Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ: HURN), a leading provider of business
consulting services, today announced the addition of James
E. Nugent as a managing director within its Business
Advisory practice to further strengthen the turnaround and
restructuring team.
Nugent
brings the Huron Business Advisory team a depth of knowledge and vital
experience, most notably in the healthcare industry, accomplishing
complex financial and operational turnarounds in recovery situations.
“Economic uncertainty and marketplace challenges continue to drive
demand for business advisory services in a wide variety of industries.
Healthcare providers, in particular, are facing business challenges
leading them to assess strategic alternatives, including potential
affiliations, mergers and restructuring to continue to be successful or
to survive,” said John
C. DiDonato, managing director and Huron
Business Advisory leader. “We are pleased to welcome Jim to Huron’s
Business Advisory team and are confident that he will bring value to our
clients across industries.”
Nugent
has nearly 30 years of experience providing business advisory, corporate
recovery and restructuring
services, including extensive healthcare experience having worked with
more than 100 healthcare clients during his career. Prior to joining
Huron, he most recently served as senior managing director at Mesirow
Financial Consulting, and had an accomplished 19-year career at KPMG
LLP. Nugent, who is a Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor,
also serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Thorek Memorial
Hospital in Chicago. At Huron, Nugent will help clients address
restructuring issues and turnaround situations in the healthcare
industry as well as across a broad range of industries.
About Huron Business Advisory
Huron Business Advisory resolves complex business issues and enhances
value with a full suite of services for middle-market companies and
larger businesses, including forensic investigations, transaction
advisory, restructuring and turnaround, interim management, capital
raising, operational improvement, and valuation. Our senior-level team
members have vast experience in a range of industries, with many serving
as C-level executives, who quickly analyze a business situation and
apply our knowledge to finding a workable solution. Learn more at www.huronconsultinggroup.com/business-advisory
or connect with us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/huronconsulting.
About Huron Consulting Group
Huron Consulting Group helps clients in diverse industries improve
performance, transform the enterprise, reduce costs, leverage
technology, process and review large amounts of complex data, address
regulatory changes, recover from distress and stimulate growth. Our
professionals employ their expertise in finance, operations, strategy
and technology to provide our clients with specialized analyses and
customized advice and solutions that are tailored to address each
client's particular challenges and opportunities to deliver sustainable
and measurable results. The Company provides consulting services to a
wide variety of both financially sound and distressed organizations,
including healthcare organizations, leading academic institutions,
Fortune 500 companies, governmental entities and law firms. Huron has
worked with more than 425 health systems, hospitals, and academic
medical centers; more than 400 corporate general counsel; and more than
350 universities and research institutions. Learn more at www.huronconsultinggroup.com.
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