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Consulting news in the UK | Page 304

The latest news in the consulting industry in the UK. An overview of consulting news, research and firm updates.

Redington promotes Dan Mikulskis to Managing Director of DB Pensions Redington has promoted Dan Mikulskis, previously at Deutsche Bank and Mercer, to the role of Managing Director.
29 June 2016
CGI to upgrade IT backbone of Canadian capital markets regulator CGI has won a three year contract to modernise the Canadian Securities Administrators’ IT system.
29 June 2016
Mott MacDonald adds Nick Gillespie to operations in New Zealand Mott MacDonald’s New Zealand business has picked up Nick Gillespie as its Structural Practice Leader, who joins from the Meinhardt Group’s London operation where he was a Director.
29 June 2016
The top 40 countries for renewable energy and green electricity Distributed energy resources are on the rise as a confluence of political, economic, technological and social powers begins a transformation towards a more sustainable energy system.
28 June 2016
IPR laws and internet censorship harm US businesses in China The internet is a key element in today’s digital economy, with most businesses in the developed world having broad high speed access to uncensored data streams and digital tools.
28 June 2016
Deloitte unveils plan to build blockchain-based digital bank Deloitte and ConsenSys Enterprise recently announced the formation of a partnership, aimed at strengthening their respective blockchain proposition to clients.
28 June 2016
Route planner optimises logistics between Eastern and Western Europe Ecorys has developed a new intermodal route planner for the East-West Corridor in Europe.
28 June 2016
West Midlands launches regional development organisation WMCA To bolster economic growth in the region, the West Midlands Combined Authority – combining the leaders of its seven metropolitan areas – was recently created.
28 June 2016
Cedar Consulting hires PeopleSoft expert Rob Geddes Cedar Consulting has hired PeopleSoft expert Rob Geddes, who joins from a contractor role at Nationwide Building Society.
28 June 2016
European banks improving performance but remain behind the game The European retail banking sector has seen its operations improve since the hard times that followed the 2008 financial crisis, with the Nordics as particular star performers.
27 June 2016
Industry 4.0 still unknown territory for the majority of UK manufacturers A survey of UK manufacturers finds that many lack explicit knowledge of the benefits of Industry 4.0 and that few have strategies in place to upgrade their value chains.
27 June 2016
Global container shipping industry in choppy waters, says AlixPartners The ocean container-carrier industry has entered choppy waters following a continued demand-supply imbalance.
27 June 2016
Oliver Wyman supports Kuwait prepare bonds for international sale Kuwait is turning to the international bonds market to plug its budget deficit as the oil dependent country bears the brunt of the commodity’s low price.
27 June 2016
Kelly Bissell snatched from Deloitte to head Accenture Security Accenture has picked up cyber security expert Kelly Bissell from Deloitte. Bissell will take the helm of Accenture’s Accenture Security business as its Global Managing Director.
27 June 2016
Guy Carpenter and Symantec join forces to develop cyber model In a bid to improve the understanding of risks within a rapidly changing environment, with little historic data, Guy Carpenter and Symantec Corporation have joined forces to develop a cyber aggregation model.
27 June 2016
Andrew Kail leads Financial Services practice of PwC in UK PwC’s UK Financial Services practice has, per 1 July 2016, appointed Andrew Kail as its new leader. Kail, who succeeds Kevin Burrowes, has more than 25 years of financial services experience.
27 June 2016
How Financial Services can transform to ride the digitalisation wave Banks and insurance companies that are able to transform themselves will be well placed to benefit from digitalisation.
24 June 2016
Accenture launches its latest Centre for Innovation in Paris Accenture has added to its global network of Innovation Centers, with the launch of its latest hub in Paris.
24 June 2016
KLM outsources IT workplace management and service desk to Unisys The Dutch wing of the Air France–KLM Group, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, has signed a five-year outsourcing contract with Unisys for the delivery of IT services.
24 June 2016
Bidwells climbs Mount Helvellyn to fundraise for charity RNIB To raise money for the Royal National Institute of Blind People, Bidwells recently took on the challenge of reaching the top of Mount Helvellyn.
24 June 2016
Stacy Brown named CEO of US-based Willis Programs Stacy Brown has taken on the role of President and CEO of the Willis Towers Watson’s US-based Willis Programs business.
24 June 2016
70% of charities in UK expect demand for charity services to grow A new study reveals that the charity sector expects its fortunes to turn in the coming period, on the back of growing demand for charity services.
23 June 2016
CRA supported FTC with Office Depot | Staples merger analysis The US Federal Trade Commission has hired CRA to analyse the consequences on competition from the merger of Office Depot and Staples.
23 June 2016
EY to add 270 new recruits to 1,800 strong workforce in Ireland EY plans to add 270 new professionals to its 1,800-strong workforce in Ireland in the coming twelve months.
23 June 2016
Altran completes Taiwan High Speed Rail line ISA for Mitsubishi Altran UK has completed an Independent Safety Assessment for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ expansion work on the Taiwan High Speed Rail line.
23 June 2016
Impact of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a major regulatory development and there are just two years to prepare for compliance.
23 June 2016
Point B names Sicely Donaldson Practice Director of Portland team Point B has promoted Sicely Donaldson to the role of Practice Director of its Portland, Oregon, office.
23 June 2016
Manufacturing industry making big moves to achieve growth Expansion is high on the agenda for the world’s largest manufacturers according to a new report.
22 June 2016
Charles-Edouard Bouée reflects on the impact of a Brexit Charles-Edouard Bouée, CEO of Roland Berger, reflects on the potential economic implications of a Brexit. London is Europe’s innovation hub. But post-Brexit, Paris or Berlin could take its place.
22 June 2016
Arup advises on the development of The New Theater Lucerne The New Theatre Lucerne seeks to expand the established cultural capacity of the city of Lucerne, whose small but historically significant major theatre has become too small, and too rigid, for curre
22 June 2016
KPMG partner John Schneider joins Alpha FMC in Boston Alpha FMC has hired John Schneider as an Executive Vice President and lead of the firm’s Compliance and Regulatory practice.
22 June 2016
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquires KRW Insurance Agency Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Illinois-based insurance brokerage KRW Insurance Agency.
22 June 2016

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