Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr
The Detroit News editorial page says some pretty pretty complimentary things about Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr.
In fact, the unsigned editorial could have been written by Orr himself.
It goes like this:
A plan is no better than its execution. Gov. Rick Snyder won the lottery when he found Kevyn Orr to carry out his restructuring blueprint for Detroit.
Orr met all of the resume requirements: He's an experienced turnaround expert with a deep background in complicated bankruptcy cases, including that of Chrysler Corp.
And he's African-American, one of only a handful in the country with his sort of high-level restructuring experience. Plus, he is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School.
Then there are the characteristics that don't show up on paper. Orr has the right mix of brains, charm, compassion and persistence to deftly pull off the imposing task of working the many levers of a complicated bankruptcy.