K2 Global Consulting Appoints Vincent D'Amelio Executive Managing Director in New York

NEW YORK, March 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- K2 Global Consulting announced today that it has appointed Mr. Vincent D'Amelio to be an Executive Managing Director. Mr. D'Amelio will head the New York office, focusing on client service, talent acquisition, business development, project execution, and deepening K2's overall financial investigations and consulting capabilities.

Mr. Jeremy Kroll, CEO and Co-Founder of K2 Global Consulting said, "With a background in forensic accounting that spans over 20 years, Vince has worked on a wide range of cases including; the Madoff investigation, Ponzi schemes, and complex accounting and financial statement fraud. He has also served as an independent integrity monitor throughout his career including leading the financial oversight of demolition and debris removal at the World Trade Center site. We know he will bring a lot of value to our Clients and deepen the breadth of our senior management team. We are delighted to welcome him to K2 Global Consulting."

Prior to joining K2 Global Consulting, Mr. D'Amelio, was a Managing Director in Navigant Consulting's Dispute & Investigations practice and head of its New York operations. Previously, Mr. D'Amelio was a Director at KPMG Forensic; Vice President at Reliance National Insurance Company; Director of Forensic Accounting at AIG Fidelity; and a Senior Financial Investigator at the New York County District Attorney's Office.

A Certified Public Accountant (CPA), he holds a degree from the City University of New York-Queens College and is certified in Financial Forensics. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor of forensic accounting in Tobin College of Business at St. John's University and he has lectured on investigative and forensic accounting at New York University.

About K2 Global Consulting

K2 Global(TM) provides specialized risk services and solutions to corporations, sovereign nations and individuals. Using our expertise in transactional risk assessment, corruption and fraud investigation, due diligence and asset recovery, we help clients navigate today's increasingly complex global business environment. K2 Global Partners, LLC, a privately owned company, was founded in 2009 by Jules Kroll and Jeremy Kroll. K2 is focused on new businesses in the risk management arena, including K2 Global Consulting, and a new credit rating agency focused on structured financial products, Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc. For more information: http://www.k2global.net

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