Biography

Jeffrey Engel was named President & Chief Operating Officer in August 2024. Jeff is a global turnaround and restructuring advisor with more than 30 years of C-suite and advisory experience leading successful turnarounds across multiple industries and geographies, including the Americas, EMEA and APAC. He previously served as iRobot’s Chief Restructuring Officer. Prior to iRobot, Jeff served as Founder and Managing Director of Pacific Partners Capital, an advisory firm that helped clients navigate complex and challenging situations in industrial companies, manufacturing, consumer products and electronics, automotive and software sectors. He served as an Executive-in-Residence and Senior Advisor at AlixPartners, one of the world’s leading management consulting and restructuring firms, frequently assuming interim C-suite positions to plan and lead business turnarounds. Throughout his career, Jeff has worked with many of the world’s leading PE firms and investment banks on portfolio company operational challenges, strategic initiatives and investment decisions. He has held various C-suite and advisory positions at companies, including Senior Principal at Kearney, Executive Director and CPO of Americas at Ford Motor Company, and COO and Board Member of Westpoint Stevens with Icahn Enterprises. Jeff holds an M.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Iowa.