Association of Management Consulting Firms to Hold Inaugural Awards Program for Consulting Industry
Executives, Journalists, and Academics Join Selection Committee
(firmenpresse) - NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 10/13/11 -- The Association of Management Consulting Firms (AMCF) is pleased to announce its first annual awards program to celebrate excellence in management consulting. The 2012 AMCF Awards will spotlight the most innovative and effective projects over the past year.
"There are exceptionally talented consulting teams out there, and they are a tremendous force in helping clients find sustainable solutions to critical challenges," says John Furth, President and CEO of AMCF. "We want to honor these consultants and recognize the contribution they make across industries."
The AMCF Awards will select winners in 10 categories: Business Strategy, Change Management, Finance and Risk Management, Customer Engagement, Human Capital, Operational Performance, Corporate Social Responsibility/ Environmental, Transaction/Event-Driven, Technology Transformation, and Developing Markets. The deadline for submissions is Tuesday, Nov. 15th, 2011. Winners will be announced at a gala awards dinner at the University Club in New York City on Thursday, March 1, 2012, which will pay tribute to the outstanding client and consulting project teams.
"By applying deep industry knowledge and sharp business acumen, the best consultants execute projects that deliver exceptional results," says Furth. "Winning an AMCF award will be an unparalleled endorsement of a firm's mission, project approach, and consulting talent."
AMCF also announced an independent panel of judges who will assess the quality of each submission. This panel is made up of well-known, experienced executives from business and government, as well as respected journalists and academics. In addition to their expertise and knowledge of management consulting, judges were chosen based on their ability to remain unbiased and independent in their evaluations.
The 2012 AMCF Awards Selection Committee includes:
John Connolly, President & CEO, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.
Dan Daly, Vice President, Managing Director, Kennedy Consulting Research & Advisory
Mary Driscoll, Senior Research Fellow at APQC; former President of CFO Research Services
Michael Finney, Associate Professor of Global Business and Faculty Lead for the Emerging Markets Laboratory, Thunderbird School of Management
Virginia Gambale, Managing Partner, Azimuth Partners; member of the Board of Directors of Jet Blue Airways and Piper Jaffray
Ford Harding, Founder, Harding and Co.
Louise Kantrow, International Chamber of Commerce Permanent Representative to the UN
Walter Kiechel, Author of "The Lords of Strategy" and former Editorial Director at Harvard Business Publishing
Daniel Levinthal, Professor of Corporate Strategy, Wharton School of Business
Emily Susskind, former CIO of International Division, Prudential Financial; independent consultant
Jeff Varney, Process Management Practice Lead, APQC
David Walker, Founder and CEO of the Comeback America Initiative; former Comptroller General of the United States
To submit a project, please go to .
AMCF is the trade organization of the management consulting industry providing knowledge exchange and professional standards for the community of consulting firms through value-driven programs, research, and communications. It also promotes a better understanding of the profession among the business community, government, and academia.
John Furth
The Association of Management Consulting Firms
(212) 262-3055
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