Consultants Expand CRA's Offerings in Chemicals, Energy and Industrial Sectors
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 26, 2009-- CRA International, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRAI), a worldwide leader in providing management, economic, and financial consulting services, today announced the expansion of its Global Industrial Consulting and Litigation Practices with the addition of three vice presidents—Greg Bean, Lionel Marquie and Renée Miller-Mizia.
“We are pleased to welcome Greg, Lionel and Renée to CRA,” said CRA’s President and Chief Executive Officer James C. Burrows. “Each brings consulting expertise and niche industry experience. Together, they deepen our bench strength and expand our capabilities in serving clients in the energy, chemicals and industrial sectors in North America and Europe. We look forward to offering their expertise to clients and benefitting from their valuable contributions.”
Greg Bean has more than 25 years of consulting and industry experience in the oil and gas sector. At CRA, he will continue to help senior industry executives develop innovative business and capital investment strategies and more effective organizations. His expertise in top-level industry issues and depth in key industry sectors will broaden CRA’s capabilities in the sector. Prior to joining CRA, Greg was vice president and practice leader of the Strategy Consulting Practice at Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA), which acquired the Oil and Gas Practice he led at Strategic Decisions Group (SDG). Prior to that, he was a vice president and leader of the Americas Energy Practice at Arthur D. Little (ADL). He began his career with ExxonMobil in downstream operations and staff positions. He holds a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from Texas A&M University. Mr. Bean is based in CRA’s Houston office.
Lionel Marquie has extensive experience in the private equity, chemicals, utility and manufacturing sectors and is assuming the role of Managing Director of CRA’s Hamburg, Germany office. He specializes in international business transformation engagements, focusing primarily on corporate and portfolio strategies, pre and post M&A, operational excellence, turnaround, asset optimization and supply chain. Prior to joining CRA, Mr. Marquie was managing partner of the Industry and Services Division at Orga Consultants. He led its M&A/Turnaround Practice and was a member of the Orga Consultants Management Board. He also held senior positions with Celerant Consulting and Accenture Strategy. Mr. Marquie holds degrees in mathematics and physics, and is a graduate of the ESC Graduate School of Management. He is bilingual French/German and fluent in English, and while based in Germany, he will support broader European client relationships.
Renée Miller-Mizia is a consultant, attorney and engineer with expertise in litigation support. She brings new depth to CRA’s litigation and chemicals and petroleum offerings through her focus on chemicals litigation. Before joining CRA, Ms. Miller-Mizia was a senior consultant at Chemical Market Associates, Inc. (CMAI) where she drove its chemicals litigation offering and provided expert support on multi-expert litigation matters that involved contract disputes, insolvency, insurance claims, and other conflicts. She has also held positions with Business Research Group, Inc.; GE Plastics; and Corning, Inc. She holds a BS degree in Material Science Engineering from Cornell University and a JD degree from Western New England College School of Law. Ms. Miller-Mizia is based in CRA’s Boston office.
About CRA International
Founded in 1965, CRA International is a leading global consulting firm that offers economic, financial and business management expertise to major law firms, businesses, accounting firms and governments. CRA's consultants combine uncommon analytical rigor with practical experience and in-depth understanding of industries and markets. CRA is adept at handling critical, tough assignments with high-stakes outcomes. CRA's analytical strength enables it to reach objective, factual conclusions that help clients make important business and policy decisions and resolve critical disputes. Headquartered in Boston, CRA has offices throughout North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Detailed information about CRA is available at http://www.crai.com.
Statements in this press release concerning the expected use of Greg Bean’s, Lionel Marquie’s and Renée Miller-Mizia’s expertise, the future business, operating results, estimated cost savings, and financial condition of the Company and statements using the terms “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “should,” or similar expressions, are “forward-looking” statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based upon management's current expectations and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties. Information contained in these forward-looking statements is inherently uncertain and actual performance and results may differ materially due to many important factors. Such factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements made by the Company include, among others, the Company’s restructuring costs and attributable annual cost savings, changes in the Company’s effective tax rate, share dilution from the Company’s convertible debt offering and stock options, dependence on key personnel, attracting and retaining qualified consultants, dependence on outside experts, utilization rates, risks associated with acquisitions it may make in the future, risks inherent in international operations, the performance of NeuCo, changes in accounting standards, rules and regulations, changes in the law that affect its practice areas, management of new offices, the potential loss of clients, dependence on the growth of the Company’s business consulting practice, the unpredictable nature of litigation-related projects, the ability of the Company to integrate successfully new consultants into its practice, intense competition, risks inherent in litigation, and professional liability. Further information on these and other potential factors that could affect the Company’s financial results is included in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company cannot guarantee any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievement. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any of its forward-looking statements after the date of this press release.
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President and CEO
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