June 10, 2026 - WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA - Great American Holdings, LLC ("GA Group"), a leading global advisory, valuation, investment banking, asset-based lending, and restructuring firm, majority-owned by funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., today announced the appointment of Emily Friedman as Chief Talent Officer. In this role, Emily will lead the organization's comprehensive talent strategy, leveraging her extensive background in building high-performing and engaging workplaces.
Chief Talent Officer, GA Group
With a distinguished career spanning the asset management, professional services, technology, and non-profit sectors, Emily specializes in aligning human capital initiatives with business growth to drive sustained organizational impact. Throughout her career, she has acted as a catalyst for scaling companies, consistently fostering cultures defined by high engagement and transparent communication.
Drawing on her previous executive tenures
at G2 Capital Advisors, Social Finance, Arrowstreet Capital, and Altman
Vilandrie & Company, Emily Friedman focuses on metrics-driven hiring,
senior leadership development, and robust succession planning. Her approach is
designed to ensure the organization remains stable, innovative, and positioned
for long-term success.
A unique differentiator in Emily's
methodology is her background as an employment attorney. This legal foundation
allows her to bridge the gap between human-centric culture building and
rigorous HR compliance, ensuring that internal systems and practices are both
effective and resilient. She brings deep expertise in DEIB strategy,
organizational design, executive coaching, and global labor law.
Chief Executive Officer, GA Group
"We are incredibly excited to welcome
Emily to the team," said CEO Dan Shribman. "Her rare combination of
deep HR expertise and legal acumen is exactly what we need as we continue to
scale. Her track record of building high-growth cultures speaks for itself, and
I am confident that her strategic vision will be instrumental in helping us
attract, develop, and retain the best talent in our industry."
Emily's leadership philosophy centers on
the conviction that strategic HR is the primary driver of institutional success
and she is passionate about equipping leadership with the tools necessary to
navigate organizational change, resolve conflict, and create sustainable career
development paths.
Emily holds a J.D. from Georgetown Law and a B.A. from Tufts University.
About GA Group
GA Group is a privately held global firm
offering a comprehensive set of tailored solutions to meet our clients' diverse
needs. Our experts provide advisory and valuation services, as well as
monetize, lend against, and acquire assets across a broad range of sectors from
both healthy and distressed companies. GA Group and its predecessors are
celebrating 50 years of customer service, and the company's leadership has over
100 years of collective experience in the industry. GA Group is majority-owned
by funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. For more information,
please visit www.gagroup.com.
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Source: GA Group