IT consulting firm specializing in risk management and business advisory Accume Partners declared that it had named a new CEO, James B. McGuire on September 6.  The new CEO will replace John White, founding CEO of the IT consulting firm.

McGuire became a part of the Accume team last September as President and COO.  His previous responsibility was to manage daily activities.  His new position will see him serving on the Board of Directors and responsible for all operations of the company.  Other key members of the IT consulting firm see McGuire as an excellent leader that challenges members of the firm to go in new and exciting directions.  McGuire himself stated he hopes to work on new strategic directions for the company.  

Most of McGuire’s career has been with KPMG.  In 1997, he became CEO and Vice Chairman of the KPMG IT consulting arm and was the first CEO of KPMG’s Global Consulting firm.  Under his leadership, the firm achieved never-before-seen levels of success and growth and in 2003 eventually converted its brand to BearingPoint.

McGuire was also selected as one of the Top Ten Most Influential Consultants in 1998 and one of the Top 100 Accountants in 2004.  He is, to date the only person selected as top by both professions.

IT consulting firm Accume Partners is based in the New York City area and helps identify and control risks and also help better operating performance and improve the use of IT resources in businesses.  For more information on this story, please visit the attached link.  

Added By:  Joshua Feinberg