London, 1st December 2022– Global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) continues the expansion of its Digital practice in EMEA with the appointment of two Managing Directors, John Woods and Karim Chaabouni.
Mr Woods will be a leader of A&M’s Digital Supply Chain and Operations practice, while Mr Chaabouni will spearhead growth of A&M’s Digital Customer Experience team, focusing on the retail and consumer, industrial and financial services sectors.
Mr Woods is the latest in a series of senior hires to A&M’s Digital practice in the UK, following the appointment of Mathias Bombardi as Digital Strategy Managing Director in September.
Mr Woods’ core areas of expertise include digital transformation for smart, connected operations, applying data science for sustainable supply chain solutions and energy management. His blend of operational and advisory experience helps companies find performance improvement solutions to drive safety, sustainability and positive financial impact. Mr Woods joins A&M from Kalypso - Rockwell Automation, a digital automation-focused firm, where he was Global Director and EMEA Lead Principal for its consulting, data science, technology and managed services offer. He has over 24 years of consulting experience, with 18 years at Deloitte.
Mr Chaabouni’s specialty is helping clients transform their businesses by applying automation, artificial intelligence, machine learning and digital solutions for enhanced customer experience to create new sources of revenues and leverage insights for competitiveness. Prior to joining A&M, Mr Chaabouni was a Managing Director and Partner at BCG, where he focused on industrial and consumer goods sectors and supported the launch and leadership of BCG’s Cybersecurity practice in France. Before BCG, Mr Chaabouni led Accenture’s global digital service factory offering for industrials and the customer experience practice in Belux.
Jean Laurent Poitou, Managing Director and A&M’s Head of Digital, EMEA, said: “The appointments of John and Karim mark another milestone in the continued expansion of the firm’s Digital and Technology offer in EMEA. The deepening of our talent pool comes at a critical time for clients; the economic context is prompting many companies to look for efficiencies and performance improvement mechanisms across their operations, while others are doubling down on growth.”
John Woods said: “I’ve been watching A&M go from strength to strength over the past few years and I’m excited to be playing a part in that growth. Supply chain and operational disruption remains a challenge for clients across many sectors. Helping companies get fit and ready to take advantage of technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning and data science to ensure that supply chains are digitally integrated and more sustainable is a high priority, particularly in the industrial space.”
Karim Chaabouni added: “A&M is a firm prepared to get deep into the detail, offering precise and assertive advice to business as they develop, transform and grow. This aligns with my own ethos and approach to consulting, which is about being laser-focused on creating value via a digitally enhanced customer experience and delivering growth. This is what clients need from their advisors as we face into complex and uncertain times.”
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