Scott Avila

When Scott Avila began his career, the restructuring industry didn’t exist. Today, however, Scott has 25 years of experience helping to set struggling companies on a path toward success, and he’s worked in various roles at distressed companies across a range of industries. He believes that true change doesn’t always start with an answer, but with a question; investors, leaders, and companies need to ask themselves what issues they face as well as what they’re doing--or not doing--to turn their goals into realities.

Scott Avila currently serves as the CEO of Armory Strategic Partners, where he specializes in restructuring middle market companies and helping them to increase profits and growth as well as build cohesive team cultures. Before this position, he was a Principal in Deloitte’s Corporate Restructuring Group and a Managing Partner at CRG Partners Group prior to its sale to Deloitte in 2012.

These roles often required Scott Avila to step in and assume leadership of companies, and in fact, he has served as chief restructuring officer (CRO) at a $250 million international motorcycle products manufacturer and distributor, a $250 million branded apparel manufacturer and distributor, CRO and chief operating officer (COO) of a $900 million international leasing and computer reseller, an advisor to a $12 billion farm cooperative, and more. He has worked in industries such as media, publishing, telecommunications, energy, healthcare, finance, and many others.

After working at different firms across industries, Scott Avila is a firm believer that a business’ culture can shape its success. Some of the strongest companies are those with mission-based cultures where achieving the company’s mission is the highest priority for all employees; one of the first things Scott likes to do when stepping into a new company is make sure that everyone understands the mission and is ready to make it a reality.

Scott Avila earned his B.B.A. from California State University and his M.B.A. from the University of Southern California. He currently lives with his family in California, where he frequently writes and lectures on a number of topics related to restructuring.