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Rakesh Pabbi - Senior Partner
FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN) today announced the appointment of two Senior Managing Directors in the Corporate Finance & Restructuring segment and the launch of a dedicated Restructuring practice in Manchester, England, to further strengthen the firm’s restructuring and insolvency capabilities in the United Kingdom.
IBM has won a £65.6 million (US$84.4 million) tender for a biometric matching platform that will bring together biometric databases used by British immigration and law enforcement authorities under one roof.
AlixPartners, the global consulting firm, today announced that Olivier Abtan has joined as a Partner & Managing Director in its Digital Practice. Olivier brings 25 years of global experience in Consumer Products delivering services in business and digital transformation. He will be based in Paris.
PwC has added to its Deals practice with the appointment of Daniel Cameron as a Partner to lead the firm’s digital procurement capability.
Big accounting firms should increase pay for junior auditors if they want to make the sector more attractive to young recruits, according to the chair of the profession’s UK regulator.
CIL Management Consultants, a London-headquartered strategy and due diligence firm, has promoted Rebecca Pigula to partner.
Kearney, a global management consulting firm, has acquired Silicon Foundry, a San Francisco-based innovation advisory firm.
Kroll has bolstered its practice in the Netherlands with the addition of BFI, a consultancy specialised in economic valuation services.
Poland-headquartered Stock Spirits has entered into exclusive negotiations to purchase the Clan Campbell scotch whisky brand from Pernod Ricard. PwC and Strategy& are supporting the buy-side side of the (potential) transaction.
The energy sector finds itself at a pivotal moment as the world strives to address the urgent challenges of climate change and achieve a more sustainable future. Reducing carbon emissions and ensuring a secure and affordable energy supply will require transitioning from fossil fuel-based energy systems to net-zero carbon sources. To do this, oil, gas, and energy companies must simultaneously reduce costs from existing operations and invest in new business models to lead the sustainable energy transition.
Bain & Company today announced that it intends to acquire the Asia Pacific arm of global venture-building and start-up development studio, Rainmaking, to help companies across the region better innovate, launch, and scale new businesses. The acquisition is subject to, and contingent upon, several conditions precedent to completion and is expected to close at the end of July 2023.
Accenture Song announced that Bryan Yasko – former president and partner of Johannes Leonardo – will join the world’s largest tech-powered creative group as its Northeast Lead. He will start in September and be based in New York City.
Accenture has come home reeling with pride from the I-COM Data Creativity Awards, slotting two of the four category awards and being named the overall winner of the special award for social good. The firm’s Middle East team played a significant part in the triumph.
Homegrown consultancy firm Four Principles has elevated ten of its company members to the next level.
Deloitte has picked up Melbourne-based product life-cycle management specialist d-twin for an undisclosed sum, with a team of 18 including five directors set to join Deloitte later this month.
Jorge Camarate is a partner with Strategy& and the leader of the firm’s Financial Services practice in the Middle East. We sat down with the UAE-based leader to discuss some of the trends sweeping through the sector, the growing impact of emerging technologies, and why the sector remains top of mind for new talent.
Kearney, a global management consultancy, announced the appointment of Bob Swan and Isabelle Xoual as inaugural external members of its board of directors. Swan is based in Silicon Valley and Xoual is based in Paris.
EY has announced Silvia Rindone as its new UK&I Managing Partner for Strategy and Transactions, along with 46 new Partner appointments to the business unit. The appointments continue EY’s investment in the Strategy and Transactions practice, following three years of strong growth.
