McKinsey helps strengthen Generation, a nonprofit placing people in jobs worldwide

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McKinsey helps strengthen Generation, a nonprofit placing people in jobs worldwide

Generation’s impact has been remarkable since its 2014 inception. A global nonprofit, it provides high-quality job training and placement for people of all ages.

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BDO’s CFO Cara Wennerbom makes step up to COO

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BDO’s CFO Cara Wennerbom makes step up to COO

BDO has named long-serving company member Cara Wennerbom as its new chief operating officer, after having overseen the accounting and consulting network’s financial operations for eight years.

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KPMG UK and MindBridge alliance powers audits with AI technology

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KPMG UK and MindBridge alliance powers audits with AI technology

KPMG UK and have today announced a strategic alliance to help bring advanced artificial intelligence (AI) into the firm’s digital audits. KPMG’s smart audit platform, KPMG Clara, will now use MindBridge’s technology to help unleash the power of AI into audits, further enabling the identification of unexpected or high-risk transactions and helping to provide enhanced audit quality.

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KPMG elects new board for Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq

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KPMG elects new board for Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq

KPMG has elected a new Board of Directors for its Saudi Arabia organisation, which further oversees the countries of Jordan, Lebanon, and Iraq.

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Accenture bolsters SAP capabilities with acquisition of Einr

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Accenture bolsters SAP capabilities with acquisition of Einr

Accenture has recently completed its acquisition of Einr AS, a Norwegian business consulting company specializing in high volume logistics solutions using SAP technologies to optimize the flow of products from manufacturers to consumers.

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ACCC brings in DXC Technology for Consumer Data Rights project

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ACCC brings in DXC Technology for Consumer Data Rights project

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has brought in DXC Technology to manage its Consumer Data Rights platform.

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Roland Berger promotes Stephan Keese to US managing partner

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Roland Berger promotes Stephan Keese to US managing partner

Roland Berger, a Munich-headquartered management consulting firm, has promoted Stephan Keese to managing partner of its US operations. The firm also appointed Gareth Hayes as deputy managing partner for the US. Both are based in Chicago.

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Why Valcon embraces international collaboration and hybrid working

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Why Valcon embraces international collaboration and hybrid working

With over 1,500 staff in multiple countries, pan-European consulting and technology company Valcon sees international collaboration and embracing new ways of working as a central element of the firm’s success on client projects and internally. Valcon members outline four main benefits they reap through cross-border teamwork and hybrid teams.

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Accenture adds Objectivity and Einr to European business

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Accenture adds Objectivity and Einr to European business

Global consulting and technology company Accenture has closed two acquisitions, welcoming Objectivity’s teams to its offices in three European countries, and Einr to its Norwegian organisation.

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Boston Consulting Group Releases 2022 Annual Sustainability Report

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Boston Consulting Group Releases 2022 Annual Sustainability Report

In 2022, BCG Continued to Drive Forward Its Commitment to Positive Action and Impact by Working on Global Challenges Across Health, Education, Climate, and Humanitarian Causes

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Intel and BCG team up on generative AI solution for businesses

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Intel and BCG team up on generative AI solution for businesses

Semiconductor manufacturing giant Intel and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) have announced a partnership to offer generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) solutions to businesses.

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Confirmed: IBM acquires Polar Security for $60M to automate cloud data management

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Confirmed: IBM acquires Polar Security for $60M to automate cloud data management

IBM has now confirmed the news and said Polar will be integrated into its Guardium unit (itself based on an acquisition from way back in 2009). No price disclosed. Original article below.

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Ralph Orciuoli joins Oliver Wyman as Senior Advisory

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Ralph Orciuoli joins Oliver Wyman as Senior Advisory

Global management consultancy, Oliver Wyman, today announced that Ralph Orciuoli has joined as a Senior Advisor to its Corporate and Institutional Banking practice.

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Arthur D. Little appoints Martin Rauchenwald as Partner in DACH Financial Services Practice

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Arthur D. Little appoints Martin Rauchenwald as Partner in DACH Financial Services Practice

Arthur D. Little (ADL) today announced that Martin Rauchenwald has joined the company as a Partner and Leader of its Financial Services (FS) practice in Austria. With 23 years of executive-level experience in the financial services market as both a trusted advisor and banker, Martin has worked across all levels of the industry, from leading large-scale bank transformation programs to being a private equity investor. He will be based in ADL’s Vienna office.

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EY announces the acquisition of consulting services provider whyaye

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EY announces the acquisition of consulting services provider whyaye

EY has announced the acquisition of whyaye ltd, a UK-based consulting services provider for the ServiceNow platform, as part of significant ongoing investments in technology consulting services. Today's announcement marks the eighth EY acquisition in the UK since April 2021. 

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Sarah Varghese returns to the Middle East with KPMG

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Sarah Varghese returns to the Middle East with KPMG

Following a decade working in Australia and India, Sarah Varghese is back in the Middle East. At KPMG, she has been appointed a Senior Director in the Saudi organisation.

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Deloitte to host AI and data event in Riyadh

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Deloitte to host AI and data event in Riyadh

Consultancy firm Deloitte is hosting its flagship artificial intelligence and data analytics event, Experience Analytics, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 18.

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Managers who use AI will replace managers who don't, says an IBM exec

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Managers who use AI will replace managers who don't, says an IBM exec

Cutting-edge AI tools like ChatGPT isn't quite ready to replace managers — but those who don't learn how to use AI may be at-risk of losing their jobs.

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Bain & Company forms partnership with Ashling Partners to provide market-leading automation consulting and implementation advice as automation boom accelerates

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Bain & Company forms partnership with Ashling Partners to provide market-leading automation consulting and implementation advice as automation boom accelerates

Bain & Company today announced a strategic alliance with Ashling Partners, a leading global provider of automation consulting and implementation services and an industry-recognized expert leader in these fields. Bain is also directly investing in Ashling to deepen its collaboration with a key partner in Bain’s Vector℠ digital practices. Ashling is backed by THL, a premier private equity firm investing in middle-market growth companies.

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Victoria Kerrigan joins Deloitte’s Financial Advisory practice

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Victoria Kerrigan joins Deloitte’s Financial Advisory practice

Deloitte today announces the appointment of Victoria Kerrigan as a partner in the firm’s financial advisory practice to focus on M&A deals funded by private equity.

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