AArete Announces New Leadership Appointments

“Our clients’ environments and needs are rapidly changing. AArete is committed to broadening how we deliver value to clients and helping unlock the potential that’s before them,” remarked Loren Trimble, CEO of AArete. “Our solutions are strongly resonating with clients. In addition to strategic profitability improvement, AArete is transforming financial and operational performance by infusing our consulting services with digital and technology solutions that fuel innovation. Our new structure and exceptional leadership team will accelerate growth for our clients and ensure their resiliency.”

AArete has announced the following leadership appointments:

• Duane Harrington, Senior Managing Director, will lead AArete’s business development efforts to drive the firm’s continued growth and expand impact within the industries served globally. He will combine his more than 25 years of consulting and client service experience with an unparalleled ability to build teams who can deliver a differentiated experience for clients.
• Tim Lefkowicz, Senior Managing Director, will lead AArete’s international growth strategy in addition to having oversight of all client service within regulated industries including financial services and federal and state governments.
• Katie O’Connell, Senior Managing Director, will lead AArete’s Consumer Industries practice with oversight of all consulting services for retailers, health care providers, higher education institutions and transportation companies. She also leads innovation for our strategic profitability improvement solution.
• Jackie Ferguson, Managing Director and Mark O’Hara, Managing Director, will serve as AArete’s health care payer industry co-leaders. In this role they will serve a large, growing health care payer client base. They will bring additional solutions to payers from pharmacy, medical management and network solutions work.
• Bhrugu Pange, Managing Director and John Carey, Managing Director, will be co-leaders of AArete’s Digital & Technology practice focusing on technology strategy, application modernization, cloud, ML/AI, and cybersecurity services to enable digital transformation for AArete clients globally. In this role they will also be responsible for building enterprise solutions and SaaS products that solve clients’ most complex problems.
• Maria Turner, Managing Director, will serve as AArete’s Payment Intelligence Leader, leveraging technology, artificial intelligence and machine learning, to optimize payment processes that enhance accuracy, quality and compliance.
• Madhav Nadendla, Managing Director, will lead our systems platform integrations space, furthering how we streamline access and insights for our clients by connecting disparate applications and services.
• Maulik Bhagat, Managing Director, will serve as AArete’s Innovation Leader, and will focus on connecting the dots and incubating new solutions, partnerships, and technologies to address clients’ most complex business problems and opportunities, while further embedding an innovation mindset across the firm.

• Liz Levy, Managing Director, will lead our DEI Center of Excellence founded on four pillars: Accountability & Transparency, Advocacy & Empathy, Allyship & Partnership and Thought Leadership. She will champion AArete’s commitment to advancing its diverse, equitable and inclusive environment where every team member can bring their whole, authentic self to work.
• Kevin Byrnes, Managing Director, will lead AArete’s support system that accelerates connection, mentorship, and professional development for all new and existing team members.