Christian Norris announced as CEO of PA Consulting
PA Consulting (PA), the company that’s bringing ingenuity to life, names Christian Norris as CEO, effective today.
An economist by training, Christian joined PA in 2018 as a Partner. At PA, he has led the firm’s health and life sciences sector, and its economics and strategy offering, partnering with clients to deeply understand their organisational strategy and achieve growth and high performance. Christian has been instrumental in shaping PA’s business strategy over the last five years, which has seen the firm secure exciting client work across its geographies, and growth through acquisitions.
PA is the only company to deliver end-to-end innovation, driving significant value for clients who are seeking opportunities in the face of constant change and increased complexity. PA partners with clients to accelerate new growth ideas, from concept, through design, development, and to commercial success. And to revitalise organisations, building the leadership, culture, systems, and processes to make innovation a reality.
PA recently announced another year of strong growth for the year ending December 2022 with a 14 percent increase in fee income YOY (to £785 million) and 96 percent over five years. Other highlights include:
- Launched The PA Foundation, committing to disbursing £10 million over five years, with over £1.2 million donated to 20 charities.
- Donated more than 10,000 hours of its people’s time and expertise to support communities where its people live and work.
- Welcomed over 1,300 new colleagues, grew its partner numbers by 52, and made 815 promotions.
- Welcomed two new teams to strengthen its design and innovation capabilities – Design Partners, a product design and innovation agency, and The Cambridge Group, a leading strategy consulting firm.
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