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Association of Management Consulting Firms Announces Winners of the 2014 AMCF Spotlight Awards

EY, KPMG, and More Win AMCF Spotlight Awards for Value and Excellence in Management Consulting; Tata Consultancy Services Wins Best Internal Initiative

NEW YORK, March 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The Association of Management Consulting Firms (AMCF) is pleased to announce the winners of the third annual AMCF Spotlight Awards for Value and Excellence in Consulting. The AMCF Spotlight Awards are given to projects that best demonstrate how consulting teams add value to their clients' organizations and society at large.

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"These awards recognize the breadth and depth of the many ways that consulting contributes to the betterment of our world," said Richard Hulme, CEO, AMCF. "Today we are thrilled to put a spotlight on specific consulting teams for their work to assist their clients to remain relevant and thriving amidst changing and challenging markets. We congratulate them for a job well done."

The winners were chosen by an independent panel of judges who assessed the quality of each submission and evaluated them against detailed selection criteria. This panel was comprised of distinguished leaders in business, journalism, academia, and government. A full list of judges is available here.

"The consulting firms' awards submissions are not only critiqued by our esteemed panel of judges, but by their clients. The Spotlight Awards reinforce the trusted relationship between consultants and their clients, and celebrates this partnership as an agent for positive and sustainable change," says AMCF President & COO Sally Caputo. "This is why the Spotlight Awards are growing each year."

The following firms and their clients were announced as winners on March 27th, 2014, at a gala held in New York City at the Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers:

Change Management

  • EY with Bloomberg

Corporate Responsibility / Humanitarian

  • KPMG with City of New York

Customer Engagement

  • Integrated Project Management Company with Land of Lincoln Health

Developing Markets

  • EY with The Brink's Company

Finance / Risk Management

  • KPMG with Elsevier

Growth Strategies

  • EY with Avis Budget Group

Human Capital

  • JMW Consultants with Goulburn-Murray Rural Water Corporation

Information Technology

  • PwC with Lehman Brothers International Europe

 Internal Initiative

  • Tata Consultancy Services : "Consulting in a Global Network Delivery Model – A Paradigm Shift"

New & Digital Media

  • EY with Nike

Operating Model Design

  • EY with The E.W. Scripps Company

Operational Performance

  • FTI Consulting with North Shore-LIJ Health System

Supply Chain

  • Vector Consulting Group with Godrej Security Solutions

About the Association of Management Consulting Firms

The Association of Management Consulting Firms (AMCF) is the premier international association of firms engaged in the practice of management consulting. Founded in 1929, for 85 years AMCF has been in the forefront of promoting excellence and integrity in the profession.

The mission of the Association is to promote an environment which fosters the success of management consulting firms worldwide and the value they deliver to their clients. It does this by helping members strengthen their senior management teams through value-driven programs, research and communications.

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