Silicon Valley-based venture capital (VC) firm Benhamou Global Ventures (BGV) announced today that Patrick Nicolet, the former CTO and Executive Board Member of Capgemini, joined its investment team as an Operating Partner. Additionally, BGV welcomes incoming CFO Sai Sood, the former lead Controller at Sapphire Ventures, along with new associate Romain Lenoir, as it strengthens its team and moves into a new office in Menlo Park, on the heels of closing its fourth fund, BGV IV.
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Global digital agency Valtech announced its plans for expansion in the Middle East and North Africa region following the completion of the company’s acquisition of Dubai-based digital agency Revonic.
IBM has announced a new leader for its Brazil operations, a year after it made major senior-level changes involving Brazilian executives.
IBM today announced that LG Electronics has joined the IBM Quantum Network to advance the industry applications of quantum computing.
Accenture has collaborated with Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), a leading international insurer, to transform its finance and human resources (HR) functions in the U.K. and Singapore by digitizing and consolidating multiple systems onto Workday.
The transaction will add roughly 25 restructuring practitioners to Teneo's financial advisory arm, with Kris Beighton, former head of the KPMG unit being acquired, rejoining as chairman of Teneo's offshore restructuring business, the insiders added.
The winners of the ‘Best Companies to Work for in Asia’ awards have been revealed, with a dozen professional services firms recognised among the region’s top employers.
The Lower Gulf division of KPMG has strengthened its partnership with a trio of new leaders: Abhisek Bhattacharya, Mohamed Aylouche and Vivek Seshadri.
Global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has appointed of Chris Goodgame as a Managing Director in its Global Transaction Advisory Group (TAG).
SAP SE has announced that the UK’s third-largest supermarket chain, Asda, has expanded its strategic partnership by choosing RISE with SAP S/4HANA on Microsoft Azure as the Digital Core for its future platform, supported by SAP Business Technology Platform and SAP Ariba solutions to digitalise procurement operations.
Partners in Performance has strengthened its European leadership team with the hire of Michael Träm, a veteran in the management consulting industry.
Middle East-based consulting leader Hassan Morsy has been promoted to the level of director by global management consultancy Partners in Performance.
Bain & Company Japan, Inc., a leading strategy consulting firm, is announcing that Shintaro Okuno will complete his rotation as Japan Representative as of December 31, 2021, and Dave Michels will be appointed as the new Japan Representative on January 1, 2022. Moving forward, Mr. Okuno will dedicate his time to serving the firm’s important client relationships as a Senior Partner, representing a part of Bain & Company’s broader investment and commitment to the Japan market. Under Mr. Michels' leadership, Bain & Company will leverage its considerable global expertise, together with its diverse and experienced team, to help its clients transform and achieve their full potential.
Further to the announcement of November 12, 2021, AlixPartners, the global consulting firm, today announced the completion of the acquisition of the business and assets of Galt & Company, which specializes in helping management teams achieve and sustain superior growth in shareholder value. The acquisition closed on December 31, 2021, with all Galt & Company team members joining AlixPartners.
Dubai: The digital agency Valtech has launched its MENA operations through a head office in Dubai and to be followed by another in Saudi Arabia. This follows the completion of the acquisition of Dubai-based digital-agency Revonic.
Boston Consulting Group has agreed a partnership with Climeworks in its push to become a net zero business by 2030. The deal will also see the strategic consulting giant help Climeworks develop its business, which focuses on capturing carbon dioxide from the Earth’s atmosphere.
International consulting firm Wavestone has unveiled the details of its new strategic plan, including the aim to hit €750 million in revenues by 2025.
Professional services firm Deloitte has followed the lead of the UAE government in announcing its local office will switch to a Monday-to-Friday working week.
Last week’s NetSuite show, SuiteWorld, provided a detailed look into the future of work and business technology. It also marked a signal change in how we think of ERP and what ERP should be doing. This comes at a time when old ERP isn’t looking all that great.