Management Consulting Group (MCG) NewsWatch

Table of Contents: (1) 2016-2017 Hong Kong Strategy Consulting Rates (Vol IX, No 14); (2) IBM to Acquire Promontory; (3) BCG Acquires German Procurement and Supply Chain Specialist, Inverto; (4) Accenture to Acquire MCG's Kurt Salmon, DayNine and Defense Point Security; (5) US Law Firms Focus on Cognizant After Disclosure of Indian Affiliate Improprieties; (6) WSP to Acquire Mouchel Consulting for £75 Million; (7) Consulting Leadership: Deloitte, KPMG, Accenture, Marakon, BCG and Segal; and (8) Thought Leadership: PwC. (2,260 words)...More

MR - Deloitte LLP elects Punit Renjen Chairman and Joseph Echevarria CEO; Jim Moffatt, Chairman and CEO of Deloitte Consulting LLP; Carl S. Allegretti as Chairman and CEO Deloitte Tax LLP; General Charles F. Wald as Director and US Department of Defense (DoD) consulting practice lead; and Deloitte's UK affiliate names 63 new partners. Richard Neiman joins PricewaterhouseCoopers as Vice Chairman of Global Financial Services Regulatory practice; Dr. Harry Broadman appointed Managing Director, Chief Economist and Leader of the Emerging Markets, Governance, and International Investment & Trade advisory practice group within PwC Forensics Services; and Keith Hubert, Managing Partner of the Hartford, Conn. office and leader, and leader of PwC's Northeast Insurance Services practice. Jimmy Johansen appointed Head of Mercer's Nordic International Consulting Group and International Leadership Group Member for EMEA; Michael Shore joins Mercer as Principal in Information ...More

MR - Ineum Consulting and Kurt Salmon Associates have merged and will transition over the next year to operate under the Kurt Salmon brand globally. Ineum will continue to use its name for the rest of this year. Ineum Consulting and Kurt Salmon Associates have now been a part of the Management Consulting Group (MCG) for more than two years. Together the firm will have 1,600 consultants across Europe, the U.S., Northern Africa, Japan, China and Australia. It will provide clients with access across all major markets to specialized teams, by industry or competency area, including CIO advisory, strategy, operations, transactions, and financial management. (505 words)...More

BCG nominates Bürkner to third term as President and CEO. MCG names Proudfoot CEO as Managing Director of global Operational Consulting Group; Proudfoot appoints head of global consulting operations and managing directors of new western US office. CSC names vice president of Government Relations for North American Public Sector practice; Huron Consulting has named three managing directors in its Health & Education and Accounting & Financial consulting practices. Mercator launched by former IBM VP of Governmental Programs. Perot to cut approximately 450 positions worldwide. (subscription required)...More

(17 October 2008) Thomas Stewart appointed Chief Marketing and Knowledge Officer of Booz & Co. KPMG appoints head of global advisory practice, EMA chairman, and deputy chairman. Wipro Technologies names new country head for France operations. FTI Consulting appoints managing director for new office in Madrid. MphasiS founder and chairman of the EDS Asia Pacific Advisory Board resigns. Korn/Ferry appoints two client partners. Booz Allen Hamilton has appointed ten vice presidents of the firm. MCG appoints non-executive director. Proudfoot appoints executive vice president of business development and president of European operations. Booz Allen Hamilton appoints ten vice presidents....More

MR - PRTM has appointed Edward M. Straw, former president of global operations for the Estée Lauder Companies, as executive vice president; Proudfoot Consulting, has named John Manrodt and John Klustner senior vice presidents; NERA Economic Consulting has hired James Heidell as a vice president in its global energy, environment, and network industries practice; Mercer has appointed Tim Gardener as global chief investment strategist; Avaya has appointed Christopher Formant as president of Avaya Global Services; Huron Consulting has named Dr. Michael E. Whitcomb as an advisor to the company's higher education practice; SAIC has named Clement Chen as senior vice president for strategic development; AlixPartners has named managing director, Frederick A. Crawford, chief executive officer and a member of the firm's board of directors; Ernst & Young has named Mick Summersgill as a director in the firm's recently-launched insurance run-off practice; and Aon Consulting has promoted ...More