Insight Consulting poised to fast-track more African companies' data strategies

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Insight Consulting poised to fast-track more African companies' data strategies

Fresh from celebrating heritage month in South Africa in September, Insight Consulting’s Sales Director Charlene Smith says while it is prudent to pay homage to the immense talent pool across Africa, it is important that companies such as Insight Consulting commit to fast-tracking even more African companies’ data strategies so that they can unlock their immense potential and become more competitive in the rapidly digitising world.

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Bain & Company launches executive program for female leaders

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Bain & Company launches executive program for female leaders

Global management consulting firm Bain & Company has launched a new program for female managers, with the aim of helping them thrive in their path to senior management and executive roles.

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Consulting giant McKinsey tries courting a new audience: kids

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Consulting giant McKinsey tries courting a new audience: kids

Over the years, McKinsey & Co has advised corporate titans, world leaders and storied institutions. Now, it’s pitching its expertise to an arguably tougher crowd: Generation Z.

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Warsaw-based SAS Advisors join pan-European group Civitta

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Warsaw-based SAS Advisors join pan-European group Civitta

Civitta has bolstered its presence in Poland with Warsaw-based SAS Advisors, lifting its footprint 28 offices across Europe.

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North Highland Announces Long Term CEO Dan Reardon to Transition to Executive Chair of the Board

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North Highland Announces Long Term CEO Dan Reardon to Transition to Executive Chair of the Board

North Highland, the leading change and transformation management consulting firm, has named Managing Director and Group President Alex Bombeck as CEO, effective January 1, 2022.

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Shopify opens e-commerce platform to enterprise ERP vendors

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Shopify opens e-commerce platform to enterprise ERP vendors

Shopify Inc., an e-commerce platform traditionally used by small to midsized businesses, is making a new play for larger enterprises.

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EVERSANA Acquires Protean

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EVERSANA Acquires Protean

EVERSANA™, the pioneer of next-generation commercial services to the global life sciences industry, announced the acquisition of Protean, the leading market access consulting firm, specializing in channel and trade, patient services and payer contracting operations.

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KPMG announces three new Partner promotions

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KPMG announces three new Partner promotions

KPMG in the Crown Dependencies has announced three new Partners.

Brian Bethell and Ben Honeywood are both promoted to Audit Partner and Paul Eastwood is promoted to Tax Partner, with the new positions taking effect this month.

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MSD Partners Buys 50% Of Consultancy West Monroe

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MSD Partners Buys 50% Of Consultancy West Monroe

MSD Partners, the investment firm that grew out of Michael Dell’s family office, has agreed to take a 50% stake in digital consulting firm West Monroe

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Boston Consulting Group partners earned $1.7m last year

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Boston Consulting Group partners earned $1.7m last year

How much would you earn if you left banking and joined Boston Consulting Group in London? And how high would your salary be if you stayed long enough to make partner?

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EHR consultancy Fusion Health launches management consulting firm

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EHR consultancy Fusion Health launches management consulting firm

Fusion Health, a Woodbridge, NJ-based provider of electronic health record (EHR) solutions and services to the correctional sector, has launched a new management consulting firm: Fusion Strategy Partne

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IBM Consulting has expanded hiring

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IBM Consulting has expanded hiring

IBM Consulting has expanded hiring at double-digits across its global delivery network, including 55,000 fully cloud-trained consultants globally, and over 70% of professionals have deep industry expertise, Mark Foster, senior vice president, IBM Consulting said while speaking about the company's rebranding exercise.

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How Shortages Are Hurting Germany

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How Shortages Are Hurting Germany

Europe’s largest economy is particularly vulnerable to shortages of key parts and raw materials because of its dependence on exports.

FRANKFURT — In Germany, where one in four jobs depends on exports, the crisis gumming up the world’s supply chains is weighing heavily on the economy, which is Europe’s largest and a linchpin to global commerce.

Recent surveys and data point to a sharp slowdown of the German manufacturing powerhouse, and economists have begun to predict a “bottleneck recession.”

Almost everything that German factories need to operate is in short supply, not just computer chips but also plywood, copper, aluminium, plastics and raw materials like cobalt, lithium, nickel and graphite, which are crucial ingredients of electric car batteries.

The auto industry has been hit the hardest. Opel, a unit of Stellantis, the company that owns Jeep and Fiat, said in September that it would shut down a factory in Eisenach until next year because of a shortage of semiconductors. The plant’s 1,300 workers will be furloughed.

More than 40 percent of German companies said they had lost sales because of supply problems in an August survey by the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce. Europewide, exports would have been 7 percent higher in the first six months of the year if not for supply bottlenecks, according to the European Central Bank.

While every economy in the world is suffering from shortages, Germany is particularly sensitive because of its dependence on manufacturing and trade. Nearly half of Germany’s economic output depends on exports of cars, machine tools and other goods, compared with only 12 percent in the United States.

Because Germany is a nation of factories, “the impact is dramatic,” said Oliver Knapp, a senior partner at Roland Berger, a Munich-based consultancy.

The country is also facing a period of political uncertainty. Elections last month left no party with a clear majority, and there is a risk that whatever coalition government emerges will lack enough cohesion to act decisively.

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TCS sets sights on B2B ecommerce, D2C for retail clients

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TCS sets sights on B2B ecommerce, D2C for retail clients

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. has turned its sights on the $300 billion business-to-business ecommerce and the direct-to-consumer side of retail as an area for new business growth and to help global clients tap customer insights.

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Honda hands European finance and procurement functions to IBM in five-year deal

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Honda hands European finance and procurement functions to IBM in five-year deal

Honda Motor Europe has signed IBM on a five-year deal that will see the latter company manage and run the former firm's finance and procurement operations across Europe.

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Bridewell Consulting to open five new UK offices following rapid growth

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Bridewell Consulting to open five new UK offices following rapid growth

The new offices, in Manchester, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Nottingham and Cheltenham are part of Bridewell’s growth strategy, enabling the company to meet an expected 50% increase in demand for its global cyber security services and 24×7 managed detection and responses services this year.

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Global Consulting Firm Genioo Opens New London Office

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Global Consulting Firm Genioo Opens New London Office

Innovative management consulting firm, Genioo, has announced the opening of the company's first London office, giving their growing UK team a base, whilst enabling the firm to access great talent and serve clients locally in the UK.

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KPMG announces appointment of Nader Haffar as Chairman of Middle East and South Asia region

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KPMG announces appointment of Nader Haffar as Chairman of Middle East and South Asia region

The KPMG Middle East and South Asia (MESA) region’s Board has announced the appointment of Nader Haffar as its Chairman, effective 1 October, 2021

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KPMG appoints new senior advisor to Deal Advisory team

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KPMG appoints new senior advisor to Deal Advisory team

KPMG has announced the appointment of Shepard (“Colie”) Spink, the former managing partner for A&M Capital Europe, as the new senior advisor to its UK Deal Advisory practice.

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Accenture Acquires Systems Integrator Advoco

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Accenture Acquires Systems Integrator Advoco

Accenture PLC said it acquired Advoco, a systems integrator for Infor EAM software-as-a-service for enterprise asset management.

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