WASHINGTON, June 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE:FCN) today announced that the Company has continued its
investment in its Business Transformation practice over the past eight months with the addition of nine Managing
Directors, including J. Dale Belt, Russ Cooper, Stephen Hamilton, Ashwin Iyengar, Richard Jordon, Gary Long, Amy Palladino, Mukesh Shah and Kimberly Stukenborg. This group will work with clients to pinpoint specific challenges and
opportunities that impact performance and the rapid delivery of transformational solutions.
Working with FTI Consulting’s industry specialists, the Business Transformation practice unites more than 600 professionals from
across the firm globally. These dedicated experts focus on five major areas of the enterprise — revenue growth, operations,
transactions, finance and people — and deliver solutions across the value chain, supporting transactions, driving revenue growth,
reducing operating and supply chain costs, optimizing people and transforming finance functions and processes.
“Most of today’s business leaders are dealing with massive disruption to their core businesses from new technologies, new
competitors and new business models,” said Carlyn Taylor, Leader of the firm’s Business Transformation practice. “FTI Consulting is a
trusted partner in business transformation — our strength in supporting mature and stressed companies is rooted in our
restructuring heritage and hands-on, senior expert-led teams with deep expertise in industries undergoing disruption. This
continued investment demonstrates our commitment to bringing expert-driven thinking punctuated with a passion for solving
challenges and seizing future opportunities for our clients.”
Leading with industry expertise and working side-by-side with management, boards of directors and private capital investors, FTI
Consulting’s business transformation professionals help clients align business activities to a critical few priorities, striking a
balance between short-term and long-term goals.
Simon Granger, Head of EMEA Corporate Finance at FTI Consulting, added, “We have the resources
of a global team who are laser-focused on improving efficiency and effectiveness and urgently addressing transformational change.
Not only have our experts worked in your industry and understand your business, they actually work onsite alongside management
teams, developing executable plans to drive shareholder value.”
To support the Business Transformation practice, FTI Consulting has appointed nine professionals focused on finance, revenue
growth, operations and people, including:
- FINANCE:
J. Dale Belt has more than 35 years of experience serving on executive management teams in various
C-suite and finance leadership roles, as well as advising on finance transformation engagements. Prior to returning to FTI
Consulting in January 2018, Mr. Belt served in senior management roles, such as CEO, CFO and Treasurer, at various privately held
enterprises over a 22-year span. Mr. Belt began his career in public accounting at PricewaterhouseCoopers (“PwC”). He is based in
Phoenix.
Mukesh Shah has over 15 years of experience advising companies on the digital transformation of financial and
accounting systems, and enabling evidence-based decision making for finance functions to drive process efficiencies and improve
business performance. Prior to joining FTI Consulting in May 2018, Mr. Shah was part of Grant Thornton’s leadership team for
Technology Strategy and Innovation and a founding member of its Data Analytics Center of Excellence. He is based in New
York.
Kimberly Stukenborg brings more than 13 years of experience as a finance transformation expert focused on
assisting companies with solving complex accounting and finance challenges. Prior to joining FTI Consulting in October 2017, Ms.
Stukenborg was a Director in the Finance Effectiveness practice at PwC, where she successfully delivered large finance
transformation solutions to a broad range of clients. She is based in Houston.
- OPERATIONS & REVENUE GROWTH:
Russ Cooper has over 30 years of experience in supply chain strategy and operations improvement,
with proven expertise in developing and delivering competitive supply chain advantage for clients. Prior to joining FTI
Consulting in January 2018, Mr. Cooper worked at various management consulting firms, focusing on operational improvement
projects and rapid benefits realization in the areas of asset rationalization, manufacturing, supply chain and process
standardization. He is based in Cleveland.
Stephen Hamilton has over 33 years of experience as a performance-focused operations leader and change
architect, integrating progressive strategy and process discipline to affect organizational change, maximize business performance
and drive enterprise value. Prior to joining FTI Consulting in May 2018, Mr. Hamilton successfully led three operational
performance start-up consulting firms and held senior leadership positions with a number of strategic consulting and technology
firms. He is based in Houston.
Richard Jordon has more than 25 years of global supply chain and logistics experience, providing clients with
insights and a worldwide viewpoint into business improvements and value enhancement. Prior to joining FTI Consulting in November
2017, Mr. Jordon was COO of Americas Logistics for Panalpina and held leadership roles at AlixPartners, ICG Commerce/Accenture,
Manugistics, BDP International and FedEx. He is based in Miami.
Gary Long brings over 30 years of broad supply chain experience in senior positions across both industry and
management consulting, with particular expertise in strategic sourcing, procurement, logistics and sales and operations planning.
Prior to joining FTI Consulting in January 2018, Mr. Long was a Director in Global Procurement at Teva Pharmaceuticals and held
senior roles at KPMG, Accenture and A.T. Kearney. He is based in New York.
- OPERATIONS & TRANSACTIONS:
Ashwin Iyengar has 17 years of experience as a senior operations executive in technology diligence,
interim IT management, cost reduction, carve-out and post-merger integration activities. Prior to joining FTI Consulting in March
2018, Mr. Iyengar was a Senior Director in Alvarez & Marsal’s Private Equity Performance Improvement group, and before that
focused on technology enhancement and delivery for private equity houses and their portfolio companies. He is based in
London.
- PEOPLE:
Amy Palladino has over 20 years of experience in advising C-suite executives on navigating
large-scale business transformations in a way that sets the course for continued employee productivity. Prior to joining FTI
Consulting in October 2017, Ms. Palladino previously founded and led her own strategic communications and change management
consultancy, guiding clients from diverse industries through strategic business evolutions. She is based in New York.
About FTI Consulting
FTI Consulting, Inc. is a global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations manage change, mitigate risk and resolve
disputes: financial, legal, operational, political & regulatory, reputational and transactional. With more than 4,600 employees
located in 28 countries, FTI Consulting professionals work closely with clients to anticipate, illuminate and overcome complex
business challenges and make the most of opportunities. The Company generated $1.81 billion in revenues during fiscal year 2017.
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