ALAN J. WEYL JOINS DIAMOND TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS, INC.CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 17, 1995--Business consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a Diamond Technology Partners, Inc. today announced that Alan J. Weyl, 49, has joined the firm as managing partner of its strategy and operations service line. He will also sit on the firm's management committee, the group responsible for the overall direction and strategy of the firm. Weyl will be responsible for the development of all strategy and operations aspects of Diamond's practice. Weyl has 26 years of experience, as both consultant and corporate executive in the areas of business strategy and operations. The addition of Weyl brings the total number of Diamond professionals to more than 100, including 18 partners. Diamond is a business consulting firm that works with clients to define and implement their business strategies, often through the strategic application of information technology. Mel Bergstein, chairman of Diamond, explains, ``The impact of information technology in our world -- both business and personal, national and international -- is no longer being questioned. Today's challenge is to realize its potential and make the most of the investment. For businesses, this means developing business strategy in tandem Adv. 1. in tandem - one behind the other; "ride tandem on a bicycle built for two"; "riding horses down the path in tandem" tandem with technology design. And Alan represents a key component to the equation for Diamond and its clients.'' Weyl added, ``Spanning strategy through the deployment of technology is something many consulting firms are trying very hard to achieve -- through retraining re·train tr. & intr.v. re·trained, re·train·ing, re·trains To train or undergo training again. re·train and acquisitions. To date, none have been entirely successful. Generally, this is because they cannot marshal enough cooperation among their strongly embedded cultures. Diamond has averted this issue by building its culture from the ground up. We are melding world-class specialists, across a full range of disciplines, into a common culture; a culture that fosters the seamless development and integration of strategy, processes and enabling technologies.'' EXECUTIVE PROFILE - ALAN J. WEYL Weyl joins Diamond from Bankers Trust The Bankers Trust is a historic American banking organisation that was acquired by Deutsche Bank in 1998. It was originally set up when banks could not perform trust company services. in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of where he served as managing director of the Investment Advisory Services advisory services advisory services provided to the public, in their capacity as owners and managers of animals, are an important part of veterinary science. They may be provided by government bureaux, by commercial companies who deal in pharmaceuticals or animals or animal Group, which he formed. Also for Bankers Trust, he was group head of its management consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects unit which advises senior management on a range of strategy, organizational and operational issues. The majority of Weyl's career, 13 years, was spent with The Boston Consulting Group, Inc., as vice president and director of this management consulting concern. In addition, he was president of Flintwood Resources, Inc., a firm providing management and capital resources to middle market companies. He also served as an investment banking associate with A.G. Becker & Company in New York, and a capital market trader with Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. N.T.&S.A. in San Francisco. Weyl was a lieutenant in the United States Navy United States Navy Major branch of the U.S. military forces, charged with defending the nation at sea and maintaining security on the seas wherever U.S. interests extend. The Continental Navy was established by the Continental Congress in 1775. and served as a division officer and department head from 1968-1971. Weyl holds a Master of Business Administration degree with high distinction from Harvard University, where he was also elected a Baker Scholar. He received his undergraduate degree in political science and economics from the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). . Alan Weyl resides in Greenwich, Conn., with his wife, Jane, and children, Andrew, Christina and Geoffrey. ABOUT DIAMOND TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS, INC. Diamond Technology Partners, Inc. is a full-service business and information technology consulting Information technology consulting (IT consulting or business and technology services) is a field that focuses on advising businesses on how best to use information technology to meet their business objectives. firm. Diamond's small teams of highly experienced consultants work with clients to define and extend their business strategy into redesigned business processes, and then translate that strategy into a working organization with supporting information systems. Diamond's services span corporate strategy and business process redesign, through information technology strategy and deployment. Diamond is headquarted in Chicago, Ill. CONTACT: Diamond Technology Partners, Inc., Chicago Julia Wallace, 312/255-5055 |
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