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Consulting news in the UK | Page 386

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

Roland Berger wins award for innovative cloud approach Roland Berger Strategy Consultants has won a ‘Beacon Award for Business Innovation’, a prize that celebrates excellence in cloud adoption and digital operations, testimony to its innovative cloud str
17 November 2014
Michael Amiot and Michael Hughes join West Monroe West Monroe Partners has recently added two new Directors in its Chicago office.
17 November 2014
Towers Watson: Is the HR Business Partner re-emerging The HR Business Partner badge is nothing new; it has been around for well over a decade. It was David Ulrich, who in his 1997 book “Human Resource Champions,” first identified this model of functional support. However, what is inte
17 November 2014
KPMG expects more mergers in public transport sector In the coming year substantially more mergers will occur between public transport operators, expects accounting and consulting firm KPMG. The increasing liberalisation of public transport and expansionism of the privately managed public transportat
14 November 2014
New Hay Group app helps development social skills Global consultancy firm Hay Group has launched an app recentyl that helps graduates develop their emotional & social skills. With the app – dubbed Journey – employees can according to the HR consulting firm become more effectiv
14 November 2014
Transform: Digital mature firms share digital duty Organisations that are seen as digital mature in the year 2014 are organisations that will not only have a digital vision and strategy, but will also share these with its employees in order to unite the different teams, concludes consulting firm Tr
14 November 2014
Engineering firms win shipyard contract in Kazakhstan Consulting firms Royal HaskoningDHV and Witteveen+Bos have won a major contract to design a new shipyard in Kazakhstan that will allow the country to ship its own oil and to be less dependent on othe
14 November 2014
Former BCG advisor Farhan Zaidi heads The Dodgers LA baseball team The Dodgers hired former BCG consultant Farhan Zaidi as the new general manager. Zaidi joins the management of the team after a 10-year career at the Oakland Athletics, where he served as Assistant General Manager and Director of B
14 November 2014
PwC advisor Brian Ehrig rejoins Kurt Salmon as partner Global management consulting firm Kurt Salmon has appointed Brian Ehrig as a partner in its US Retail and Consumer Products practice. Ehrig joins from PwC, where he was as a Director in the Advisory business unit. Brian Ehrig
14 November 2014
Peter Cosco joins A&M Performance Improvement unit Global consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal has recently added Peter Cosco to its US-team. Based in New York, Cosco will join A&M’s Performance Improvement practice, and in the role of Managing Director focus on clients i
14 November 2014
EY supports US government with diversity initiative Professional services firm EY has closed a partnership with the US Department of State (DoS) to support the Women’s Entrepreneurship in the Americas (WEAmericas) initiative, set up by President Obama to encourage women participation in the ec
13 November 2014
Roland Berger: Implementation key for Strategy Officers What is the ideal role of a Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)? This has been a long standing and important question, with 70% of large firms undergoing internal transformation, clear answers on the issue may pave the way for lasting change. A
13 November 2014
BCG: Made in USA eating share from Made in China US manufacturing is increasing its reshoring of production capacity from China back to home soil, reduced shipping costs, access to skilled labour and a drive to automation, cited as reasons for the move. Interest
13 November 2014
North Highland adds three senior consultants to US team North Highland has recently announced several additions to its US consulting team in the Nashville and St. Louis offices.
13 November 2014
Moorhouse: Tech giants should put the consumer first Are Apple, Google and others too big to govern effectively? As technology companies face growing regulatory pressures, only those that put the consumer first will survive, says Richard Goold, Partner at consultancy firm a href="/firms/moorhouse-co
13 November 2014
BDO announces ambitious recruitment plans in Ireland BDO has revealed ambitious growth for its Irish practice as it aims to recruit an additional 300 people in the coming three years increasing its current headcount to 700. Half of the newly created jobs will be roles for professionals and half will
13 November 2014
Mazars administrator of collapsed Rovac Aerospace Mazars has been appointed as administrator to Rovac Aerospace, an aircraft interior specialist that has come into financial trouble after its revenues dropped by roughly 50% in the past 12 months Maz
13 November 2014
Thomas Piketty wins FT Business Book of the Year Thomas Piketty, the author of the ‘Capital’, has won the FT and McKinsey ‘Business Book of the Year Award’.
12 November 2014
Hay Group: 20 Best global Companies for Leadership When it comes to great leadership, Procter & Gamble, General Electric, Coca-Cola, IBM and Unilever lead the pack, reveals a new study from Hay Group. An analysis on the key characteristics of the top 20 best companies for leaders sho
12 November 2014
HR consultancy Mercer buys Workday specialist Jeitosa Global HR consulting firm Mercer has acquired Jeitosa Group International, a global HR business consultancy and IT systems integration firm based in the United States. Terms of the transaction, which will see roughly 75 professionals join Mercer, h
12 November 2014
iMPOWER: In-house fostering saves authorities Â£150mn In the UK, currently an additional 9,000 foster carers are needed to meet the demand for placements. These placements are usually done either through local authorities or public agencies. A report by consulting firm iMPOWER shows that fostering thr
12 November 2014
Hudson & Yorke: Top 10 secrets to outsourcing success Successfully outsourcing a technology service can be a complex challenge. Those organisations that structure the deal well have driven innovation, improved service quality, increased agility and reduced costs. The prerequisites for any such contrac
12 November 2014
Bain adds ex-McKinsey partner to German management Bain & Company has added former Accenture and McKinsey & Company partner Christopher Schorling to its German management team. The 44-year, who joined in September, will be responsible for further growing Bain’s footprint in t
12 November 2014
PwC sponsor of investment fund for start-ups Seedcamp PwC has announced its sponsorship of Seedcamp, a new kind of investment for start-ups that funds the companies from the ‘seed stage’ to IPO.
12 November 2014
Capgemini: EC efforts to stabilise energy market lacking The 2014 European electricity and gas markets remain disturbed, resulting in negative wholesale prices, closing plants and high prices for consumers, concludes Capgemini in a new report. To stabilise the European energy market, the Europea
12 November 2014
Oliver Wyman: Technology will transform Healthcare The ‘tech attack’ of the healthcare market will change it into a consumer-driven market, concludes Oliver Wyman in a new report. This new market will be driven by three movements; the ‘quantified self’, ‘transparent co
11 November 2014
Deloitte: Robots threatening a third of UK workforce A recent report by Deloitte with the University of Oxford predicts that the robot revolution will displace almost 35% of UK jobs in the coming twenty years and around 30% of London based jobs in the same period. The UK and London are wel
11 November 2014
Boxwood on the relaunch of Netto UK with Sainsburys Last week budget supermarket chain Netto announced it was relaunching in the UK, under a new partnership with retail giant Sainsbury's. Management consultancy Boxwood gives its verdict on Netto’s UK relaunch. Last week saw the ex
11 November 2014
KPMG: UK is facing major skills shortage in construction The UK construction industry in London and the South East is facing a major skills shortage, according to KPMG and LCCI. For the period 2014-2017, an increase of 20% in required workforce compared
11 November 2014
Former McKinsey partner leads Value Partners in Asia Global consulting firm Value Partners has appointed former McKinsey & Company partner Mayank Parekh as Managing Partner of its Asian operations. Parekh will oversee the operations of the offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore./e
11 November 2014
ADL, BMI & Mangrove sponsor Global Innovation Forum On 19 – 20 November 2014 the Global innovation Forum will take place.
11 November 2014
British Gas selects CGI to provide smart meter interface British Gas has selected IT consulting firm CGI to provide an interface that will simplify the management of energy smart meters as part of the Smart Metering Implementation Programme of the UK Government. This programme aims at providing every hou
11 November 2014

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