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The companies will combine their integrated open data cloud using the SAP Datasphere solution with Vertex AI to launch new generative AI-powered industry solutions starting with automotive and introduce new capabilities to help customers improve sustainability performance.
KPMG US has appointed Peter Zalkind as managing principal of its Sacramento office, effective August 7.
Accenture’s digital engineering and manufacturing practice has welcomed a team of 60 professionals in Perth following the acquisition of local mining and energy consultancy ATI Solutions.
PA Consulting, a global innovation and transformation consultancy, has appointed Christian Norris as chief executive officer.
McKinsey & Company has partnered with New Voices Foundation to provide strategic scaling support to its member businesses.
PMP Strategy, a Paris-headquartered management consultancy, has hired Grégorie Clayes as managing director for its US operations.
Top-tier Olympic Games sponsor Deloitte has put forward a 19-strong list of its own professionals who will be bidding for success at next year’s event in Paris, including four members based in Australia.
Protiviti, a global consulting firm, has appointed Danelle Barrett, a retired US Navy rear admiral, to its advisory board.
Consulting firms provide businesses with professional advice based on thorough research of a specific industry or area. As a result, consultancy firms have robust sources and research data -- and now McKinsey & Company has launched an AI chatbot to helps its clients access this information.
Gartner®, a company that delivers actionable, objective insights to executives and their teams, has recognized Deloitte as a Leader in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Public Cloud IT Transformation Services, positioning furthest for Completeness of Vision. Deloitte has previously been identified as a Leader in this space, including in last year's report.
AlixPartners, the global consulting firm, has announced that Takuro Ueji has rejoined the firm as Partner and Managing Director, Co-Japan representative, effective on August 28. Mr. Ueji will be responsible for overseeing AlixPartners' business in Japan, along with Mr. Tsutomu Noda, serving as Co-Japan representative.
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has acquired ATI Solutions Group (ATI), a Perth-based consulting service provider to the mining, energy and rail industries. ATI will enhance Accenture’s capabilities in West Australia, where specialized digital and industrial talent is in high demand. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Altman Solon, the largest global strategy consulting firm focused exclusively on the Telecommunications, Media, and Technology (TMT) sectors, has promoted TMT growth strategy and M&A expert, Jenna Sousa, to Director in its Boston office.
Women have been increasingly integrated into the workforce in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, with Qatar leading the integration drive.
PwC has added to its Deals practice with the appointment of Daniel Cameron as a Partner to lead the firm’s digital procurement capability.
Deloitte has opened the doors to a new ‘future of work’ designed office in Edinburgh’s city centre. Located at the new 9 Haymarket Square building, the 16,383 sq ft office is now open to the 433 people based out of Deloitte’s Edinburgh office.
The luxury goods market – think watches, jewelry, and high fashion brands – is growing at a remarkable rate, with the global market expected to reach up to €570 billion by 2030, which is double its worth in 2020.
The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG.L) has drawn up plans for a new digital markets business to offer extensive trading of traditional financial assets on the blockchain technology known for powering cryptocurrency, the Financial Times reported. The company had been examining the potential for a blockchain-powered trading venue for around a year and reached an "inflection point" where it decided to take plans forward, Murray Roos, head of capital markets at the LSE Group, told FT in an interview.
Lilli, a new generative AI tool developed in-house by global consulting firm McKinsey & Company, is set to become available this fall. The interactive platform will deliver insights to employees based on a knowledge base of over 10,000 documents and archival data.
