Steve Kittell joins Palladium to boost US expansion

13 February 2024 Consultancy.uk

UK-based management consultancy Palladium has made further moves in the US market with the appointment of a senior executive. Steve Kittell as a senior vice president with the firm’s US wing.

Founded in 2015, Palladium is a London-headquartered consultancy, focused primarily on digital change management. The firm assists clients with transitions of operation, from implementation through to board level, where its input also helps support both the cultural and commercial impact of digitally led change. As it looks to meet demand for digital transformation consulting services, Palladium has been rapidly building capacity on both sides of the Atlantic.

Kittell arrives as it embarks on a major growth journey in North America. Palladium has established itself in the global PE market by supporting growth-focused investment firms and their portfolio companies throughout deal lifecycles. Most recently, for example, the business has been helping US-based PE firms to uncover, assess and execute on digital growth levers for several years, and now aims to double its footprint in the region in 2024.

Steve Kittell joins Palladium to boost US expansion

“I’m excited about joining Palladium Group. Its reputation within the PE sector, the work the team is undertaking with fantastic clients and the undoubted potential the business has in the US made it an easy decision to join,” Kittell noted. “We are already seeing enthusiasm from the US market for our solutions. Our ability to offer clients 360-degree commercial insight, proprietary digital data and AI-based solutions, means that not only do we have clear differentiators in terms of product.”

Joining the Palladium Group from Aranca, Kittell was senior vice president of the firm’s business development wing. His three-decade-long career has also included spells in senior roles with WTW and BNY Mellon.

Looking ahead, he will work to use this experience to encourage more clients in the private equity world to see “what a difference Palladium’s solutions can make to their businesses”.

Speaking on the new appointment, Palladium CEO James Prebble added, “We are delighted to welcome Steve on board. We have shown over the past few years our determination to be proactive in the market and to come up with innovative solutions that can make a real difference to the PE sector. We believe that there is a huge opportunity in the US and know that Steve’s experience can help us get in front of a broader spectrum of funds and continue to roll out some of the solutions that have been so successful for our current US client base.”