Following on from our articles on the CEO’s and CFO’s roles in transformation scenarios, this piece will examine the COO’s key responsibilities. It is down to the COO to guide and implement the transformation’s most important workstreams – delivering improvements, efficiencies and innovations that make the business fit for the future, as well as implementing sustainable cost reduction. In this process, the COO should carefully manage relationships with several different stakeholder groups.

Top 10 Saudi banks have rebounded to deliver blockbuster first-quarter profit as the aggregate income increased substantially by 34.1 percent. The strong earnings are riding on the improving macroeconomic conditions, the Kingdom’s buoyant capital market, and a significant decrease in impairments.

Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has announced the expansion of its Global Transaction Advisory Group (TAG) into Spain, with the appointment of two Madrid-based Managing Directors, Cristina Almeida and Ignacio Basagoiti. The arrival of Ms. Almeida and Mr. Basagoiti marks the latest move in the group’s strategic growth plans and follows the recent appointment of Ali Anwar, Managing Director and Middle East Practice Leader, in Dubai.

Managing Director Michael Nelson featured in Houston Daily article on Amazon’s B2B expansion.

As a result of the economic recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, many corporations find themselves with unprecedented losses from investments and operations.

In an article for Modern Restaurant Management, A&M’s Jonathan Sharp, Kevin Smilie, Jonathan Tibus detail the steps restaurant owners can take to anticipate customer needs, automate processes, and improve technology throughout the organization to boost margins, sales and customer loyalty.

Managing Director and Head of A&M's ESG Services was recently quoted in Financial Times about the latest in the ESG landscape.

One of the key concerns from a compensation & benefits perspective upon a change in control (CIC) is the tax impact of the Golden Parachute rules under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Sections 280G and 4999.

This article highlights the key considerations that should be considered by companies contemplating compensation arrangements during troubled times.

Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) today announces that it has hired Jens Nawrath as a Managing Director in its European Debt Advisory team. Mr. Nawrath will join the Frankfurt office, bringing more than 30 years’ experience advising in debt advisory, turnaround and financial restructuring cases.

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