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Keystone Updates
Announcements
- Mark Harvey recently joined Keystone as a Principal from Zurich North America where he was the VP, Finance in charge of Planning and Performance Management Analytics.
- Robert Ruoti recently joined Keystone as a Principal from Vosges Chocolate where as COO he led strategic initiatives to drive significant sales growth and operational effectiveness.
- Mia Jackson recently joined Keystone as an Associate, she previously worked at Zep, Inc. where she helped lead the development and implementation of the company’s new North America Supply Chain Strategy.
- We're looking to add to our team:
Due to our continued growth, we are currently seeking to fill three management consultant positions in our Chicago office:
- (1) Associate: Minimum of 5 years of practical experience with manufacturing and/or distribution companies including at least 3 years serving with another management consulting, private equity, or public accounting firm. Click here to learn more.
- (2) Analyst: Minimum of 2 years of practical experience with manufacturing and/or distribution companies. Experience with another management consulting, private equity or public accounting firm is preferred. Click here to learn more.
If interested, please submit a cover letter and resume to Denise Gray at dgray@thekeystonegroup.com.
- The Keystone Group hosted The First Annual Charity Softball Tournament To Benefit Camperships for Nebagamon In Honor of Michael N. Rolfe on Saturday September 24, 2011 at Hasbrook Park in Arlington Heights, IL. For the past 11 years we had held a golf outing but to shake things up a bit we decided to transition to a new format of a charity softball tournament. As before, all funds raised went to Camperships for Nebagamon.
Our weather forecast for the day wasn't great but we ended up lucking out and avoiding any bad weather throughout the day. The Tournament was a success and a lot of fun for all. Thank you to all of the participants, sponsors, donors, and attendees for your support!
Keystone Webinars
- Recently Keystone participated in a webinar, the topic was “Overhead Door: Successfully Merging Rival Cultures”. To learn more about this topic, download the presentation, or to view the webinar in its entirety along with other previous Keystone related webinars please click here.
Keystone Trucking White Paper
- To learn more about Keystone's transportation offerings and view our recent White Paper, “The Impact of a Newer Fleet, The Effect of New vs. Old Trucks on Maintenance Costs and Fuel Economy”, please click here.
Keystone Briefing
Clients
- Keystone wins two separate awards for their work at Kuntz Electroplating: the International TMA Award for Mid-size Company Turnaround of the Year - Honorable Mention and the Chicago/Midwest TMA Award for Large Company Turnaround of the Year
- International M&A client successfully closes $8B transaction of leading North American steel company
- M&A client (steel manufacturing) achieves 70% of its annual synergy target in the first quarter after close
- Turnaround client (metals processing) beats forecast for 10th consecutive month, bank eases loan covenants
- Operations Improvement (electronic products) client quickly generates a significant cash inflow in a short period of time by focusing on inventory
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Attainable Goals - Sustainable Success
Our Results are ... Results
The Keystone Group was founded in 1991 to bring an execution focus to management consulting. The founders were dissatisfied with the typical consulting engagement that was long on analysis and ideas, but short on delivering results. The model was broken – a partner sells the work and you never see him again. Meanwhile, the juniors hit the beach and you train them on your nickel. Keystone’s answer is to utilize seasoned, practical professionals with real-world experience who like to get things done. Working in small teams, we quickly define a range of solutions, build a plan of attack, and most importantly, get on with delivering results.
Attainable Goals ... Sustainable Success
One constant has been a primary focus on manufacturing and distribution companies. Working with clients in a variety of industries, a typical engagement delivers a 10:1 return on our fees. Working closely with your team, we'll quickly understand your issues, identify practical solutions, and help execute them to make a tangible impact on your bottom line. Our clients tell us the approaches we use and the results we achieve are sustained long past Keystone's involvement.
A Different Kind of Firm
Our style tends to be informal, direct, plain spoken, and highly interactive. We believe that one of the key skills of a consultant is to be an excellent listener, not to be a great orator who uses twenty-five cent words, laced with "consultingese." Our approach favors substance over style, always looking for the best answer that can be implemented - and then driving to the finish line to realize measurable results. |
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