Consultants are happiest when they’re applying their skills to complex problems according to a survey from professional services platform provider Certinia, but many in the Asia Pacific feel underutilised.
Professional services firm PwC has launched a new three-year strategy for Australia in its bid to get back on track, including via the appointment of six new members to its governance board. The firm said the new strategy will prioritise four key areas, including climate advisory, artificial intelligence, and business model reinvention, while doubling down on core capabilities through further investment into areas such as audit, tax, risk, deals, and digital transformation.
Global management consulting firm Oliver Wyman has been raiding Strategy&’s senior stocks to build up its own government consulting business, including via a soft launch in Canberra. With global revenues now exceeding $ 3 billion, Oliver Wyman is one of the world’s largest management consultancies, yet the firm is still busy expanding its footprint in Australia.
Professional services firm EY has appointed former Telstra executive and ‘futurist’ Katherine Boiciuc as its new regional chief technology and innovation officer for Oceania. Boiciuc joins the Big Four firm after spending the past twelve months as the digital transformation lead for Viva Energy, before which she served for close to three years as CTO and director of leadership development and organisational transformation consultancy Maximus International.
Global technology consulting giant Cognizant has signed a five-year strategic partnership deal with Telstra to help enhance the Australian telco’s software engineering and IT capabilities. According to Cognizant, the partnership will see the firm implement “modern product engineering practices” to support Telstra in enhancing its customer experience and speed to market, including through the adoption of AI and other emerging technologies to drive innovation and improve operational efficiency.
Homegrown Australian consultancy Strativity has been acquired by UST, a global digital transformation company with offices in 30+ countries. Based out of Sydney, Strativity is a boutique strategy consultancy specialising in customer-centric transformations.
Partners in Performance has made three senior level appointments in its Australian team. Ben Thompson and Jane Algie have both been promoted to director level, the highest rank at Partners in Performance (comparable to senior partner at other consultancies).
Global consultancy firm Argon & Co has launched NEOS, a new practice that specialises in the implementation of supply chain solutions. The new division will go to market as ‘NEOS by Argon & Co’ and operate alongside its traditional management consulting business, Argon & Co.
Australian financial advisory boutique Adara Partners has expanded its network of advisors with David Cohen. Founded over two decades ago, Adara Partners specialises in advisory services around strategy, transactions, capital raisings, and second opinions.
Tjeerd Groot has crossed from Boston Consulting Group to Alvarez & Marsal, where he will lead the firm’s Energy & Resources sector offering in Perth. Dutchman Tjeerd Groot has nearly 20 years of experience in the energy sector, including nearly nine years as a consultant at Boston Consulting Group in Australia, and another nine years at oil & gas major Shell.
Now into her fifth year at Partners in Performance, Stefani Anastasieska has grown the ranks from graduate through to senior associate. Hot on the heels of Partners in Performance opening up applications for its 2025 Graduate Program, we spoke with Stefani about how the program has helped her kickstart her career.
The growing need for agility, efficiency, and strategic alignment is prompting organisations to rethink their HR processes. Kerry Agiasotis, President for Asia Pacific at The Access Group, shares seven aspects businesses should keep in mind when seeking to level up their HR processes.
When Paul Vincent first established the Brisbane-born professional services firm in 1989, the goal was simple: build a firm with 100 staff, ten partners, occupy one floor of a city building. A firm where everyone knows everyone, enjoys what they do, and actually like working together.
Canberra-based management consultancy Parbery has strengthened its partner team with Luke Williamson. The new partner brings close to three decades of experience to Parbery, including a distinguished career in the professional services industry with firms such as Accenture, EY, RSM and Aurecon.
Homegrown financial services specialist Oceanic Consulting Group has significantly ramped up its team over the past weeks, welcoming ten new consultants to its ranks in Sydney and Melbourne. Established in 2018, Oceanic Consulting Group (OCG) supports financial institutions with services including strategy, business transformations and project delivery, remediation programs, business resilience, back office financial operations, human capital, and workplace design.
After having recently branched out to the US, artificial intelligence specialist Trellis Data has now expanded to Adelaide, with a view to creating up to 500 local jobs over the next five years. Established in Canberra in 2017, Trellis Data primarily provides data management solutions to the government and defence sectors, and was supported by RSM in building its business foundations.
Design and digital consultancy Liquid has promoted Fiona Armstrong to Chief Executive Officer (CEO), with the company’s founder, Michael Burke, making the transition to Executive Chair. Established 25 years ago, Liquid brings together strategic design, technology and human interaction capabilities to help organisations in the public sector (mainly public service, healthcare and education) develop digital solutions and improve their social outcomes.
The University of Adelaide is teaming up with DEWC Services on ways to leverage machine learning and artificial intelligence to support the Australian Defence Force. Under the partnership, DEWC Services will support a PhD candidate undertake research to identify how networks can support military applications, leveraging the company’s defence industry insights and relationships.
Jirsch Sutherland principal Emma Mos has hit a major career milestone, qualifying to become a registered trustee – joining a group of 210 or so insolvency practitioners that hold the status. Emma Mos now has dual registrations as a trustee and liquidator (she became a registered liquidator in 2019), making her one of only around 20 women nationally who hold both registrations.
Global consulting firm Slalom has elevated ANZ boss Mike Shimota to regional leader of the firm’s Asia Pacific business. Mike Shimota joined Slalom in January 2020 to launch the firm in the Australian market.
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