Janice Stanton

Ms. Stanton is a founding member and President of Contrarian Capital Management, L.L.C. She works closely with Jon Bauer on the firm’s corporate investments activities, with a particular focus on senior secured corporate investments. Ms. Stanton also manages the Contrarian Capital Senior Secured Fund. She has 31 years of experience in distressed securities. Prior to co-founding Contrarian, Ms. Stanton was the Founder and Head of the Bank Debt and Trade Claims desk at Oppenheimer & Co. from 1986 to 1995, and was responsible for bank debt and trade claim investments in the Oppenheimer Horizon partnerships as well as for outside clients. From 1985 to 1986, she was an associate in the corporate finance department of Lehman Brothers and worked on equity and debt financings as well as the first principal LBO investment made by Lehman. Prior to business school, Ms. Stanton was an analyst with Booz Allen Hamilton, focusing on business strategy consulting. She has served on numerous bank debt committees, including Audio Visual Services, Pillowtex and Warnaco. She has also chaired and served on Official Committees of Unsecured Creditors, such as in the case of Service Merchandise and Edison Brothers. Ms. Stanton received her MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and graduated Beta Gamma Sigma and magna cum laude with a BS from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She is also a CFA charterholder.