The expectations on companies for health and safety (H&S) guarantees from all stakeholders (including employees, regulators, and boards of directors) are continually growing. In a new survey from ERM, the vast majority of participants reported increased expectations from their stakeholders.
Altman Solon, a strategic consulting firm focused exclusively on the telecommunications, media, and technology (TMT) sectors, has promoted David Dellea to partner in its Zurich office. Two years after joining Altman Solon, David Dellea has now joined its partnership, bringing over 25 years of experience in industry and consulting.
PwC has welcomed two new partners to its leadership team in Cyprus: Alexandros Papadopoulos and Petros Metaxas. The largest of the Big Four firms in Cyprus with around 1,200 staff, PwC has elevated two long-standing team members to partner per the 1st July.
In the realm of technological breakthroughs, generative artificial intelligence (generative AI) is emerging as a defining paradigm shift. Tapas Mishra from Cognizant outline why this is the case and sheds light on the some of the most promising use cases in four sectors.
In the role of talent and operations manager, Vanessa Berentsen helps Varrlyn to find the right talent for the most important projects of its clients. We spoke with Vanessa about the key factors in finding the right candidates, and how she helps ensure Varrlyn’s operations are structured to set them up for success.
In its third deal on Italian soil within a year, Accenture has acquired Fibermind, a 400-person company specializing in telecom consulting and network engineering services. Headquartered in Rovigo, with operations throughout the country, Fibermind specializes in fiber and mobile 5G networks deployment, as well as infrastructure engineering services.
Boston Consulting Group’s procurement-focused subsidiary Inverto has brought José Carande Morgado on board to help drive its growth agenda in the Spanish market. Launched in October last year, Inverto’s Madrid office now has two managing directors among its ranks, with José Carande Morgado joining Manuel Berlanga Díaz at the helm of the local team.
Global strategy consulting firm Roland Berger has named Edeltraud Leibrock the successor of fellow Germany-based senior partner Hasmeet Kaur in its Global Board of Managing Directors. Munich-based Edeltraud Leibrock is relatively new at Roland Berger – she joined the firm in February this year as a senior partner and member of its Digital platform.
PA Consulting has strengthened its partnership in Sweden with the appointment of Louise von Blixen-Finecke. The new partner brings 30 years of experience in industry and management consulting to PA Consulting.
Schiphol has selected Boston Consulting Group, Cognizant and PA Consulting Group to support in its digitalisation. In order to respond even better to developments in the rapidly changing airports landscape, Schiphol has taken the initiative to renew its Airport Operational Database (AODB).
Magnus Energy has kicked off 2024 with yet another steep growth trajectory, adding multiple new recruits to lift the size of the firm to over 50 staff. Netherlands-headquartered Magnus Energy is expanding its capabilities in the energy and energy transition landscape, building out its team in its home market and across Europe with both experienced and junior consultants.
Nine months after joining Emixa, LMtec Digital Solutions has completed its integration into the digital transformation company and rebranded as Emixa. Emixa is an award-winning digital transformation consultancy with around 530 employees working from offices in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.
Global strategy consulting firm Strategy& has expanded its footprint in Europe with the launch of a presence in Norway. The firm’s fourth office in the Nordics alongside Stockholm (Sweden), Copenhagen (Denmark) and Helsinki (Finland), the fresh Norwegian office aims to nestle itself in the top of the local strategy consulting scene, mirroring its global standing.
Freshworks, a global provider of software solutions, has named BearingPoint a consulting partner in the Netherlands. More than 60.000 companies worldwide use the systems and platforms of Freshworks within their sales & marketing and customer service teams.
With the energy transition at the top of agendas worldwide, the battery sector is growing rapidly. Estimates show the industry could quadruple from 2022 to 2030 and M&A activity is increasing as large organizations look to get in on the action, according to report from global M&A advisory firm Oaklins.
When organizing their facility management strategies, multinational organizations are increasingly looking to outsource to external service providers at a global or regional scale. The main reason for choosing a global outsourcing solution is cost, though financial control and standardization are also top concerns.
In the summer of 2023, OVpay launched in the Netherlands. It is a revolutionary new way to pay for public transportation across the country, and works completely contactless. Visa Consulting & Analytics provided counsel to Translink, the operator of the payment systems of Dutch public transportation.
Ensuring an effective implementation of CSRD within the organisation requires companies to have a robust data management in place. Starting this year, it is mandatory for large, listed companies to disclose relevant and transparent information on their Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance in line with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) guidelines.
The Dutch government has hired American consulting firm Pioneer Consulting to conduct research into the digital connectivity of its three islands in the Caribbean. The engagement is part of a broader research program from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy to strengthen its infrastructure of submarine fiber optic telecommunication cables, also known as subsea cables.
Generative AI (Gen AI) could boost Belgium’s economy by up to €50 billion over the next 10 years. That is according to a report from Implement Consulting Group commissioned by internet giant Google. If industries in Belgium move towards wide scale adoption of Gen AI technology – in a variety of forms and across many different sectors – the country’s GDP could see an overall increase of 9% over the coming decade, said the report.
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