Protiviti, a global consulting firm, has appointed Danelle Barrett, a retired US Navy rear admiral, to its advisory board.
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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.
Deloitte Named a Leader in 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Public Cloud IT Transformation Services
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.
PA Consulting (PA), the company that’s bringing ingenuity to life, names Christian Norris as CEO, effective today.
Grant Thornton US has appointed Andrea Schulz as leader of its technology industry practice and Russell Norris as leader of its transportation industry practice. The mid-market accountancy also appointed new leaders for seven metropolitan markets.
As governments have sought to fund a plethora of services over decades, fees for hotel stays, roads, medical licenses, and other things have proliferated into a tangle that does not serve governments, businesses, or residents well. Paolo Pigorini and Talal Salman from Strategy& outline five guidelines for driving effective and equitable service fee reform.
A trio of Renovus Capital-owned legal sector consultancies – HBR Consulting, LAC Group, and Wilson Allen – have merged and rebranded as Harbor.
Global strategy consultancy L.E.K. Consulting has opened an office in Atlanta. The office, led by L.E.K. Managing Director Noor Abdel-Samed, will help the firm better serve its clients in the fast-growing Southeast market.
Alvarez & Marsal Tax LLC (A&M Tax), an affiliate of leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M), has announced the appointment of Chicago-based Carl Padding as a Cost Segregation Services Senior Advisor within its Research Credits & Incentives Group.
PwC UK consolidated Group revenue up 16% to £5.8bn, with increases across all business lines
More than £100m additional investment in emerging tech including Generative AI
UK headcount including partners grew to more than 26,000, including over 4,800 technologists
Distributable profit per UK partner averaged £906,000 (£920,000 in FY22)