Management

Stephen C. Smith

CEO, Chairman

CEO of Seaport Global Acquisition Corp, a SPAC that announced a merger with Redbox

Co-founded The Seaport Group, a full-service independent investment bank offering capital markets advisory, sales, trading, and research services in 2001

Founded and serving as CEO and Chairman of the Investment Committee of Seaport Global Asset Management LLC,  an SEC-registered investment advisor

Served as managing director focusing on distressed sales and trading at Amroc Securities, a financial service firm

Co-founded Libra Investments, a distressed debt broker-dealer acquired by U.S. Bancorp in 1999

Worked at several financial management and services companies including S.N. Phelps & Co., Jefferies & Company,  and ran the taxable fixed income trading desk at Merrill Lynch

Jay Burnham

Chief Financial Officer

Over 30 years of experience in distressed and high yield investing

Currently serving as a Member of SGAM’s Investment Committee and Managing Member of Sunset Way LLC, an asset management company

Served as Director of Seaport Global Acquisition Corp. , a SPAC that completed its merger with Redbox in Oct. 2021

Investment Analyst and Manager for multiple companies before becoming the Portfolio Manager at Cypress Management, LLC, an investment management firm.

Acted as a director of a number of public and private companies in turnaround situations such as Live Entertainment, Inc., Bally’s Grand, Inc. and New Millennium Homes, LLC.

Salvatore Bonomo

Chief Operating Officer

Director of Operations & Compliance at SGAM since April 2021

Was Vice President at HPS Investment Partners working in both the Valuations Group and the Operations Group from 2015 to 2021

Responsible for maintaining pricing and valuations for all investments across multiple platforms and for assisting in supervising daily and monthly processes

Worked at Armory Advisors, LLC, responsible for numerous middle office functions including operations, treasury and cash management, corporate actions, financial reporting, valuations and investor relations

Previously worked for The Seaport Group, LLC as an operations specialist beginning in 2010

Shelley Greenhaus

Director

Founder and President of Whippoorwill Associates, Inc., founded in Dec. 1990, which manages investments in corporate reorganizations, liquidations and other related activities

Former Director of Seaport Global Acquisition Corp.

Portfolio Manager at Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., a full-service brokerage firm and investment bank, with responsibility for distressed investments from 1983-1990

Financial Analyst and Portfolio Manager for the William Rosenwald Family, a family office, where he was primarily involved in analyzing and managing investments involving corporate reorganizations, liquidations and related special situations

Began his business career in 1978, working as a financial analyst at Loeb, Rhoades, Hornblower & Co., a brokerage company, where he was primarily involved in analyzing risk arbitrage opportunities and distressed securities

Spent 1996-2004 serving on. the board of directors for multiple companies
These included Barneys New York, Inc., Marvel Enterprises, Inc., and GWI Holding, Inc.

Joined the board. of directors of Commercial Furniture Group, Inc., a commercial furnishings company

Jeremy Hedberg

Director

Partner, Co-CIO and Co-Head of Corporate and Traded Credit at Värde Partners, Inc. (“Värde”), a global alternative investment advisor currently managing $14 billion that has invested $70+ billion since inception

Joined Värde in November 1997 and has managed its liquid investing activities globally and led significant investments in the residential mortgage sector in the U.S.

Former Director of Seaport Global Acquisition Corp.

Served on a number of boards of portfolio companies of Värde funds

Served on many official creditors’ committees and a number of adhoc committees to restructure companies in bankruptcy

Worked for Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison, a private equity fund specializing in middle-market leveraged buyouts

Worked for Wessels, Arnold & Henderson, a full-service investment bank specializing in high-growth companies