Paul Kinrade

Senior Advisor
30+ years of experience  
Focuses on operational and financial transformation, capital allocation optimization and shareholder engagement advisory 
Supports clients across Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East
London
@alvarezmarsal
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Paul Kinrade is a Senior Adviser with Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Transformation Services in London. He brings more than 30 years of experience in corporate transformation, performance improvement and operational restructuring. Mr. Kinrade has held numerous board, advisory and interim management roles driving improved value, visibility and liquidity. He has undertaken assignments across Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East. 

Mr Kinrade has extensive experience in helping corporates assess their vulnerability to, and if necessary engage with, shareholder activist campaigns. He works with boards, c-suite and other advisors to develop and implement robust enhancement plans that maximise long term shareholder value and mitigate the risks of shareholder challenges. 

Mr. Kinrade has worked with clients in various industries, including consumer products, engineering, chemicals, oil and gas, media, automotive, construction, and financial services. He most recently supported a global engineering company with their operational restructuring programme, having a particular focus on driving maximized operational efficiency, capital allocation, shareholder value and supporting interactions with active investors.  

Prior to this, Mr. Kinrade acted as the Europe Chief Transformation Officer for a global automotive supplier, driving an operational restructuring of the €8.5 billion European operations, including geographic and product line revenue penetration, supply chain enhancements, capital allocation, cost reductions and visibility improvements.  

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Kinrade held senior roles with the restructuring division of PwC in the firm's London and New York offices. He started his career with Exxon’s maritime division. 

Mr. Kinrade earned an MBA from Warwick Business School. He has lectured on corporate turnaround techniques and practicalities at Cambridge University and London Business School and developed a course with Harvard Business School on corporate restructuring. 
 

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Our latest A&M Activist Alert (AAA) 2024 Interim Outlook report provides insights into the current activist trends and key predictions for the remainder of 2024 and into 2025 across Europe.
Global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (“A&M”) today announces the findings of its latest analysis and predictor of shareholder activism in Europe, the “A&M Activist Alert”, or “AAA”. The study shows that Industrial companies are now predicted to be most in demand from activist investors.
Global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (“A&M”) today announces the findings of its latest analysis and predictor of shareholder activism in Europe, the “A&M Activist Alert”, or “AAA”. The AAA reveals that the number of U.K. companies predicted to be under threat from public activist targeting has risen 13 percent to 60 over the past 12 months.
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