AlixPartners announces David Garfield and Rob Hornby as Co-Chief Executive Officers effective February 1, 2025
AlixPartners, the global consulting firm, today announced that David Garfield and Rob Hornby have been appointed to serve as Co-Chief Executive Officers, effective February 1, 2025. The new Co-Chief Executives, both of whom are currently in senior leadership roles at AlixPartners, were selected following an extensive process, which considered a range of internal and external candidates.
Tech Execs Are Freeing Capital for Robust AI Investment; Near-Term ROI, Use Cases, Pathways to Monetization Unclear, Says AlixPartners Survey
Investment in artificial intelligence is set to consume an increasing share of R&D budgets and capital expenditures at tech companies, underscoring a sector-wide belief that AI is the primary driver of future growth. However, industry executives surveyed by global consulting firm AlixPartners say the benefits of these investments aren’t readily evident, a concern for investors who may grow impatient without a near-term return.
Buckle up CEOs: A New Age of Long-Term Disruptions is on the Horizon
Business leaders are getting better at managing disruption after more than three years of pandemic, supply chain instability, worker shortages, and inflation, but newly emerging factors outside of executives’ control are setting the agenda in the New Year, according to findings from global consulting firm AlixPartners’ Disruption Index (ADI). The annual survey canvasses more than 3,000 CEOs and senior executives around the world to uncover the latest global business concerns.
‘Streaming Bundle Wars’ Have Arrived as Consumer Need for Simplicity Grows, says AlixPartners 2024 Media & Entertainment Industry Predictions Report
The media and entertainment industry is bracing for accelerated disruption in 2024 as multiple platforms, digital networks, and channels compete for a share of consumer discretionary spending and advertising dollars, according to a report released today by AlixPartners, the global consulting firm.
AlixPartners Forecasts ‘Underwhelming’ 3% to 6% Growth in US Retail Sales This Holiday
Although American consumers have remained resilient throughout 2023, the pressures of inflation, higher interest rates, high credit-card debt, and other factors such as student loans coming due will moderate spending across the board this holiday season, according for a forecast released today by AlixPartners, the global consulting firm. The firm is projecting just a 3.0 to 6.0% increase in sales over last year, lower than last year’s 6.6% growth.
Majority of Consumers Trust Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems and Expect More Automated Features in their Next Vehicle, Says AlixPartners Report
Advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) features will be in high demand across a broad range of consumers shopping for new vehicles in coming years, fuelling the business case for automakers as they look to boost revenue from ADAS features, which is projected to reach $191 billion globally by 2030. That’s according to a survey and report released today by AlixPartners, the global consulting firm.
Three-quarters of Tech Executives to Prioritize Profitability Improvement, Cost Management Amid Tighter Financing, Slower Growth, says AlixPartners report
Slowing customer markets and tighter financial conditions are pressuring technology-industry executives who rode a considerable growth wave during the pandemic but now need to adopt a more structured, long-term approach to ensuring profitability. That’s according to a report released today by AlixPartners, the global consulting firm.
AlixPartners to Acquire Leading Independent Restructuring Practice THM Partners
AlixPartners, the global consulting firm, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire leading independent restructuring practice THM Partners LLP (THM). The proposed transaction will see THM’s 40 Partners and staff located in the UK, Germany, and Singapore joining AlixPartners’ world-leading Turnaround & Restructuring Services practice.
98% of CEOs Say They Need to Overhaul Their Business Model Within the Next Three Years, Says AlixPartners Survey
In today’s constantly disrupted business environment CEOs are aware their companies need to adapt – and are worried about doing so fast enough – yet 85% just don’t know where to start. So finds the fourth annual AlixPartners Disruption Index, which surveyed 3,000 CEOs and senior executives to identify the impact of disruption – defined as the forces that displace businesses, markets, and operating models – on their organizations. As an economic downturn looms and geopolitical crises continue to unfold, business leaders at growing companies are taking action to combat such challenges.
AlixPartners Forecasts a Tepid 4.0-7.0% Increase in U.S. Holiday Sales, as Inflation and Other Economic Concerns Weigh Heavily on Consumers
Inflation and other economic concerns will likely shape consumer shopping patterns during the 2022 holiday season in the U.S., with AlixPartners, the global consulting firm, today releasing a projection for just a 4.0% to 7.0% increase in sales over last year’s season—which at the current inflation rate of 8.3% means retailers would see a decrease in real sales.
Global Finance Execs Predict Imminent Downturn, According to AlixPartners Survey
Global consulting firm AlixPartners today announced the findings of its 17th Annual Turnaround and Transformation Survey, which reveal that over 600 of the world’s leading finance professionals most experienced in responding to the downside of economic volatility see a period of widespread business distress looming.
AlixPartners Forms Alliance with Washington, D.C.-based Consultancy Cypress International
AlixPartners, the global consulting firm, today announced a strategic alliance with Cypress International, a Washington, D.C.-based consultancy specializing in helping industry support the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and other federal-government departments and agencies. The relationship is designed to combine Cypress International’s deep understanding of business opportunities in the defense and related sectors, coming from subject-matter experts consisting primarily of former senior professionals in all branches of the U.S. military and other high positions, with AlixPartners’ strategic insight and deep operational-improvement expertise in order to offer enhanced services to the defense industry, at a time when new realities—including new defense threats and current DoD budget constraints—present new challenges as well as new opportunities in the aerospace and defense industry.
Three in Four CEOs Fear Losing Their Jobs, Says AlixPartners Survey
72% of CEOs are worried about losing their jobs due to increased disruption in their industry, and 94% predict drastic change to their business models during the next three years, according to a new survey from global consulting firm AlixPartners. The AlixPartners 2022 Disruption Index surveyed more than 3,000 CEOs and executive leaders to examine their top business concerns and the impact of disruption--defined as the forces that displace businesses, markets, and operating models--on their organizations. Amid unprecedented business disruption, CEOs say the pandemic is not their foremost concern in the year ahead.
AlixPartners Disruption Index Reveals That Business Leaders Don’t Consider COVID-19 to Be the Most Disruptive Force Impacting Their Organization
Despite the universal impact of COVID-19, global business leaders cited numerous disruptions to their business that are deemed more impactful than the pandemic. That’s according to a report released today by AlixPartners, the global consulting firm. The 2021 AlixPartners Disruption Index surveyed global CEOs and executive leaders to examine attitudes toward the forces that reshape business. Business leaders say that new and evolving competition, technology-impacted processes, and regulation are more disruptive to their companies than COVID-19.
