The partners at strategy consulting firm Kearney have hired two new partners and made three internal promotions to partner.
Alasdair Johnston has joined Kearney as a senior partner. Mr Johnston, 55, was previously a partner at strategy firm McKinsey where he helped establish their implementation business.
He has been a partner at boutique consulting firm Blue Gum Partners, since 2019. Mr Johnston has consulted for companies in Australia, New Zealand, North America, Europe and Asia. Before becoming a consultant, he was a captain in the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards. He speaks Italian and is based in Sydney.
David Moore, 66, has joined Kearney as a senior partner and as head of the firm’s government practice. Mr Moore has almost 30 years of consulting experience and has worked with an extensive range of clients in the public and private sector.He was a senior partner at PwC, where he worked for 11 years, and a partner at Deloitte, where he worked for almost 18 years. He has also been a director and general manager at the technology company HP. Mr Moore is based in Sydney.
Christophe Firth has been promoted to partner at Kearney. Mr. Firth, 41, provides strategy advice to clients in the media, entertainment and telco sectors.He has worked at Kearney for the past 12 years and has advised clients, including pay-TV companies, broadcasters and telecom operators, across 25 countries. He works out of Sydney.
Robert Harriss, 45, has also been promoted to partner at Kearney after almost eight years at the firm. He is based in its Sydney office and has experience providing strategy advice to clients across a range of industries. He previously worked at building materials company Boral, where his last role was as an innovation manager.
Vanessa Moore is another newly-promoted partner at Kearney. Ms Moore, 48, has worked at Kearney for the past 22 years and advises clients in the telco, financial services and consumer products sectors on strategy and their operating models. She is based out of Sydney.
Sourced from Financial Review - written by Edmund Tadros