Barak’s advisory experience prior to CR3 includes 10 years of broad and deep restructuring and performance improvement engagements at Winter Harbor, CRG Partners and Huron Consulting Group. His industry experience includes four years in the U.S. and Latin America finance organizations at Unilever, a €61 billion global consumer products manufacturer, as well as five years in general management at startups in the entertainment and publishing industries. Barak is fluent in Hebrew and strongly proficient in Spanish and Italian.
Representative Experience
- CRO of a specialty chemicals company with end-user applications in the construction, foodservice, and packaging industries.
- Financial advisor to Revel, a 1,399-room hotel and casino in Atlantic City that underwent two Chapter 11 bankruptcies.
- Interim CFO of a U.S.-based silicon wafer manufacturer that ultimately sold to a multinational supplier of technology and services.
- Transaction advisor to a private equity firm acquiring a chain of fitness equipment distributors.
- CRO of a mall-based fast-casual restaurant chain undergoing a restructuring of its geographic footprint and lease portfolio.