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Consulting news in the UK | Page 363

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

Kurt Salmon: Consumer sentiment slightly up in 2015 Despite the near stagnant wage growth, consumer sentiment is generally more positive than in 2014, research by consulting firm Kurt Salmon show. This slight rise in confidence is, however, not mirrored in increased consumer spending. This, accordin
28 April 2015
Altimeter: 5 ways the IoT improves customer relations With the Internet of Things more and more real, brands cannot afford to ignore its power, research by Altimeter Group shows.
28 April 2015
Gartner: Cloud-based bypassed for own IT infrastructure Cloud-based offerings are still not seen as the first port of call for CIOs deciding on IT project spends, with many companies too focused on their own – often legacy – infrastructure, a recent report from Gartner concludes. New generat
28 April 2015
Protiviti: Top priorities for CIOs and IT professionals With information security and data privacy vulnerabilities no longer just technical issues, top priorities for companies going through transformations are shifting towards mitigating and combating security risks, a recent research from Protiviti fi
27 April 2015
Accenture: The TV love affair may be coming to an end The global ‘love affair’ with the TV might be coming to an end, with viewership on TV worldwide declining, research by Accenture shows.
27 April 2015
Dominique Cerutti to become Chairman & CEO of Altran The Altran Group has announced the election of Dominique Cerutti as its upcoming Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), starting his duties on 29 July 2015.
27 April 2015
NOA: 6 advisories shortlisted for Outsourcing Awards On 21 May 2015 the third edition of the Professional Awards are organised by the National Outsourcing Association (NOA) in London, celebrating the best performances and talent in UK's outsourcing sec
27 April 2015
Cambridge Consultant unveils large recruitment plans Product design and development firm Cambridge Consultants has announced ambitious plans to grow its headcount in both the UK and the US. According to the firm, its recruitment drive follows the increased demand for innovative product development as
27 April 2015
John Poppelaars heads Analytics unit of BearingPoint Management and technology consultancy firm BearingPoint has appointed John Poppelaars to head its Dutch Smart Analytics and Business Intelligence team as of May 1st 2015. Poppelaars joins from analytics specialist ORTEC, where he worked for over 20
27 April 2015
10 management consultancies win 22 MCA Awards Last night the 2015 edition of the MCA Awards took place, one of the annual highlights in the UK consultancy industry. Twenty two awards were handed out to in total ten different consultancies.
24 April 2015
Consulting firm Aon Hewitt opens new office in Cardiff Aon Hewitt has opened a new office in Cardiff to accommodate its ambition to increase its market share in South Wales. The firm’s Bristol’s office employees will staff the office for now, with plans to hire new employees when the office
24 April 2015
Royal HaskoningDHV designs Scottish flood protection The flood scheme in the town of Forres, Scotland, has opened, protecting homes and businesses from flooding from the River Findhorn and Mosset Burn. Consulting firm Royal HaskoningDHV has designed the £37 million flood protection scheme, on t
24 April 2015
EY Startup Challenge looking for technology firms EY has announced the launch of the second edition of its ‘Startup Challenge’, this time seeking 10 technology startups that focus on intelligent customer interactions and increased visibility along the supply chain. The ten startups wil
24 April 2015
IGRM signs services partnership with BCR Associates BCR Associates has signed a partnership with International Golf & Resort Management (IGRM).
24 April 2015
IBM & WSI partner to deliver advanced weather insights IT-giant IBM and weather analyst The Weather Company, through its B2B division WSI, have decided to join hands to bring advanced weather insights to businesses by combining IBM’s cloud computing, industry consulting and analytics with WSI&rsq
24 April 2015
Mina Mutafchieva leaves McKinsey & Co for PE firm Private Equity company Palamon Capital Partners announced the appointment of former McKinsey Manager Mina Mutafchieva as Associate Principal. According to Palamon, Mutafchieva’s specialism in financial services and pan-European exper
24 April 2015
The 9 most talented young consultants in the UK Tonight more than 200 partners, advisors and professionals active in UK’s consulting industry will be heading to the Park Plaza Westminster in London to attend the 18th edition of the MCA Awards.
23 April 2015
Forced CEO exits cost large companies 112 billion By reducing the number of forced turnovers in CEOs in the world’s largest companies, $60 billion a year in additional value can be added, finds a new report from Strategy&. As it stands forced out CEOs cost companies an average of $1.8 bi
23 April 2015
6 advisors in The Times Top 50 Employers for Women The Times, in cooperation with Opportunity Now, published the 2015 edition of its Top 50 Employers for Women list, celebrating the organisations that lead in workplace gender equality. Among the top fiftty UK employers are six firms active in the m
23 April 2015
Elixirr launches innovation competition The Pitch While consultants are often called in to support the development of ideas and overcome barriers, they themselves may have their own ideas that – due to the nature of the job – cannot be developed to
23 April 2015
KPMG and McKinsey & Co. support Entrepreneur First To stimulate exceptional technically inclined people to develop and start their own business, KPMG and McKinsey & Company have committed their support to Entrepreneur First.
23 April 2015
Mercer adds Catrina Holme to UK Board of Directors The UK organisation of Mercer has appointed Catrina Holme as non-executive director of its Board. Initially a private equity lawyer, Holme has been involved in the venture capital industry since 1992. She has served in Executive, Non-E
23 April 2015
Grant Thornton: Optimism of UK businesses stagnating While business optimism in the Eurozone has almost tripled in the first quarter of 2015, UK businesses are feeling less confident, research by Grant Thornton shows. Compared to the rest of the world, the UK is still amongst the most confident econo
23 April 2015
PwC Consulting runaway favourite for MCA Awards 2015 Tomorrow the 18th edition of the MCA Awards will take place. In total 30 different consulting firms have been nominated, with PwC the runaway leader to scoop the largest number of awards.
22 April 2015
Virgin high speed internet adds 7.7 billion to economy With Virgin Media’s direct investment of £3 billion in a high speed internet network, £7.
22 April 2015
Global aviation MRO market to grow to $100 billion Considerable fleet capacity will be added in the coming decade, with an average growth of 3.7% to 2025, the skies will continue to fill with aircraft.
22 April 2015
Consultancy spending Heineken rises to 179 million Heineken’s global consultancy expenditure increased with 8% last year, reveals an analysis of Heineken’s financial results by Consultancy.uk.
22 April 2015
Lynne Doughtie new CEO of KPMG United States KPMG in the US has elected Lynne Doughtie to serve as its next Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, for a five-year term starting July 1. Doughtie currently leads KPMG’s Advisory business, and has held numerous leadership positions since lau
22 April 2015
Roever Broenner Susat joins Mazars in Germany Audit and tax consulting firm Roever Broenner Susat has merged with Mazars in Germany, adding 51 partners and 730 employees to Mazars headcount.
22 April 2015
Aon: Employee engagement linked to insight of rewards The overall engagement level of employees is strongly linked to the perception of their total rewards package offered by their employer, research by Aon Hewitt shows.
22 April 2015
Crowd simulation specialist INCONTROL enters Japan INCONTROL, an international provider of crowd simulation software, has earlier this month opened an office in Tokyo, Japan – its fifth globally.
21 April 2015
EY model helps deliver state-of-the-art cybersecurity The Internet of Things (IoT) is set to widely increase the number of ways human beings can connect with each other and their environment, however, with widening of interfaces comes a corresponding in
21 April 2015

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