Chairman David Drake announces the appointment of Alexandre Zyngier as the Managing Director of Crypto Media & Restructuring at his family office, LDJ Capital. He is also Member of the Board of Directors of Atari SA gaming.

In 2013, Zyngier founded Batuta Capital Advisors LLC with a focus on advisory and investing in the turnaround, distressed and high growth sectors. Zyngier's expertise is in the field of restructuring, investing, strategy and operations.

His work at Alden Global Capital, Deutsche Bank Co., and Goldman Sachs & Co. was focused on distressed investments across the capital structure.

"We are very privileged to have Alexandre Zyngier as the Managing Director of Crypto Media and Restructuring at LDJ Capital," says David Drake, adding that "With his expertise and over 20 years of experience in investments, he will definitely be able to advise our clients in blockchain ICOs, and corporates on Governance, Strategy, Operations, and Restructuring."

Zyngier is also a member of the Board of Directors at Applied Minerals Inc. (AMNL), AudioEye, Inc. (AEYE), First Contact Entertainment, GT Advanced Technologies, LootCrate, Inc. and Torchlight Energy Resources, Inc. (TRCH). Previously, he was Chairman of the Board of Vertis Inc., a director of Island One LLC, and the Executive Chairman of DTV America Corporation.

He also worked for McKinsey & Co. as a strategy consultant and at Procter & Gamble as Technical Brand Manager with a focus on Latin America beauty care products.

Zyngier holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil. He obtained an MBA in Finance and Accounting from the University of Chicago.