Bain & Company Announces Two New Vice Presidents to Join Information Technology Practice.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2002 Bain & Company, a global 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 , today announced two Information Technology experts who will join the firm's IT Practice in global leadership roles. The new Bain partners are Asiff Hirji 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 and Stephen Phillips
Stephen Phillips (28 July 1864 – December 9, 1915) was an English poet and dramatist, who enjoyed considerable popularity in his lifetime. in London. "CEOs want to see significant returns from their IT spending and are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. practical, objective advice to help them," said David Shpilberg, director and head of Bain & Company's Worldwide Information Technology Practice. "Asiff and Stephen bring exceptional knowledge and experience to help our clients make the best strategic IT decisions and get value from their investments. We are delighted to have them join our firm." Asiff Hirji will lead Bain's IT Practice in New York. Over the last ten years, he has worked with clients on strategy, marketing, operations, vendor/partner management, organizational design and technology. He also helped design and launch a number of successful high-market-capitalization firms and joint venture service companies in India. Asiff was president, chief technology officer and board member of Netfolio, a $1B online investment advisor Investment Advisor 1. A person making investment recommendations in return for a flat fee or percentage of assets managed, known as a commission. 2. For mutual fund companies, it is the individual who has the day-to-day responsibility of investing and monitoring the cash and that he helped launch, grow and then sell to a major investment bank. Asiff was also a founder and partner of the Mitchell Madison Group The Mitchell Madison Group is a global management consulting firm that combines broad strategic capabilities with deep functional skills to deliver value to their clients. It is a business consulting firm specializing in cost cutting and savings. , which he helped grow to be the second largest financial services consultancy with over $250M in revenues before it merged with USWEB/CKS in 1999. He has worked with financial services, retail, and technology companies around the world. He received his M.B.A. from the Richard Ivey School of Business The Richard Ivey School of Business is a business school in Canada. It is affiliated with The University of Western Ontario, and located on the university's campus in London, Ontario, midway between Toronto and Detroit. , The University of Western Ontario Western is one of Canada's leading universities, ranked #1 in the Globe and Mail University Report Card 2005 for overall quality of education.[2] It ranked #3 among medical-doctoral level universities according to Maclean's Magazine 2005 University Rankings. , Canada and has a BSc. in Computer Science from the University of Calgary. Stephen Phillips will lead the firm's IT Practice in London. He comes to the firm with over 14 years in the consulting industry, helping clients to develop their business and IT strategies and then effectively implement them around the world. He has worked in the manufacturing, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical and retail sectors. Prior to joining Bain, Stephen was the global sector unit leader for Life Science & Chemicals at Cap Gemini Ernst & Young. Before CGEY CGEY Cap Gemini Ernst and Young (IT consulting firm) , he worked at CSC Index, a global IT strategy firm, as a vice president, where he focused on the intersection of business management and Information Technology. Stephen received a master's degree in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering from the London University, Queen Mary College. Editor's note: If you'd like a photograph of Bain's new IT experts, please contact Cristina Paquette at cristina.paquette@bain.com. About Bain & Company, Inc. Bain & Company is one of the world's leading global business consulting firms, serving clients across six continents. It was founded in 1973 on the principle that consultants must measure their success in terms of their clients' financial results. Bain's clients have out performed the stock market 3 to1. With offices in all major cities, Bain has worked with over 2,000 major multinational and other corporations from every economic sector, in every region of the world. For more information visit www.Bain.com. |
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