Moorhouse Appoints New Client Director to Head up Consumer Goods and Retail Practice

LONDON, July 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

Stuart Clarke has recently joined business transformation consultancy Moorhouse from A.T. Kearney. As Client Director, Stuart will lead Moorhouse's Consumer Goods and Retail Sector bringing with him more than 18 years' experience industry and consulting experience.

Prior to joining Moorhouse a London-based management consultancy, Stuart spent six years with A.T. Kearney, serving as a Principal in the firm's Strategic Operations Practice, specialising in Supply Chain Management for Consumer Goods clients. Stuart joined A.T. Kearney in the summer of 2010, after spending 10 years with Accenture, where he led their UK&I Supply Chain Strategy & Planning Practice.

Stuart started his career with Unilever on their graduate training scheme and was a Process Development manager at one of their largest UK food manufacturing sites. At both consulting firms, Stuart led transformative projects with clients across the consumer goods sector, working with food, drink and home & personal care companies.

Stuart has a successful track record in managing and delivering high impact projects, with his work spanning business strategy, sales & operations planning, supply chain strategy development, end-to-end supply chain process improvement and supply chain managed services. He has also supported clients through mergers & acquisitions (operational due diligence, pre-close planning, post-close planning and implementation) through managing the Manufacturing and Supply Chain integration workstreams on two acquisitions.

Stuart has advised many well-known companies including Unilever, Nestle, Nomad Foods Whitworths, SABMiller, Pernod Ricard, Diageo, Beam Suntory, Suntory Softdrinks, Tata Global Beverages, Coca-Cola, Scotts and McBride. Stuart also has experience supporting clients in other sectors including chemicals, music, insurance and non-government organisations.

In his new role at Moorhouse, Stuart will lead the firm's Consumer Goods and Retail Practice, bringing Moorhouse's extensive experience and strong capabilities across:

• Mergers & acquisitions : pre & post-merger/divestment planning, programme implementation and change management
• Digital & technology: technology roadmap definition, programme support for large scale technology implementations
• Programme & Project Management: designing programmes, leading programmes, developing programme office team capabilities, programme assurance, portfolio management
• Change management: change management approach, communication planning, change management training
• New Product Development: Product development and launch excellence

Stuart Clarke added, "I am looking forward to helping our consumer goods clients succeed and contributing to Moorhouse's continued growth in this sector. The Moorhouse way of working is very different to traditional consultancies', offering a refreshing alternative for our clients and our staff. The culture within Moorhouse was my primary reason for joining and I have continued to be impressed by everyone I've met across the business."

Stephen Vinall, Partner at Moorhouse added, "With his deep, supply chain and consumer goods sector experience, Stuart will be instrumental in bringing valuable expertise to existing Moorhouse clients and further support the growth trajectory of our consumer goods sector."

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SOURCE Moorhouse