Transformation specialists Moorhouse have appointed Nick Woodward as sector lead for energy and utilities. Nick comes with over 20 years experience of leading and growing transformation consultancy businesses and delivering out of the ordinary transformations for clients across sectors and at national, regional and international scale – having worked for Fujitsu, PA Consulting and Logica. His role will involve engaging with and delivering business critical change projects for clients in the energy and utilities sectors.

Nick comments: “It is a pleasure to be joining a company with Moorhouse’s track record and ambitions and very exciting to be leading the energy and utilities work. Creating a low carbon future against a back drop of regulatory reforms, price reviews, massive deployments of new technology and global competition for both natural resources and capital make these very interesting times indeed. Times when it is essential for businesses to remain agile and responsive to change.”

Stephen Vinall, Moorhouse Managing Director, adds: “I am delighted to be able to bring someone into the team with such a wealth of experience and knowledge and track record of outstanding delivery for clients. Nick is already driving things forward within our team and with clients.”

Nick formally joined Moorhouse in February 2012. He is a chartered engineer with a BSc in applied physics, an MSc in Artificial Intelligence and an MBA from the University of Western Australia.

Source: www.top-consultant.com

Tetra Tech has signed a definitive agreement to purchase the US-based international development consulting business practice from London-headquartered PA Consulting Group (PA).

Tetra Tech intends to acquire the portions of PA that focus on international energy and infrastructure consulting services, a practice that generates about $35 million of annual revenue. Tetra Tech plans to close the transaction during the fourth quarter of its fiscal 2010. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

This transaction will add about 125 employees to Tetra Tech’s Technical Support Services segment. It will double Tetra Tech’s energy management consulting business, expanding Tetra Tech’s customer base with key utilities and government agencies and adding technical skills in utility performance improvement, market research, and modeling.

About half of the business serves the US Agency for International Development, focusing on energy sector reform, regulation, and utility performance improvement in emerging economies.

Source: Top-Consultant