Alexandria, Va. — The American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) announces that Bradley D. Sharp of Development Specialists, Inc. (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) (DSI) has been named to a two-year term as ABI Vice President-Development. An ABI member since 1994 and a member of the ABI Board of Directors since 2017, Sharp has co-chaired ABI’s Asset Sales and Business Reorganization Committees, and he served on the advisory board of ABI’s Southwest Bankruptcy Conference, was a Southwest regional chair for the ABI Endowment, a member of the ABI Board of Director’s Development committee and served on the steering committee for ABI’s “40 Under 40” program.

Sharp is the president and CEO of DSI and has more than 25 years of experience providing crisis-management, financial advisory and third-party fiduciary services. He has advised and operated companies in numerous industries, including consumer finance, real estate development, high-tech, manufacturing, food and agriculture. Sharp has served as Chief Restructuring Officer and as trustee, both under chapters 7 and 11 and post-plan confirmation. He is also an expert witness with respect to fiduciary duties, banking, finance and securitizations. Sharp received his B.S. in 1985 from Mesa State College.

The complete list of directors and officers is available at http://www.abi.org/about-us/board-directors.

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