Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> October 3, 2011
Robert A. Hamwee, Managing Director of New Mountain Capital, joined the firm in 2008. He is the CEO of New Mountain Finance Corporation. Before joining New Mountain, he was President of GSC Group, where he had responsibility for managing GSC's control distressed debt funds. He was with Greenwich Street Capital Partners, the predecessor to GSC Group, from 1994 to 1999. Before that, Mr. Hamwee was with The Blackstone Group from 1992 to 1994, where he worked of assignments in the restructuring and merchant banking departments. Mr. Hamwee has led numerous creditor committees and bank steering groups, and has been a lead Director for many corporate boards, including Purina Mills, LLC, Envirosource and Viasystems Group Inc. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Michigan with a BBA in finance and accounting. Profile
TWST: Let's begin with a brief overview of the history and evolution of New Mountain Finance Corporation.
Mr. Klinsky: New Mountain Capital initiated its debt investments back in 2008. New Mountain