also advised the board of directors of a public giftware company, where he drove the development and execution of a business plan that reversed negative cash flow and improved EBITDA by $31 million.
In the pre-arranged bankruptcy of two of TECO Energy�s power plants, Joff advised a 38-member bank group. He served as director of restructuring at NRG Energy, where he was responsible for raising $2.7 billion of exit financing and managing the sales process of electricity generating operations in the US and internationally. Previous engagements include Sunbeam, Washington Group International and Laidlaw. In addition, he served as interim CEO of Giftware Holdings, an importer and distributor.
Prior to joining Kroll Zolfo Cooper, Joff spent 14 years in general management roles with companies such as Chep USA, Brambles Industries, Ceramco Corporation, Ltd., and Equiticorp Holdings Ltd.
Education, Certification & Professional Affiliations
Diploma of Management from Auckland University of Technology
Graduate of the Advanced Management Program at the University of Hawaii
Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor
Member of the Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors
Member of the American Bankruptcy Institute | 