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

Eric Speer heads Towers Watson Risk Consulting unit Global professional services company Towers Watson has per the 1st of September appointed Eric Speer as global leader of its Risk Consulting and Software business. Speer, who replaces Rory O’Brien, will be based in Towers Watson&rsqu
16 September 2014
Best Management Consulting Firms to Work For 2014 The Boston Consulting Group is according to more than 10,000 consultants the best employer in the consulting industry.
15 September 2014
McKinsey: Ireland needs to rethink its economic strategy Ireland is the 14th most ‘connected’ country in the world, driven by a strong performance in knowledge-intensive flows of services, concludes a new research from a href="/firms/mckinsey-company" tit
15 September 2014
Mercer: UK has 2nd lowest number of public holidays For employees looking for much time off, the UK is probably one of the least attractive places to work.
15 September 2014
Tina Hallett leads PwC Government & Public Sector group Accounting and consulting firm PwC has appointed Tina Hallett to lead firm’s Government & Public Sector group. Hallett, who has been working for PwC since 1990, previously led the firm’s Central Government practice for th
15 September 2014
KSA opens new office in Manchester, North West Corporate recovery and insolvency consultancy KSA Group has opened a new office in Manchester. To lead the office and expansion plans in the Manchester region, the firm has hired Amanda Eckersley. KSA Group was founded in 1999 by
15 September 2014
4 consulting firms nominated for Recruitment Awards On November 20, 2014, the third edition of the In-House Recruitment Awards are organised in London, the UK. The awards are given to in-house recruitment teams or professionals that have demonstrated best practice performance. Among the nominees are
15 September 2014
Bain partner Kris Miller new Strategy Officer of eBay Kristine Miller, a partner at consulting firm Bain & Company, has recently joined eBay as its Chief Strategy Officer Marketplaces. Miller will succeed Paul Todd, who was been named Senior Vice President of eBay Marketplaces Europe./em
15 September 2014
Deloitte invests 30 million in Belfast, Northern Ireland Big Four firm Deloitte has announced that it has put £30 million aside to boost its Northern Ireland operations, creating 338 jobs in the region. The new jobs will be fully in place by 2019 and come on top of the previously announc
12 September 2014
Lippincott buys San Francisco firm Bonfire Communications Global branding firm Lippincott has acquired Bonfire Communications, a U.S. agency that specialises in employee engagement and internal communications. As part of the deal, all of the roughly 20 consultants of Bonfire Communications will
12 September 2014
CBRE principal partner of RFU All Schools programme Consulting firm CBRE has signed up to be the principal partner of the Rugby Football Union’s All Schools programme in the UK for the coming four years. The programme aims at increasing the number of young people playing rugby, eith
12 September 2014
Daniel Dzenkowski joins PwC from Big 4 rival KPMG PwC has poached Daniel Dzenkowski from rival KPMG.
12 September 2014
Canadian Mint hires BCG to manage sales process The Boston Consulting Group has been hired by the Royal Canadian Mint to manage the divestiture of its MintChip digital currency.
12 September 2014
Andre Michel joins International Private Label Consult International Private Label Consult, a boutique consulting firm that specialises in the retail industry, has appointed André Michel as partner. The past few years Michel worked as a self-employed consultant, prior to that he served as Commer
12 September 2014
Rene Schob Country Partner of Mazars in Romania Accounting and consulting firm Mazars has appointed René Schöb as the new Country Managing Partner of its Romanian practice. Schöb succeeds Jean-Pierre Vigroux, who has decided to retire from the professional life in the audit indu
12 September 2014
Jennifer Learmonth & Caroline Price join HaskoningDHV Engineering and consulting firm Royal HaskoningDHV has expanded its UK Energy and Infrastructure Consenting team with Jennifer Learmonth and Caroline Price.
11 September 2014
Hay Group: Tips for boosting underperforming teams It’s one of the most common issues within organisations – stressed and underperforming teams.
11 September 2014
Turnstone joins Management Consultancies Association Turnstone, a management consultancy firm based in London, has joined the Management Consultancies Association (MCA). With the addition of Turnstone the MCA now has a total of 56 members.
11 September 2014
AlixPartners leads restructuring of Puerto Rico Electric Managing Director of consulting firm AlixPartners Lisa Donahue has been hired to lead the restructuring of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA). Donahue will lead the negotiations with PREPA’s creditors and the development of a 5-
11 September 2014
Mazars eyes strong growth in East Midlands region Mazars has announced the creation of two senior roles in the East Midlands region that follows its successful regional growth strategy. Alistair Wesson will take on the position of East Midlands Managing Partner and Martin Rogers the role of Senior
11 September 2014
Jonathan Ericson new Head of Audit at Baker Tilly Accounting and consulting firm Baker Tilly has appointed Jonathan Ericson as its Head of Audit in the UK. In his new role, Ericson will oversee the firm’s national audit strategy and continue as an active Partner. Jonathan Ericso
11 September 2014
Jorg Oliveri del Castillo-Schulz rejoins Roland Berger Jörg Oliveri del Castillo-Schulz, a former employee of Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, has rejoined the German-based strategy consultancy. Oliveri del Castillo-Schulz joins from Deutsche Bank, where he was a member of the bank&r
10 September 2014
PA Consulting: Early stage key for success of IT project Recently, there have been news reports of several write-offs at large IT household names. It seems we are trapped in a vicious cycle of failure, which is nothing new.
10 September 2014
Mark Stewart Chief Executive of BDO in South Africa The South African practice of BDO has appointed Mark Stewart as its new CEO.
10 September 2014
Cambridge Consultants aims at tripling US headcount Consulting firm Cambridge Consultants has moved its US headquarters to an office in Boston in the centre of medical technology heartland. With this move, the firm wants to foster innovation development as well as its growth plans; within the next t
10 September 2014
Accenture helps Bharti Retail with SAP implementation Bharti Retail, a large retailer in India, has hired Accenture to support it with the implementation of SAP.
10 September 2014
A&M expands Forensic team with Christopher Laursen Global consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal has boosted its Global Forensic and Dispute Services group with the addition of Christopher Laursen, who joins as a Managing Director in the firms’ Washington,
10 September 2014
MCA adds Thought Leadership category to MCA Awards The MCA has announced that it this year will expand its annual MCA Awards with a new award for the Best Use of Thought Leadership. With the addition the total number of award categories rises to twenty-three. Every year the Manag
09 September 2014
Robin Wood CMO of brand consultancy Millward Brown Global brand and media consulting firm Millward Brown has appointed Robin Wood as Chief Solutions and Marketing Officer. Wood, who joins from Colgate-Palmolive where he served as Global Brand President for the Sanex business unit, will be based in
09 September 2014
EY invests 500 million in Big Data and Data Analytics Big Four accounting and consulting firm EY has announced that it in the coming years will invest $500 million globally to bolster its Data Analytics and Big Data capabilities. At the heart of the multi-year investment lies the
09 September 2014
12 consulting firms contribute to HR Tech Europe Amsterdam On 23 and 24 October 2014 the ‘HR Tech Europe Amsterdam 2014’ congress will take place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The event is expected to host more than 2.000 executives and HR-professionals, making it the largest technology-driven
09 September 2014
HaskoningDHV: Nicaragua Canal comes one step closer The construction of the frequently discussed Nicaragua Canal is getting closer.
09 September 2014

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