Bain & Company Appoints David Shpilberg to Head Global Information Technology Practice.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2002 Bain & Company, a leading 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 the appointment of David Shpilberg to Director and Head of Bain & Company's Worldwide Information Technology Practice. Shpilberg will focus on enhancing results for clients under the premise that technology must be tied to sound business strategy. He will be based at Bain's 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 office in Times Square. "David's experience and leadership will broaden our capabilities and knowledge base, and our clients will immediately benefit from his proven record of achievements within the industry," said John Donahoe, Worldwide Managing Director of Bain & Company. "He understands the importance of putting thought before technology to create maximum value and we are excited to have him join Bain." Shpilberg comes to Bain & Company with more than 28 years leading and participating in a wide variety of corporate transformations involving information technology from strategy development through implementation. Shpilberg will continue to build the firm's IT Practice globally. His interests and expertise revolve around helping clients solve complicated management problems. Prior to joining Bain, Shpilberg held various positions at esteemed companies which include: Nimbus Group, Inc., Knight Trading Group, Inc., Ernst & Young LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , Goldman, Sachs and Company, and Coopers & Lybrand. Most recently he was interim Chief Executive Officer of Nimbus Group, where he was responsible for initiating the transition of the company into a leading business-to-business air taxi service in the Americas. Before Nimbus, Shpilberg was Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of Knight Trading Group, an electronic trading securities firm. He led the expansion of Knight's technology and process infrastructure and broadened their operations throughout Europe and Japan. Under Shpilberg's leadership in several senior roles at Ernst & Young, most recently Vice-Chairman of Ernst & Young Consulting Services, the firm rapidly developed and expanded its information technology strategy, implementation, outsourcing capabilities, and strategic ventures and acquisitions. Shpilberg earned a bachelor's of science in Aeronautics and Astronautics astronautics: see space science. Astronautics Flash Gordon space-traveling hero. [Am. Comics and Cin.: Halliwell] From the Earth to the Moon , a master's degree in Transportation Planning and a Ph.D. in Management Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1865 in Boston, moved 1916. It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological institute and its Sloan School of Management has notable programs in business, . He has served on the faculty of The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania The Wharton School is the business school of University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1881 through a donation of Joseph Wharton, making it the world’s oldest business school. , Georgia State University History Georgia State University was founded in 1913 as the Georgia School of Technology's "School of Commerce." The school focused on what was called "the new science of business. and the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administration (IESA IESA Infogrames Entertainment SA IESA International Executive Security Association IESA Illinois Elementary Sports Association IESA Integrated Equiangular Spiral Antenna ) in Caracas, Venezuela. His work on risk management, statistical decision theory and artificial intelligence has been widely published and is the subject of academic awards and a business case developed by Harvard University. 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 headquarters in Boston and offices in all major cities throughout the world, 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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