Mr. Walter

Todd Walter

Chief Executive Officer

Red Door Spa Holdings

Mr. Todd Walter has been with Red Door Spa Holdings since July 2005, holding the positions of EVP & CFO, before being elevated to COO in March 2006 and ultimately to his appointment as CEO in October 2006. He has over fourteen years of financial restructuring and turnaround management experience.

Prior to joining Red Door, Mr. Walter provided both financial and senior operating leadership to struggling companies in varied positions including: CFO and acting COO of Naked Juice, a privately-held, premium beverage company distributing through grocery store and mass-merchant retailers; CFO of Cluett American Corp. and Cluett, Peabody & Co., Inc., a branded apparel manufacturing and distribution company whose trademarks included Gold Toe Socks and Arrow dress shirts and sportswear; acting Vice President of Operations for MobileMedia Corporation, the nations then second largest paging and mobile telecommunications company; and Treasurer of a private, post-secondary education company.

Mr. Walter is an alumnus of Alvarez & Marsal, Inc., one of the country's leading turnaround management firms. Prior to Alvarez & Marsal, Mr. Walter spent seven years in the commercial lending and workout field. He was a Vice President in Chemical Bank's Special Loan Group, where he was responsible for managing a portfolio of problem loans, and prior to that, he was a commercial loan officer for National Westminster Bank, USA.

Mr. Walter can be contacted at 203-905-1779 or twalter@rdspas.com

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