Bio

Clifford Hall is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal’s Private Equity Performance Improvement Group in New York. He also leads the Commercial Excellence service line in the U.S. Mr. Hall brings more than 25 years of experience in a range of management, board advisory, operational, and functional roles in the Americas, Europe and Asia. As a mentor, he has successfully coached board of directors, portfolio company management professionals and their teams to measurably impact financial performance. Mr. Hall’s career is defined by his ability to combine strategic vision with implementation to drive results. In addition to his interim senior management and board advisory positions for A&M’s private equity clients, his functional areas of focus include commercial excellence, cost optimization and operations performance improvement. Mr. Hall has worked across industry sectors, including manufacturing, industrial, business services and consumer enterprises. Recently, Mr. Hall served as Chief Transformation Officer for a $3 billion manufacturing company and a $500 million printing company. At a $2 billion distribution company, Mr. Hall supported the chairman, board of directors and the CEO in driving a significant corporate, financial and operational transformation,resulting ina top quartile exit for the sponsor.​ Previously, as Chief Operating Officer for a $350 million oil and gas company, Mr. Hall drove a corporate, product and operational transformation that led to the successful recapitalization of the company. Prior to that, Mr. Hall managed the diligence, synergy assessment and implementation process for the private equity-owned strategic buyer for a sports equipment company. Additionally, Mr. Hall served as interim President; revenue at the company increased by 42 percent and EBITDA by 84 percent over the prior year.​ Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Hall served as Chief Operating Officer at Timex Group, and as Chief Marketing Officer for Trane Industrial. Mr. Hall earned an MBA from Loyola University Maryland.