Sep 15, 2025

ZCGC Names Michael Buenzow as Head of C-Suite & Board Advisory

ZCGC Names Michael Buenzow as Head of C-Suite & Board Advisory

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Veteran Executive Brings Decades of Leadership and Transformation Expertise to Drive Value Across ZCG’s Portfolio

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ZCG Consulting, LLC (“ZCGC”), the business consulting platform of Z Capital Group, LLC (“ZCG”) and a results-oriented management consulting firm, today announced the engagement of Michael Buenzow as Senior Managing Director, Head of C-Suite & Board Advisory. In this role, Mr. Buenzow will partner with leadership teams across ZCG portfolio companies to enhance senior leadership capabilities, optimize operational and financial strategies, and advance long-term growth initiatives.

Mr. Buenzow brings over 25 years of experience advising C-suiteleaders across a diverse range of industries. From 2002 to 2025, he served asSenior Managing Director and Vice Chairman of Restructuring at FTI Consulting,where he led large-scale transformations, restructurings, and high-growthinitiatives for public and private companies as well as sponsor-backedcompanies. Before joining FTI, Mr. Buenzow was a Partner at PWC.

“At ZCG, we have long understood the importance ofinvesting in talent at all levels of the organization, and I am confident thatMichael’s proven ability to partner with management teams and drivetransformative outcomes makes him an invaluable addition to ZCGC,” said JamesZenni, Founder, President, and CEO of ZCG. “His engagement reinforces our continuedcommitment to generating meaningful value for the leadership teams andbusinesses in ZCG’s portfolio.”

“ZCG has established itself as a trusted strategic partner,and the growth of ZCGC highlights the firm’s dedication to delivering results-orientedoperational and advisory support,” Mr. Buenzow said. “I am excited to support sucha dynamic portfolio and look forward to partnering with leadership teams to developinnovative strategies with the objective of creating lasting value for theirbusinesses and investors.”

The engagement follows a series of recent additions by ZCGC,as it expands its advisory capabilities in step with ZCG’s broader globalexpansion. Earlier this year, the firm welcomed three new consultants acrossits Global Supply Chain & Logistics and Strategic Finance divisions.

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Veteran Executive Brings Decades of Leadership and Transformation Expertise to Drive Value Across ZCG’s Portfolio

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ZCG Consulting, LLC (“ZCGC”), the business consulting platform of Z Capital Group, LLC (“ZCG”) and a results-oriented management consulting firm, today announced the engagement of Michael Buenzow as Senior Managing Director, Head of C-Suite & Board Advisory. In this role, Mr. Buenzow will partner with leadership teams across ZCG portfolio companies to enhance senior leadership capabilities, optimize operational and financial strategies, and advance long-term growth initiatives.

Mr. Buenzow brings over 25 years of experience advising C-suiteleaders across a diverse range of industries. From 2002 to 2025, he served asSenior Managing Director and Vice Chairman of Restructuring at FTI Consulting,where he led large-scale transformations, restructurings, and high-growthinitiatives for public and private companies as well as sponsor-backedcompanies. Before joining FTI, Mr. Buenzow was a Partner at PWC.

“At ZCG, we have long understood the importance ofinvesting in talent at all levels of the organization, and I am confident thatMichael’s proven ability to partner with management teams and drivetransformative outcomes makes him an invaluable addition to ZCGC,” said JamesZenni, Founder, President, and CEO of ZCG. “His engagement reinforces our continuedcommitment to generating meaningful value for the leadership teams andbusinesses in ZCG’s portfolio.”

“ZCG has established itself as a trusted strategic partner,and the growth of ZCGC highlights the firm’s dedication to delivering results-orientedoperational and advisory support,” Mr. Buenzow said. “I am excited to support sucha dynamic portfolio and look forward to partnering with leadership teams to developinnovative strategies with the objective of creating lasting value for theirbusinesses and investors.”

The engagement follows a series of recent additions by ZCGC,as it expands its advisory capabilities in step with ZCG’s broader globalexpansion. Earlier this year, the firm welcomed three new consultants acrossits Global Supply Chain & Logistics and Strategic Finance divisions.

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ZCG

ZCG is a leading, privately held global firm comprised of private markets asset management, business consulting services, and technology development and solutions.

ZCG’s investors are some of the largest and most sophisticated global institutional investors including pension funds, endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds, central banks, and insurance companies.

For almost 30 years, ZCG Principals have invested tens of billions of dollars of capital. ZCG has a global team comprised of approximately 400 professionals. ZCG is headquartered in New York, with seven affiliated offices, across five countries. For more information on ZCG, please visit www.zcg.com.

You can also learn more about ZCGC, the business consulting services platform of ZCG, at www.zcgc.com, and explore ZCG’s technology affiliate, Haptiq, at www.haptiq.com.

About

About

ZCG

ZCG is a leading, privately held global firm comprised of private markets asset management, business consulting services, and technology development and solutions.

ZCG’s investors are some of the largest and most sophisticated global institutional investors including pension funds, endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds, central banks, and insurance companies.

For almost 30 years, ZCG Principals have invested tens of billions of dollars of capital. ZCG has a global team comprised of approximately 400 professionals. ZCG is headquartered in New York, with seven affiliated offices, across five countries. For more information on ZCG, please visit www.zcg.com.

You can also learn more about ZCGC, the business consulting services platform of ZCG, at www.zcgc.com, and explore ZCG’s technology affiliate, Haptiq, at www.haptiq.com.

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