Association of Management Consulting Firms Elects Officers and New Board Members

    NEW YORK, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Lanny S. Cohen, Vice President, Strategy
 and Consulting, of Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, one of the world's largest
 management and IT consultancies, was elected as the 2003 chairman of the
 Association of Management Consulting Firms (AMCF) at its annual meeting in New
 York City.
     In addition, the AMCF named several other officers including Treasurer
 Kevin Parry, Chief Executive Officer, Management Consulting Group, London, UK;
 Vice Chairman of the Americas, Alan Andolsen, President, Naremco Services Inc,
 New York, NY; Vice Chairman, Europe, Karl Vogel, Senior Vice President, Roland
 Berger Strategy Consultants, Munich, Germany.
     Lanny Cohen succeeds Michael LaPorta, the, Global Leader of the Insurance
 Practice, Deloitte Consulting of Stamford, CT as AMCF Chairman.
     Upon assuming his new role, Lanny Cohen said, "In an economy marked by
 volatility, our role as management consultants has never been so pivotal.
 That is why I am especially honored to lead the AMCF at such a critical time
 for both the industry and the economy at large.  Organizations today are
 facing many challenges and are looking to consultants as partners to help them
 develop strategies for their security postures, return on investment and
 business models.  Companies now more than ever understand the real value that
 consultants can offer -- an objective voice and tools for success in a
 turbulent market."
     The organization named three new board members at the meeting, which was
 held at the offices of Cap Gemini Ernst and Young on January 27.  They include
 Michael Gregoire, Senior Vice President of Global Services, PeopleSoft,
 Pleasanton, CA; Eric Pelander, Global and Americas Leader, Strategic Change
 Solutions, IBM Global Services, Chicago, IL; Dennis Sullivan, Chief Executive
 Officer, Robert E. Nolan Co., Inc., Simsbury, CT.
     Continuing members of the Board are: Walter Bardenwerper, Vice President,
 General Counsel, Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Washington, DC; Jurgen-Michael
 Gottinger, Head of Division, Dr. Wieselhuber & Partner GmbH, Munich, Germany;
 Robert Hill, President & CEO, K. W. Tunnell Company, Inc., King of Prussia,
 PA; Elizabeth Ann Kovacs, President and CEO, Association of Management
 Consulting Firms, New York; Raymond L. Manganelli, Senior Marketing Director,
 Strategic Decisions Group, New York.
 
     About the Association of Management Consulting Firms:
     The mission of the Association of Management Consulting Firms is to be the
 collective voice and promote knowledge exchange and professional standards for
 the community of management consulting firms from around the world with a
 focus on North American markets. Since 1929, AMCF has fostered understanding
 of the profession's scope and purposes; provided a forum for confronting
 common challenges; expanded the knowledge base of member firms and their
 clients; and championed a code of professional conduct.
 
 

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