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We're taking part in the STEPtember challenge to raise funds and awareness for cerebral palsy research. By walking, riding, or moving the equivalent of 10,000 steps a day for 30 days. So far we are in position #5 for steps with 46,156,692!
AlixPartners Is further bolstering our energy and growth offerings with the welcome addition of Irfan Bidiwala as a Managing Director. Irfan is a seasoned expert in the energy and a wide range of industrial sectors and brings extensive experience in unlocking business value through commercial strategy development, revenue and growth enhancement, and business model redesign and transformation.
AlixPartners welcomes seasoned energy expert Irfan Bidiwala, as a new managing director based in our Houston office. Irfan joins us from Oliver Wyman and brings wide-ranging and deeply international experience working with major international and national oil companies, renewable-energy companies, industrial players, and private equity participants, to unlock business value.
We are honored to be named a 2021 “Best Firm to Work For” by Consulting Magazine. Firms on the list were judged on a range of employee satisfaction criteria including career development, client engagement, compensation and benefits, organizational culture, work/life balance, and leadership. This is our fourth consecutive year receiving this honor, and we are proud to recognize the people in our firm and their commitment to fostering a workplace environment that is inclusive, diverse, and sustainable.
This year, our AlixPartners community is celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the firm. In honor of this milestone, we asked alumni to share their reflections on their time at the firm including their favorite memories and the lessons they took with them after their time at AlixPartners.
AlixPartners welcomes Gökhan Öztürk, as a Managing Director based in our Munich office. Gökhan joins us from Oliver Wyman and brings 20 years of strategy, technology, and digital experience in financial services, an industry undergoing significant disruption. He specializes in delivering value-driven digital transformation with customer-oriented omni-channel strategies.
After serving in several leadership roles and more than 25 years of industry experience, Neil Reid now joins the AlixPartners team as a new managing director. Please join us in welcoming Neil, who will strengthen our Financial Services practice in the UK and wider EMEA region.
AlixPartners' Lisa Carnoy is fond of the Haitian proverb, "Mountains beyond mountains." The expression aptly describes how she has approached challenges throughout her career, leading her to eventually becoming one of the most powerful people on Wall Street before joining AlixPartners in 2018. In honor of Women's History Month and our firm's all-star female leaders, see how taking risks has helped define Lisa's career in our latest employee profile.
Throughout her professional career, AlixPartners' Emiko Ito has recognized the need for role models for young women in the workplace and works to amplify her voice in a male-dominated industry. Read about Emiko and how she's giving a voice to young female professionals in Japan.
Now more than ever, diversity plays a key role inthe tech industry and the ongoing development and understanding of artificial intelligence. In a conversation with Managing Director Angela Zutavern, AlixPartners Alumnus Audrey Leung shares how she transitioned from consulting to technology—focusing on AI and UX—and what she's learned about her personal brand and representation in the industry.