PA Consulting, an innovation and transformation consulting firm, in a recent report examined approaches and principles for designing more sustainable medical technology (medtech) products. In the report – “Reimagining sustainable medtech” – PA design experts looked at continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), a popular home health solution for managing diabetes.
KPMG, Groundswell, Ignyte, and Perficient were winners at the 2024 Partner Awards of Appian, a platform for low-code enterprise software development. “We are excited to celebrate our partners and the invaluable contributions they make to move businesses forward,” said Chris O’Connell, VP for partners & alliances at Appian.
Marshall & Stevens, a Los Angeles-headquartered valuation and dispute consulting firm, this month announced the acquisition of valuation and litigation support firms Value Consulting Group and Lone Peak Valuation Group.
PwC US expects to promote less than half as many consultants to partner in the coming fiscal year as it did the prior year, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). The Big Four accountancy plans to appoint approximately 85 US consulting partners on July 1, the sources said, down from 174 a year ago and 200+ two years ago.
SGS Maine Pointe, a supply chain and operations consulting firm, has hired Neel Malkani as managing director for private equity & industrials. Based in Washington, DC, Malkani brings more than 20 years of experience advising organizations on financial and operational performance.
Ernest “E.J.” Nedder, chief strategy officer of RSM US, has been appointed chief executive officer of RSM International, effective June 1, 2024. Nedder, who has been at RSM for over 26 years, succeeds longtime RSM International CEO Jean Stephens, who has led the accounting and consulting network for the last 18 years.
Michael Plowgian has rejoined KPMG as a principal in the Washington national tax practice, leader for international tax policy in the Americas, and member of the global policy leadership team. Plowgian is an international tax policy expert with more than 20 years of experience in consulting, government, and law.
Health Management Associates (HMA), a Lansing, MI-headquartered healthcare research and consulting firm, has appointed Charles (Chuck) Milligan as chief executive officer. Milligan, who has served as the firm’s chief operating officer since 2020, will on May 17 succeed retiring CEO Douglas Elwell.
Angel City Football Club (ACFC), a member of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), last month announced a multi-year team-level partnership with Slalom, a Seattle-headquartered management and technology consulting firm.
Spencer Thomas Group, a Portsmouth, NH-based human capital management consulting firm, has added Shirley Jones and Hal Lanfear as vice presidents. Based in Boston, Jones joined the consultancy in January as VP of enterprise solutions.
Demand at Asian factories rose at the highest rate in two years, according to the monthly GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index. India and China drove recovering demand for raw materials, commodities, and components – boosting their input purchases in March to the strongest degree since December 2021.
PA Consulting, a global innovation and transformation consultancy, booked revenue growth of 0.5% last year to reach £790 million. The flat growth mirrors a wider consulting sector dip after a pandemic-related boom in demand.
Kearney, a Chicago-headquartered management consulting firm, nearly doubled the amount of client sustainability projects it worked on in 2023, according to its fifth annual sustainability report. The firm worked on over 300 sustainability-related engagements last year, up from 170 in 2022.
Fabio Biasella has joined Engage Fi, a St. Petersburg, FL-based financial services consultancy, as director of strategic services. He is based in Dothan, AL. In his new role, Biasella will oversee the strategic planning, mergers & acquisitions, and performance benchmarking line of business.
Crowe US, a national, mid-market accounting and consulting firm, has hired David Reitzel as managing principal for its healthcare consulting practice. Based in the firm’s Chicago headquarters, Reitzel will lead a team that helps improve patient and provider experience with connected and accessible data, increased transparency, and automation.
Compensation Advisory Partners (CAP), a national consulting firm focusing on executive and director compensation, has expanded into the Pacific Northwest with a new office in Seattle. The office is CAP’s fifth, joining locations in New York, Chicago, Houston, and Los Angeles.
Nardello & Co., a New York-headquartered investigations consultancy, has hired Joseph Pochron as a managing director in its digital investigations and cyber defense practice. Based in San Francisco, Pochron brings more than 20 years of experience in digital forensics, cybercrime investigations, e-discovery, and cyber incident response.
Manuel Abdala, PhD, has joined Berkeley Research Group (BRG) as a managing director in the firm’s international arbitration and cross-border disputes practice in Washington, DC. Abdala is a damages expert and advisor who has worked on more than 195 international arbitration cases, with many relating to arbitration treaty disputes between private investors and governments.
Attain Partners, a public and nonprofit sector consultancy, has promoted Alanna Steffens to managing director. Steffens, who joined the firm as a manager in 2016, has served as leader of the Salesforce services practice since 2019 and as a senior principal since 2022.
Resources Connection (RGP), an Irvine, CA-headquartered management consultancy, has appointed Bhadresh Patel as chief operating officer. Based in Richmond, VA, Patel will oversee the firm’s global business operations and go-to-market strategies, as well as drive development of core consulting capabilities, its on-demand talent business, and delivery of services with blended teams.
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