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Over the past decade, many companies have realized the importance of having a comprehensive crisis management strategy in place for when the unexpected happens. Whether it’s a server problem, a public relations problem or a life-and-death disaster, how nimbly an organization responds to a crisis can have lasting impact on its business. Dr. Lisa Reshaur, recently recognized as Consultant of the Year in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery by DRI International, is a Director with PwC’s Risk Consulting Services practice.

In June, Dan Doherty took over as head of U.S. Market Development for KPMG’s advisory practice. Tasked to design and execute a growth strategy aimed at enhancing the firm’s competitive position in the marketplace, Doherty will lead a team of partners in charge of KPMG’s Advisory regional business units around the country. Doherty, a licensed CPA and 26-year veteran of the life sciences, consumer products, retail and manufacturing sectors, served as the firm’s Advisory Partner in Charge for the Midwest for the last six years.

Deloitte Consulting’s Principal Stacy Sandler’s focus is assisting providers of retirement with their business issues and opening new avenues through which to differentiate their business offering. Deloitte’s recently completed annual benchmarking survey examines the climate of 401(k) plans, and how economic pressures like rising healthcare costs, high personal debt and low savings are painting a less-than-rosy picture of the state of retirement readiness for millions of Americans.

Maarten van Hasselt, Senior Vice President and Energy Sector Leader for Celerant, says: “Energy is politics, it keeps everything moving so it’s very important and incredibly relevant.” After three decades in the oil and gas sector, earlier this month Van Hasselt joined Celerant where he will lead a team to drive operational and behavioral change for oil and gas companies. “Doing more with less requires unlocking everyone’s potential to implement strategy and obtain sustainable improvements,” he says. Van Hasselt sat down with to discuss his new role, the sector’s challenges and how Celerant can help clients overcome them.

Based in Seattle, Strong-Bridge Consulting has a hand in some pretty hot-moving industries: from Telecommunication to Consumer Electronics to Healthcare and Financial Services. As key players in the industries shake off the last remnants of the Great Recession hangover, Strong-Bridge has found clients are once again kicking it into high gear, pushing products and services into the rebounding marketplace. sat down to discuss it all with co-founder and CEO Ken Simpson.

Stuart Jackson, recently named President of North America for L.E.K. Consulting, has been with the firm for 25 years, and watched it grow from a young yet capable firm brimming with confidence to a proven entity with seven offices around the world. L.E.K. is focused on helping clients find something that has eluded even successful companies: growth.