Darwin Partners Hires Top Talent for Management Consulting Practice.WAKEFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 15, 1999-- Management Consulting Veterans Tapped to Extend Human Capital Services for Darwin Partners' Fortune 1000 Clients Darwin Partners recently completed another phase of growth in its drive to become a full-service human capital management firm. Two consulting-industry veterans -- Sharon Grady and Joseph Johnson - have been appointed to head up Darwin's Management Consulting practice. Ms. Grady and Mr. Johnson, both vice-presidents, are charged with developing proprietary tools and methodologies for achieving effective human capital management. Darwin Partners' management consulting practice improves client companies' overall business performance by helping them align their IT human capital strategies with their organizational business strategies. Darwin Partners' consultants identify challenges and opportunities within Fortune 1000 organizations and help develop best-in-class processes and programs to maximize human capital effectiveness. The group provides planning, assessment, design, and process implementation to improve clients' ability to attract, manage, develop, and retain a world-class IT workforce. "The management consulting practice plays a crucial role as Darwin Partners begins to educate the market about the importance of effective human capital management," said Daniel J. Walsh, president and 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 Darwin Partners. "By teaching Fortune 1000 companies to think differently about human capital and by providing the tools needed to achieve the proper staffing solutions, Darwin Partners helps clients achieve significant return on investment." Prior to joining Darwin Partners, Sharon Grady spent six years as the president of a change communications consulting firm, The Grady Company, located in Boston, Mass. There, she developed programs to help clients communicate effectively during mergers, acquisitions, and other periods of significant change. Clients included IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Data General, Harvard Business School Harvard Business School, officially named the Harvard Business School: George F. Baker Foundation, and also known as HBS, is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. , Royal Bank of Canada Bank of Canada Canada's central bank, established under the Bank of Canada Act (1934). It was founded during the Great Depression to regulate credit and currency. The Bank acts as the Canadian government's fiscal agent and has the sole right to issue paper money. , Bank of Montreal “BMO” redirects here. For the mathematics competition, see British Mathematical Olympiad. Bank of Montreal/Banque de Montréal (TSX: BMO, NYSE: BMO) is Canada's fourth largest bank[1], and is classified as a Domestic Chartered Bank (Schedule I). , and Tufts University Health Plans. Her experience also includes work as a senior associate at Mercer Management Consulting in Boston and serving as press secretary to U.S. Representative Barbara Kennelly in Washington, D.C. Ms. Grady earned a Master of Business Administration from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Wesleyan University. Joseph Johnson comes to Darwin Partners from Cambridge Technology Partners, where he spent three years as national practice leader for organizational effectiveness. While at Cambridge Technology Partners, Johnson created innovative tools and methodologies for achieving effective human capital management. Prior to that, he spent three years at KPMG KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (accounting firm) KPMG Kaiser Permanente Medical Group KPMG Keiner Prüft Mehr Genau (German) KPMG Kommen Prüfen Meckern Gehen Peat Marwick where he was responsible for increasing revenues by 40% and 56% in succeeding fiscal years. Johnson also has worked with Cambria Consulting (Boston), Lehman Brothers (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 Nynex/Northern Telecom both in Boston and Toronto. Mr. Johnson holds a Master of Arts Master of Arts Noun a degree, usually postgraduate in a nonscientific subject, or a person holding this degree Noun 1. Master of Arts - a master's degree in arts and sciences Artium Magister, MA, AM in International Business from the University of Edinburgh (body, education) University of Edinburgh - A university in the centre of Scotland's capital. The University of Edinburgh has been promoting and setting standards in education for over 400 years. , Scotland. Additionally, he was a graduate Fulbright scholar in international public policy at the University of Edinburgh and the London School of Economics The School is a member of the Russell Group, the European University Association, Association of Commonwealth Universities, the Community of European Management Schools and International Companies, The Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs as well as the Golden . About Darwin Partners Headquartered in Wakefield, Mass., Darwin Partners (www.darwinpartners.com) is a full-service provider of human capital management strategies for the information technology field. Darwin Partners offers clients an integrated suite of services, including theoretical research and related 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 , management consulting, education and certification programs, executive recruitment and retention programs, as well as traditional contract staffing for IT projects. Darwin Partners is dedicated to facilitating successful IT projects through effective and efficient human capital management strategies. |
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