Alicia Masse is a Founding Partner of RPM Partners (“RPM”). RPM is a newly created business advisory firm, founded by highly respected and experienced advisory professionals with a long track record of success. RPM provides financial and strategic solutions for stakeholders in high-risk, high stakes challenging situations, primarily in the automotive industry. Prior to RPM, Alicia was a Senior Managing Director in the Detroit office of B. Riley Advisory Services. In 2020, Alicia was a Managing Director and Founder of Alderney Advisors, an advisory firm providing financial and strategic solutions primarily in the automotive industry.
Having led over hundreds of distressed engagements, Ms. Masse has a proven track record for leadership in global, multi-cultural, diverse environments creating opportunities for stakeholders to achieve optimal solutions to difficult and complex situations. While Ms. Masse's focus has been on restructuring in the automotive sector, she also has experience in the following industries: Logistics – Trucking; Commercial Vehicles and financing companies.
Prior to founding Alderney, Ms. Masse served as the Midwest Restructuring Leader and Global Automotive Supplier Risk Network Leader for EY. She created a robust global restructuring network of EY practitioners allowing response to global clients with global supply risk issues within 24 hours of engagement, spanning the US, China, Europe and Canada.
Her early career began in audit at Arthur Andersen, with significant experience at Ford Motor Company Finance and BBK, a boutique restructuring firm serving the automotive industry.
She has served on two non-profit boards in Detroit – Belle Isle Conservancy, Detroit Institute of Arts Auxiliary Board and the Friends of Asian Arts and Culture. Alicia received the Top U.S.A Women Dealmakers Award from the Global M&A Network in 2021 and was recognized as one of the Top Women in Asset Based Lending by the ABL Journal in 2022. She was also appointed to the Board of Directors of Haynes International, Inc., a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of technologically advanced high-performance alloys in 2023.
Ms. Masse graduated from the University of Michigan, where she earned an MBA in finance and strategy.