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

McKinsey: Social tools to reshape organisational structures The process of digitalisation is generating additional ways in which to perform transactions or operate processes and social tools.
04 July 2016
Accenture acquires Israel-based cybersecurity firm Maglan Accenture has acquired Israel-based cybersecurity firm Maglan for an undisclosed sum.
04 July 2016
Deloitte partner Ian Tyler joins Treasury unit of Alvarez & Marsal Alvarez & Marsal has picked up UK treasury advisory specialist Ian Tyler, who joins the firm from Deloitte.
04 July 2016
Newly opened Tate Modern expansion supported by Ramboll The Tate Modern’s new ten story, £260 million, extension opened on the 17th of June. The development and construction of the building was supported by professional services firm Ramboll.
04 July 2016
Willis Towers Watson rehires Steve Hardwick, joins as Director Willis Towers Watson has hired Steve Hardwick, who worked for a predecessor of the firm for almost 15 years, as Director.
04 July 2016
Customer Experience value key for marketers to maximise CX return The secret to maximising CX return is to focus on customer experience value, says Andy Main, head of Deloitte Digital. Marketers are competing on experience now more than ever.
01 July 2016
Cambridge Consultants partners with incubator Clearbridge Accelerator Cambridge Consultants and Singapore-based Clearbridge Accelerator have joined forces to support Asian medical technology startups.
01 July 2016
Accenture names Debra Polishook CEO of Accenture Operations Accenture has promoted Debra Polishook to Group Chief Executive – Accenture Operations, one of the firm’s five key businesses.
01 July 2016
Rio de Janeiro opens waste treatment plant ahead of Olympics With the 2016 Summer Olympics fast approaching, efforts to prepare Brazil for the influx of visitors and participants is in full swing.
01 July 2016
Arup supports design of student micro apartments in Berlin In a bid to innovate on its real estate portfolio, by creating cheap, modular, multi-purpose micro apartments, Berlinovo Immobilien Gesellschaft and Arup worked together on a new apartment design.
01 July 2016
Compass Lexecon hires Damien Neven as a Senior Consultant Economics consultancy Compass Lexecon, a subsidiary of FTI Consulting, has hired Damien Neven as a Senior Consultant and member of the Compass Lexecon Advisory Committee.
01 July 2016
An overview of European unicorns, UK and Sweden lead the pack Europe has seen 10 highly successful startups join the list of companies valued at $1 billion+, so-called unicorns.
30 June 2016
9 tips how consulting firms can fuel growth through better resourcing UK’s management consulting market finds itself in a period of strong growth. In a bid to capitalise on growth potential consulting firms should raise their focus on optimising their internal resourcing function.
30 June 2016
Wealth managers overestimate their skills and face digital disconnect Wealth managers seeking to please their HNWI clients may need to consider how changes in demographics are affecting expectations around technology.
30 June 2016
Accenture acquires German digital consulting firm dgroup Accenture has acquired Germany-based digital transformation and management consultancy dgroup.
30 June 2016
CBRE promotes Mike Lafitte and Cal Frese to Group President role CBRE has promoted Mike Lafitte and Cal Frese to the role of Global Group President.
30 June 2016
Baker Tilly US hires Rike Harrison as its Chief Sales Officer Baker Tilly US has hired Rike (Ulrike) Harrison as its Chief Sales Officer, she joins the firm from Wipfli where she was the firm’s Chief Marketing Officer.
30 June 2016
Mott MacDonald appoints Ian Galbraith as MD of Asia-Pacific region Mott MacDonald has promoted Ian Galbraith to the role of Managing Director of the firm’s Asia-Pacific and Australasia business.
30 June 2016
Telecom players that invest in digital outperform their peers Rapid digitalisation is being facilitated by telecommunications operators.
29 June 2016
CEOs with outsider mind-sets more likely to make better decisions The actions undertaken by new CEOs, in the first two years following succession, may have considerable effect on shareholder returns.
29 June 2016
Comerica hires Boston Consulting Group to deliver strategic plan The Boston Consulting Group has been hired by US-based bank Comerica to run a strategic review of its expenses and to identify areas of revenue expansion.
29 June 2016
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

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