Thomas Wagner

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Biography

Mr. Thomas Wagner is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing Member at Knighthead Capital Management. He serves as Chairman at Knighthead Annuity & Life Assurance Company. He serves as a Board Member at Hertz. Before Knighthead Capital's founding, he was most recently employed by Goldman, Sachs & Co. where he was a managing director responsible for running the distressed and high-yield credit trading desks. He also co-managed the firm's Capital Structure Franchise Trading desk, which combined the trading of credit and equity products issued by stressed and distressed companies. He oversaw 22 traders specializing in a variety of credit and equity products including cash bonds, credit default swaps, listed and OTC equities, convertible bonds, preferred stock, and equity options. He was also active in the firm's mentoring, recruiting, and diversity programs. Before joining Goldman in 2000, he was employed for two years at Credit Suisse First Boston ("CSFB") as a trader and special situations desk analyst. He graduated Beta Gamma Sigma from Columbia Business School in 1999 and worked full-time at CSFB during his second year of studies. Before attending business school, he worked for 5 years at Ernst & Young, LLP in the firm's hedge fund practice providing audit and consulting services to a wide range of investment funds. During his tenure at Ernst & Young, LLP, He was registered as a Certified Public Accountant in Massachusetts and the Cayman Islands. He graduated from Villanova University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting in 1992. He serves as a Board Member at Birmingham City F.C.