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Management Consulting Group appoints new CEO     Management Consulting Group (MCG) has appointed Nick Stagg, who joined the group’s Board of Directors on 21 October 2009, as chief executive with effect from 1 July 2010. Before joining MCG, Stagg was CEO of Teather & Greenwood Holdings and, prior to that, managing director of WS Atkins International.       Executive chairman Alan Barber commented: “I am delighted that Nick is becoming chief executive at this time. His extensive background in managing and     developing businesses which rely heavily on the motivation and talent of their employees will be extremely valuable at MCG as we move forward. As reported in March, I intend to continue as executive chairman until the end of 2010 and will see through Nick’s induction and the merger of Ineum Consulting and Kurt Salmon Associates, before transitioning to the non-executive chairman role.”       MCG also reiterated its trading outlook for 2010, saying the     signs in our order book and pipeline are quite evident,” said Barber.       Alexander Proudfoot has significantly more leads for new business than at any stage last year, the company said. It has booked and is currently working on some sizeable projects but is finding that others in the pipeline are taking longer than expected to come to fruition. In total, input at Ineum Consulting is good even if the current performance of the French market is     “patchy”, with some areas very strong and others weaker. Kurt Salmon Associates continues to trade more profitably than in 2009, leveraging its reduced cost base to good effect.       The Group said the merger of Ineum Consulting and Kurt Salmon Associates is proceeding well. The combined business will be known as ‘Kurt Salmon’ from the beginning of 2011.     economic climate has eased from that experienced in the middle part of 2009.    The Group said new business input booked so far in 2010 is above that for the equivalent period last year and the order book continues to move upwards.       “Although the Group’s current trading continues to feel the effects of the recent recession, encouraging

Bill Cook heads technology services at Capgemini UK     Bill Cook has been promoted to the position of chief executive officer of technology services at Capgemini UK. In his new post he heads a team of some 1,100 IT professionals in the UK and draws on the expertise of an additional 650 technology specialists at Capgemini locations in India.           Cook has had a number of senior roles during his 10 years at Capgemini UK, including head of commercial management, chief financial officer, head of sales and head of public sector. He started his career at HM Treasury before joining consultants Ernst & Young where he was a     creation opportunities and for public sector organisations aiming to ‘do more for less’. I am therefore delighted that Bill Cook, with his outstanding track record, is to lead our technology services team in its mission to help our clients identify and deploy the best IT support possible.”           Capgemini Technology Services offers the full range of systems integration, applications development, business intelligence and technology advisory services to clients in all sectors, including some of the UK’s largest public and private sector organisations.     senior partner.       Christine Hodgson, member of the Capgemini Group Executive Committee, said: “Technology is key to success for companies seeking to control costs and find new wealth

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