Mr. Hawks was a Founding Partner of Brigade Capital Management, a multi-billion dollar asset management firm, from its inception in 2007 until his retirement from the company in December 2019. At Brigade, Mr. Hawks was the Head of Special Situations, sat on the firm’s Investment Committee and helped oversee many of the Brigade’s largest restructurings. Prior to Brigade, Mr. Hawks was a Managing Director at Mackay Shields in its High Yield Group.
Since his time with Brigade, Mr. Hawks has focused on roles on the Boards of companies during or following their restructurings. Mr. Hawks serves on the Board of Ferrellgas Partners, LP., a publicly traded partnership as well as WW International where he serves as Chair of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Hawks also serves on the Boards of several private companies including AppLogic Networks and Cornerstone Chemical Company where he acts as Chairman.
Mr. Hawks also serves as Treasurer and a Board member of the Children’s Cardiomyopathy Foundation, is a member of the Board of Trustees and Nansemond-Suffolk Academy and is on the Advisory Board to the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Commerce with Distinction.
Current and Prior Recent Board Experience (ordered by most recent start date)
GateAir Inc: Board Member (Nov ’24 to present)
AppLogic Networks: Chairman of the Board (June ’24 – present),
Invacare Holdings Corp: Chairman of the Special Committee of the Board (Feb. ’24 – present)
Cornerstone Chemical Company: Chairman of the Board (Dec ’23 – present), Chairman of the Special Committee of the Board (Aug ’23 – Nov ’23)
Ferrellgas Partners LP (public co.): Board Member (Apr ’21 – present)
Cenveo Worldwide: Board Member (Mar ’20 – Jun ‘22), Member of the Special Committee of the Board (Dec ’21 – Jun ’22)
Extraction Oil and Gas (now Civitas) (public co.): Board member (Jan ‘21 – Sep ’21)