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Management Consulting Group expects £23m profit     Management Consulting Group has issued a trading update ahead of the announcement of the group's 2007 preliminary results which are scheduled to be announced on 10 March 2008. It estimates its revenue for the year ended 31 December 2007 to be approximately £214m (2006: £146.9m). MCG said its revenue was adversely affected by the low US dollar by more than £5m.    The profit before tax,     amortisation of intangibles and non-recurring items is estimated to be between £22.5m and £23m (2006: £16.1m). This is after charging the reorganisation costs of £2.5m associated with the 2006 and 2007 acquisitions. Earnings per share, excluding amortisation of intangibles and non-recurring items, is expected to be around 5.8 pence (2006: 5.4 pence).        MCG said that during 2007 it continued to make progress towards its strategic objective of delivering growth and spreading performance risk through broadening its consultancy offerings. The acquisitions of CBH Consulting and Kurt Salmon Associates were completed on 5 September 2007 and 14 October 2007 respectively.    According to the company, the integration     of both businesses into the group is on schedule. In December 2007 it took the decision to merge Parson Consulting and CBH Consulting. The major impact of this will be in the US where the merger will create a combined financial and performance management consultancy and broaden the combined offering of Parson Consulting where trading remained lacklustre in the second half of 2007.    The integration of     Ineum Consulting was completed on schedule and to budget and the business traded strongly during the year. MCG said the revenue of Proudfoot Consulting for the year was, as anticipated, down on last year due to a weak first half; the second half was in line with 2007.

Auditel Conference raises £2,000 for charity     Auditel, the UK cost and purchase management franchise, raised over £2,000 for The Prostate Cancer Charity at its recent Annual National Conference.    The money was raised by a charity raffle and auction following a keynote speech and gala dinner.    The conference aims to offer franchisees networking opportunities, workshops and presentations which will     help them grow their businesses. This year's event was no different. It included an introduction to new markets in energy and communications, a presentation on Carbon Reduction Commitment by DEFRA, and an inspirational presentation by Mike Southon, sales guru and author of The Beermat Entrepreneur.    Prizes for the charity raffle were donated by     supplier sponsors, and ranged from a digital camera, to a mobile phone, to a day's sailing. Shell LPG donated the auction lot of two three-day tickets in the Luffield Grandstand for the 2008 British Grand Prix.    The inspiration behind the fundraising was Tim Rix, a popular and highly esteemed member of the Auditel network who died of prostate cancer last year. The raffle raised     £1,020, and the winning bid of £1,000 for the Grand Prix Tickets bought the grand total to £2,020. The contribution will assist The Prostate Cancer Charity to fund research into prostate cancer. It will also help to make a difference to men and their families affected by the disease.    Dougal Hawes, corporate partnerships executive at The Prostate Cancer Charity, said: "We are extremely grateful to     Auditel for its generous support. Each year in the UK, 10,000 men die from prostate cancer - that's one man every hour. This donation is a wonderful way for Auditel to not only show its support to the many thousands of men who are already diagnosed with prostate cancer, but also to help raise awareness of the disease."

CSC names VP for European outsourcing development     Computer Sciences Corporation has named Norman Pitman vice president of European outsourcing business development. Pitman, who will report to Nick Wilson, president of CSC's European Northern Region operations, joins CSC from EDS where he was executive deal leader for     its operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa and, previously, sales director for its UK, Ireland, Middle East and Africa operations.    Wilson commented: "Norman's 20 years' experience and outstanding track record in this industry, specifically in     commercial and public sector outsourcing, will be key as we continue to expand our European outsourcing business. As we look to the future, and begin offering the next generation of outsourcing services to our clients, Norman's expertise will be integral to this     continuing evolution."    Pitman spent 10 years at EDS working in senior sales management positions. Prior to this, he worked for Sema as regional director in its financial services' business. During his career he also held account management, sales and consultancy roles at     Data Sciences and Coopers & Lybrand. During his career he achieved top performer awards on eight occasions. He has a degree in economics from the University of Wales and a master's from the University of Reading.