The proposed appointees to the Board of reorganized Kodak are:

• Mark S. Burgess, Chairman of the Clondalkin Group, a global manufacturer of flexible and specialty plastic packaging solutions and former Chief Executive Officer of Graham Packaging Company.
• James V. Continenza, President of STi Prepaid, LLC, a telecommunications company, who formerly served in executive positions with Anchor Glass Container Corp. and Teligent, Inc. Mr. Continenza has been a Kodak director since April 1, 2013.
• George Karfunkel, Chairman of Sabr Group, a consulting company, and co-founder and former Senior Vice President of American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC.
• Jason New, a Senior Managing Director of The Blackstone Group and Head of Special Situation Investing for GSO Capital Partners, who previously served in senior positions with Credit Suisse and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette.
• William G. Parrett, former Senior Partner of Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, a public accounting firm, where he held several executive positions, including Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and Managing Partner of Deloitte & Touche USA. Mr. Parrett has been a Kodak director since November 2007 and serves as Chairman of the Board’s Audit & Finance Committee.
• Derek Smith, a Managing Principal and Senior Portfolio Manager at BlueMountain Capital Management, who previously worked in senior investment management positions with Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs.
• Matt Doheny, President of North Country Capital LLC, an advisory and investment firm, who previously served as Managing Director of the Distressed Assets Group of Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
• John A. Janitz, Co-Founder and Chairman of Evergreen Capital Partners, LLC, an investment firm that provides advisory services and co-invests with private equity sponsors, who previously served as Co-Managing Principal for Questor Management Company LLC, a turnaround capital investment firm, and as President and Chief Operating Officer of Textron Inc., a $10 billion NYSE-listed multi-industry company.

Antonio M. Perez, Chief Executive Officer of Kodak and a director since October 2004, will remain on the Board.

For additional information, including full biographies of the proposed directors of reorganized Kodak, reference the court filing on this site.

“These highly accomplished and proven business leaders bring a rich combination of capabilities in technology, packaging, corporate strategy and finance – all key areas of focus for the new Kodak,” said Antonio M. Perez, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “I look forward to working with the members of this strong and well-suited board.”

The current Board of Directors will remain in place until the new Board takes on its responsibilities upon emergence.  The new Board members will serve until the next annual meeting of the company’s stockholders.

The confirmation hearing on the Plan is currently scheduled for August 20, 2013.