Nouveon
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HQ: Charlotte, N.C. Additional Offices: Morrisville, N.C., Raleigh, N.C. Billable Consultants: 68 2009 Revenue: $7.5M 2010 Revenue: $14M Revenue Growth: 87% 2011 Revenue: $24M (projected) Client Industries: Financial Services, Energy & Utilities, Retail, Healthcare Service Line: IT |
T.J. Eberle grew up in large consulting firms, having worked both for Andersen Consulting and PricewaterhouseCoopers. However, he also spent some time working in industry before launching Nouveon in 2003. In fact, Eberle's career track is pretty much identical to the typical Nouveon employee—most of the firm's consultants have worked at a large consulting firm and in industry.
"We see that as a differentiator for us," says Eberle, who is CEO and president of the firm. "We've been on both sides of the table, and there's a big advantage to that. The average experience of our consultants is over 18 years. That's a huge advantage for us, especially in the IT space."
Another advantage, he says, is the local model, with the firm focusing mainly in North Carolina. Eberle does say, however, that Nouveon could move into new geographies as the business grows. For example, Nouveon has a large energy and utilities client in Philadelphia, which could be a potential target market.
