Philip Armentor is a Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal in Houston, specializing in finance transformation within the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Tim Hyak is a Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal Tax, LLC in Houston. He specializes in sales and use tax matters, including reverse audits, audit management and controversy, event-based tax planning, tax process improvement and system implementations, accounts payable recovery, nexus studies, and utility-related exemptions.

Samantha Kast is a Senior Director of Operations with Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Performance Improvement practice in Houston. Along with serving as Chief of Staff to Mike Davidson, she leads and coordinates the practice’s essential day-to-day operations, driving strategic plans to ensure all business functions are efficient, value-added and scalable.

Wesley Knapp is a Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal’s Transaction Advisory Group in Houston. He brings more than 12 years of accounting and finance experience, including nine years of experience providing financial due diligence services to private equity and corporate clients.

Dipti Ravichandran is a Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity Performance Improvement in Houston. She has extensive experience with business operating models, new process implementations, business process improvements, operational excellence and efficiencies in both steady state and transaction scenarios.

Lauren Roberts Lukefahr is a Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Performance Improvement in Houston. She oversees learning and development for performance improvement, working closely with A&M business units to identify training needs, develop training strategies, and design, develop, and deploy courses.

Kathy Steadman is a Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Performance Improvement (CPI) in Houston. She oversees all recruiting efforts for the practice.

Connie Wong is a Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal’s Transaction Advisory Group in Houston. She specializes in providing buy- and sell-side financial due diligence services for private equity firms and strategic buyers.