Dutch listed IT services provider Ctac has announced two strategic moves in a week. In its home market the firm is acquiring a majority stake in Oliver IT, while internationally, Ctac is pulling out of the French market following a strategic review of its local activities.
2020 has been one of the most dynamic years ever for supply chain executives and professionals, with the Covid-19 pandemic disrupting existing supply chain and ways of working. So what’s in store for 2021? Experts at M3 Consultancy share five trends they believe will take centrestage.
Global consulting firm Protiviti has promoted three of its senior consultants in its Amsterdam office to the next level. Having been with firm for four years in the role of Director, Tjakko de Boer has been promoted to Managing Director.
Groupe PSA subsidiary Citroën has partnered with Altran in the development of the Citroën AMI, the firm’s ultra-compact light electric vehicle. Launched in April this year, the Citroën AMI is a 100% electronic, two-seat quadricycle.
Google is laying an 8,000 kilometer plus fibre-optic cable that will connect Italy to India, at a reported development cost of $ 400 million. Reports in the Wall Street Journal suggest that the 8,000 km cable network will be divided into two segments: one will start from Genoa, and cross the Mediterranean Sea and Israel before reaching Aqaba in Jordan; while the other will begin from Mumbai and cross the Indian Ocean and Saudi Arabia before reaching Aqaba to join the other segment.
By day, Marie Turin is a strategy consultant at Oliver Wyman in France, but when she is off-duty she is better known as singer songwriter Slow Jane, having just released her first music album Caroline.
The majority of Europeans have adapted well enough to life under the pandemic to dream about the future, according to a new study. While fears over health and social instability remain, many are still optimistic that their work and well-being will find innovative new ways to come in the coming period.
Spanish financial services management consulting firm Bluecap has joined Globant, an Argentinian-origin digital transformation specialist with more than 14,000 employees globally. Founded in 2005 by former Oliver Wyman consultant Maite Barrera, Bluecap is a specialised management consultancy dedicated to the financial services sector.
Eight years after leaving Roland Berger, Patrick Müller-Sarmiento has re-joined the strategic consultancy as a senior partner. In the intervening years, Müller-Sarmiento worked for hypermarket Real, initially as a member of the management board and from 2016 onwards, as chief executive officer.
With a Covid-19 vaccine gradually being deployed, many employees remain reluctant to return to working full-time at the office. According to a new study from McKinsey & Company, one-third of work in Europe’s leading economies could continue to be done remotely even after the pandemic subsides.
Sia Partners has teamed up with venture capital fund Adelie to channel €3 million into Happydemics – a tech-powered consumer research firm based in Paris. By its own declaration, Happydemics has steady access to opinion data from 3 billion people – nearly half the world’s population – spread across over 140 countries.
German consulting firm umlaut and the tech ecosystem Innoloft have entered into a cooperation agreement to support companies in the energy industry with innovation management. Having split from The P3 Group in late 2019, umlaut is now an independent consulting firm specialised in consulting, engineering and digital services, providing innovative solutions across all private sectors and their various intersections as well as serving the public sector.
As healthcare takes on unprecedented digital transformation, platforms are set to take centre stage in the sector over the next five years. A new Roland Berger study elaborates. The strategy and management consultancy surveyed more than 500 healthcare experts around the world to portray the digital healthcare landscape.
Holiday shopping has taken a back seat in 2020, as consumers in key markets grapple with Covid-19’s impact on life and the economy. A new Capgemini report rounds up the consumer trends this Christmas.
Global SAP consultancy itelligence has expanded into Finland with the acquisition of Pasafin, a local player specialised in the human capital domain. Founded in 2005, Helsinki-based Pasafin specialises in SAP services and solutions, with a focus on general HRIS, SAP SuccessFactors, Workday and PeopleDoc cloud services.
DuPont Sustainable Solutions became an independent consultancy following a carve out last year. Speaking to Consultancy.org, Chief Executive Officer Davide Vassallo discusses how the firm’s new freedom has enabled it to be more agile and flexible in its response and expand into new areas, even during the global pandemic.
French management consulting firm Kea & Partners is on the verge of acquiring Arkos, a boutique French consultancy specialised in successfully embedding change in organisations. The planned acquisition aligns with the firm’s plan to double its revenues globally to €100 million and workforce to 400 consultants and staff by 2025.
Atos has continued its investments in the cybersecurity space with the acquisition of Motiv ICT Security, one of the larger independent managed security services (MSS) providers in the Netherlands. The deal comes within months after Atos purchased digital.
Settling into a new job can be difficult even without the additional challenges presented by a global pandemic. Fortunately, according to Merlijn Groenenboom and Menno Wiersma, Protiviti pulled out all the stops to make sure they eased into their new roles quickly and smoothly.
For the fourth consecutive year, DuPont Sustainable Solutions has been named the top consulting brand for environment, health and safety. Among the other leading brands in Verdantix’s independent survey were Deloitte, EY, Jacobs and Accenture.
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