Director of Corporate Affairs, Association of British Insurers’ joins MCA
Alan Leaman starts work this week as the new CEO of the Management Consultancies Association (MCA), the trade association for UK-based consulting firms. MCA members represent 70 per cent of the UK consulting industry, employ around 30,000 consultants and work with most of the FTSE 100 and all government departments.
Leaman has been the Director of Corporate Affairs at the ABI (Association of British Insurers) for the past seven years, where he established it in the national media as Britain’s leading trade association. Whilst at the ABI, Leaman also drove a communications campaign that won additional funding from government for flood defences, and was a frequent commentator and spokesperson on both radio and TV.
Two key areas at the MCA which Leaman will focus on are:
Commenting on his new appointment, Alan Leaman, CEO of the MCA said:
“I am delighted to be joining the MCA at an interesting and challenging time for British business and the consulting industry. Over the last 50 years, management consulting has been at the forefront of business change - advising clients in good times and in bad.”
“Whilst businesses may already be reacting to tougher times in the UK economy by tightening their belts, consultants continue to provide valuable advice on areas such as cost reduction and restructuring. During a downturn, those businesses which execute consultants’ advice will ultimately create more value and more jobs.”
Prior to his role at the ABI, Leaman was Senior Associate Director at Hill and Knowlton (UK) Ltd, holding responsibility for public affairs programmes, stakeholder relations, research and policy communications on behalf of high-profile clients. From 1988-93, Leaman was Head of Office for the Rt Hon Paddy Ashdown MP, responsible for media relations, policy advice and acting as Chief Speech Writer. He was awarded an OBE in 1999 for public and political services.
Alan Leaman joined the MCA on Monday 4 August 2008 and is contactable on alan.leaman@mca.org.uk or 020 7321 3990.
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About the MCA
The MCA was formed in 1956 to represent the consultancy industry to its clients, the media and government. Management consultancy is an increasingly important industry for the UK economy with management consultancy revenues for 2007 estimated at around £8bn. MCA members represent around 70% of the UK consulting sector, employ over 30,000 management consultants and work with the FTSE100 and all government departments. Eight of the top ten UK-based consulting firms (by consulting fee income) are members.
The MCA supports its member firms with a range of services including events, publications, interest groups and public relations. The Association also works with its members to attract the top talent into the industry. The MCA provides advice on the selection and use of management consultants and is the main source of data on the UK market.
For more information, please contact:
David Pippett
Director
DWP Public Relations
Tel: 01225 833745 / Mobile: 07899 798197
Email: david@dwppublicrelations.co.uk
Joy Burnford
Marketing Director
Management Consultancies Association
Tel: 020 7321 3994 / Mobile: 07968 762404
Email: joy.burnford@mca.org.uk