Career
He was formerly an executive of Goldman Sachs, where he was responsible for forming the Cr Partners business unit, now known as Goldman Sachs Specialty Lending. Under Noell"s direction, Signature Group Holdings, Limited Liability Company became an unsolicited plan proponent in the bankruptcy reorganization of Fremont General, Incorporated. Fremont General had been a New York Stock Exchange publicly traded company with over $9 billion in assets as of December 31, 2007.
Notwithstanding, the Signature Plan was opposed by the Official Equityholders Committee and a 9 month battle in bankruptcty that ultimately included six competing plans.
The reorganized company was renamed Signature Group Holdings, Incorporated. and its shares trade publicly (Over-the-counter: "SGGH"). Noell retired in 2014 and lives in Westlake Village, California.
