John Bambach, Jr. CTP


John is a highly accomplished executive with over twenty years of experience serving as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Restructuring Officer and Chief Financial Officer in diversified industries, including technology-based businesses, telecommunications, finance, construction and manufacturing.

John is known for his “roll up the sleeves” approach to turnaround management, assisting clients by acting as a chief negotiator, restructuring partner, sales manager, collections agent and main interface to stakeholders. During his career, John has successfully improved the operations and profitability of numerous distressed organizations.

Most recently, John served as a principal, partner and shareholder for a top ranked turnaround firm. Prior to this role, he worked as a director for an accounting and turnaround consulting firm. His experiences included assisting start-up businesses, aiding in out of court restructurings, and restoring profitability. Leading as a financial advisor and strategist, he helped a construction firm through and out of bankruptcy, returning it to profitability.

Highlights of John’s career include serving as Interim CFO and CRO to a publishing company to drive a turnaround. His efforts resulted in an $800,000 increase in net income in seven months. John also acted as CEO/CFO to a telecommunications corporation, engineering the turnaround of a cable property and achieved breakeven. Additionally, John was Financial Advisor to the Official Creditor's Committee for Serenity Nursing Homes, Inc., a combination of 22 nursing homes and small hospital.

Early in John’s professional life, he founded VisionTel, where they developed the first real-time digital ad insertion software system that remains today the dominant provider to the digital ad insertion industry. As CEO/CFO, John helped the Company win the Eastern Technology Council’s “Startup of the Year” award in 1995. In addition, John worked as an Investment Banker for E F Hutton, growing their cable television market.

John earned his M.B.A from New York Institute of Technology and holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from LaSalle University.He is an adjunct faculty member of the New York Institute of Technology where he has taught numerous MBA level courses.