Michael Sitrick

When bad things happen to a company--a bankruptcy filing, a CEO's messy divorce, a proxy fight--Michael Sitrick is the public relations guy who gets the call. His clients, who have included billionaire investor Ron Burkle, Global Crossing (NASDAQ:GLBC) ex-chairman Gary Winnick, and Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) ex-chairwoman Patricia Dunn, hire him to present their best sides to the press and public. Prior to forming the firm, Mr. Sitrick served as Senior Vice President – Communications for Wickes Companies, Inc. Before joining Wickes, Mr. Sitrick headed Communications and Government Affairs for National Can Corporation, was a Group Supervisor for the Chicago public relations firm Selz, Seabolt and Associates, and served as Assistant Director of Public Information in the Richard J. Daley administration in Chicago. He also did reporting for such publications as the Washington Star andthe Baltimore News American, as well as WSID Radio in Baltimore Mr. Sitrick serves on the Board of Directors of the Turnaround Management Association, the Jewish Television Network, is a former Board Member of APP Pharmaceuticals Company and is a member of the Advisory Board of The1939 Club, the largest Holocaust Survivors organization in the U.S. In 2006, both the Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles Magazine named him one of the most powerful people in L.A. Mr. Sitrick holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration with a Major in Journalism from the University of Maryland, College Park.