Robert A. Schriesheim
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| Born | 1960/1961 (age 56–57) United States |
| Residence | Winnetka, Illinois |
| Citizenship | United States |
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Princeton University Bachelor's Degree Chemistry University of Chicago Booth School of Business MBA |
| Occupation | Corporate Director, Corporate Transformations |
| Spouse(s) | Married, 4 children |
Robert A. Schriesheim (born 1960) is an American business executive. Schriesheim has served as a corporate director, board chairman or CFO of a number of multi-national public companies. According to the Wall Street Journal in an article published in May 2016 he has a long history of working in partnership with private equity firms, hedge funds and institutional investors to create shareholder value in special situation circumstances. He has led companies through broad strategic, operational and financial transformations, including complex restructurings, in a variety of sectors involving technology, business services, software, retail and real estate.
Schriesheim currently serves as a board member of a portfolio of publicly traded companies including as chairman of the audit committee of Houlihan Lokey, an international investment banking firm; Skyworks Solutions, a global provider of semiconductors to the mobile communications market; NII Holdings, formerly known as Nextel International, a provider of wireless communications services in Latin America, primarily in Brazil; and of FirstAdvantage, a portfolio company of private equity firm Symphony Technology Group, which is an international provider of employee screening solutions. Previously, he served as a board director of a number of public companies including Lawson Software, Inc.; Georgia Gulf Corp, now known as Axiall; Co-chairman of MSC Software, acquired by Symphony Technology Group and Elliott Associates;Dobson Communications, acquired by ATT;Golden Telecom, Acquired by VimpelCom; and Global Telesystems, a European communications provider, backed by Soros Private Equity Affiliates which was acquired by KPNQwest.
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