
	Pierson&rsquo;s team also assists the individual operating companies when and where needed. Pierson joined YRC Worldwide in 2011, after serving as interim CFO. Previ ously, Pierson was a managing director with Alvarez &amp; Marsal North America where he focused on out-of-court restructurings and company-side senior management advisory. It was in this role that Pierson first worked with YRC Worldwide, and subsequently was involved with all aspects of the company&rsquo;s financial operations and ensuing restructuring. Prior to A&amp;M, Pierson was vice president, Corporate Development and Integration with Greatwide Logistics Services. He also was a managing director with FTI Capital Advisors, and in the finance advisory group of Houlihan Lokey Howard &amp; Zukin. Pierson graduated from the University of Texas where he earned a bachelor&rsquo;s degree in business administration, with a concentration in finance and accounting, and later a master&rsquo;s degree in business administration, with a concentration in finance and entrepreneurship.
