Co-Chairman to Retire from Marakon, Top Consulting Firm.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 4, 2004 Marakon Associates, one of the world's premier strategy consulting firms 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 , announced today that its co-chairman and co-founder, Peter Kontes, has decided to retire from the firm after 25 years and will be winding down his activities in the coming weeks. Kontes, who will continue to be involved in the firm as chairman emeritus starting March 1, said he has been thinking about retiring for several years and decided to leave now because at 57, he still has time to explore other professional and public service opportunities outside of consulting. "Marakon has had many wonderful achievements over the past 25 years, and I'm proud that we have made a difference in modern management practices and in the consulting industry itself," Kontes said. "I am sure that my fellow partners will continue on in this great tradition and take the firm to even higher levels of success." Marakon Chief Executive Ken Favaro commented, "Marakon would not be what it is today without Peter's enormous contribution. Our leadership team and the worldwide partners overall are committed to building on the strong foundation Peter helped establish." Kontes is a leading authority on managing large companies to achieve superior value growth. He has authored a number of publications and co-authored (with Jim McTaggart James Robert McTaggart (born March 31, 1960 in Weyburn, Saskatchewan) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player who played for the Washington Capitals. He was originally signed as a free agent by the Capitals in 1979 and played parts of two seasons with the club. and Michael Mankins) The Value Imperative: Managing for Superior Shareholder Returns (Free Press, 1994). Prior to co-founding Marakon in 1978, Kontes was a corporate finance officer at Bank of America
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