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LEADERSHIP

Mr. Snyder is a battle tested C-Suite executive and general counsel with expertise in M&A, Enterprise Risk Analysis, Corporate Governance, Crisis Management, Distressed Investing, Real Estate Investments and Aerospace & Defense. For over two decades he has been a trusted advisor to Boards of Directors, CEOs and other senior executives of publicly traded companies, private equity sponsored companies, and family-owned businesses.
 
When he is not in the office Alex pursues a diverse array of activities. Alex has been a member of the Economic Club of New York for over 25 years and was one of the youngest people to be invited to join at the time. He also recently earned a certificate in ESG investing from the CFA Institute.

Alexander Snyder

Alex has frequently been invited to speak at Real Estate, Aerospace, and M&A conferences on a variety of topics, including risk assessments and crisis management. He also recently was invited to speak at the Barton School of Business on the topic of Leveraging Analytics in M&A and Corporate Governance. Alex has served on several boards including the Harvard Clubs of Fairfield County and Indiana. Service to his community is also an important part of Alex’s life. Consistent with this, he is a certified firefighter currently serving as a member of New Canaan Fire Company No. 1 and is also its Treasurer. He holds a certification from the State of Connecticut in Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Awareness and Operations and has participated in disaster simulation table-top exercises with law enforcement and emergency services in connection with this training. He also volunteers his time as a member of his town’s Zoning Board of Appeals.

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Mr. Snyder graduated from Harvard College magna cum laude with a double concentration in Government and History. While there he lettered in lacrosse and represented Harvard at both the national and world parliamentary debate championships. After Harvard he attended and graduated from Columbia Law School where he was a Stone Scholar.

SIMON PROPERTY GROUP

2016 – 2024

Executive Team Member

  • COVID-19 Crisis Response Strategy Team

  • Global Risk Management and Business Continuity

    • Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Procedures and Protocols

    • Global Insurance Program Structure and Oversight

  • Shareholder Outreach Strategy

  • 14(a)-8 Shareholder Proposal Responses

  • Corporate Governance Developments

    • Corporate Governance Principles Updates

    • Code of Business Conduct and Ethics Updates

    • Committee Charter Updates

    • Executive Compensation Program

  • Mergers & Acquisitions and Special Projects

    • Acquisition of Taubman Realty Group

    • Acquisition of Brooks Brothers out of chapter 11

    • Acquisition of Forever 21 out of chapter 11

    • Acquisition of Lucky Brand Jeans out of chapter 11

    • Acquisition of Eddie Bauer from PE Sponsor

    • Acquisition of Reebok’s U.S. business operations

    • SPAC Formation and IPO

    • Multiple Strategic Venture Investments

  • Financings and Securities Offerings

    • Multiple offerings of SEC registered senior unsecured notes

    • Unsecured revolving credit facilities negotiations

    • Single property CMBS loans

    • Single property secured loans from insurance companies and banks

    • Construction loans

  • Property Developments and Redevelopments

HAWKER BEECHCRAFT

2010 – 2014

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

  • Led Company through a successful chapter 11 reorganization

    • Retention of a $50 million deposit in connection with granting a prospective Chinese buyer 90 days of exclusivity

    • Negotiated a tri-partite agreement with the PBGC and IAM allowing the Company to terminate two pension plans and freeze a third plan

    • Successfully lobbied creditors to agree to reload the deferred compensation accounts of 100% of employees who remained with the Company after emergence

    • Elimination of $2.6 billion of pre-petition indebtedness

    • Discontinuation of aircraft warranties

  • Conducted a successful Government Contract Protest

  • Achieved a favorable outcome in a high stakes commercial arbitration with Airbus

  • Negotiated $45 million incentive program with the State of Kansas, Sedgwick County and the City of Wichita

  • Oversaw the auction and advised the Board in connection with the sale of Beechcraft to Textron and advised the Board with respect to the same. 

  • Leader on the transition team that oversaw the integration of Beechcraft and Cessna in connection with Textron’s acquisition of Beechcraft. Areas of integration included:

    • Legal department composition and structure

    • Compliance policies

    • Litigation management

KOCH INDUSTRIES

2003 – 2010

Chief Counsel Mergers & Acquisitions

Provided KII legal, strategic, structuring and general transactional advice in connection with six acquisitions and 17 dispositions worth in the aggregate over $20 billion and other strategic transactions for global enterprises involved in a myriad of industries, including refining and chemicals, process and pollution control equipment and technologies, minerals and fertilizers, fibers and polymers, commodity and financial trading and services, forest and consumer products.

 

  • Acquisition of two pulp and paper mills from Georgia-Pacific specializing in the production of fluff pulp for over $500 million.

  • Acquisition of Georgia-Pacific in December 2005 for $13.2 billion

  • Acquisition of INVISTA from DuPont for over $4 billion.  INVISTA was a carve out of DuPont's worldwide Textiles and Fibers business, and included brands such as Stainmaster Carpet and Lycra Spandex.

  • Acquisition from The Williams Companies in March 2004 of the North Pole Refinery and a 3% interest in the Trans-Alaska Pipeline by Flint Hills Resources and Koch Pipeline Company.

  • Flint Hills Resources’ acquisition of Huntsman's North American base chemicals and polymers business.

  • Acquisition of an Intermediate Chemicals Facility from BP in Joliet, Illinois.

  • Sale of Koch Chemical Technology Group’s Iris business to Qualitrol, a Danaher Company.

  • Sale of four Canadian chemicals businesses to DuPont.

  • Sale of Koch Chemical Technology Group’s Unifin business to Wabtec Corporation.

  • Koch Supply & Trading LP’s sale of its crude oil terminal in St. James, Louisiana to Valero, LP.

  • Sale of Koch Materials China (Hong Kong) Limited to Shell China Holdings B.V.

  • Sale of 50% interest in Betunel-Koch a Brazilian asphalt JV to our co-investor

  • Restructuring and Sale of Koch Materials Company’s U.S. and Mexican Asphalt Business.

  • Sale of crude oil storage and terminalling assets in Cushing, Oklahoma to TEPPCO. 

  • Sale of the Gulf South Pipeline which was held by a limited partnership called Entergy-Koch, L.P. (KII had an indirect 50% interest) to TGT Pipeline, a subsidiary of Loews.

  • Sale of an energy trading business which was held by a limited partnership called Entergy-Koch, L.P. (KII had an indirect 50% interest) to Merrill Lynch.

  • Sale of Flint Hills Resources’ interest in True North Energy L.P., a Canadian oil sands business, to the minority partner, UTS Energy Corporation 

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