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Press release: Oliver Wyman strengthens its finance and risk practice with two key partner hires

Published: Oct 2023

31st October 2023Oliver Wyman, a global management consulting firm and a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), announced today that Carlo Pellerani and Jon Harvey have joined the firm as Partners in its European Finance and Risk Practice. Mr. Pellerani has been appointed as the Head of Treasury for Europe, while Mr. Harvey has been appointed as the Head of Anti-Financial Crime (AFC) for Europe, leading the build of the AFC Practice.

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Drawing on over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, Mr. Pellerani has held senior leadership roles across several banks and cultures. Before joining Oliver Wyman, he acted as Group Treasurer for HSBC and UBS, and Co-Global Head of Financial Planning and Strategy for Nomura.

Mr. Pellerani will work with top-tier financial institutions across markets and at the intersection of Risk Management and Corporate and Institutional Banking to optimize their financial resources, transform their treasury capabilities, manage risks, and drive business growth.

Mr. Harvey has over 25 years of international experience in risk, audit, and financial crime in financial services as a former banker and consultant, having held senior roles at Promontory Financial Group (an IBM company), Navigant (now Guidehouse) and EY. He is an industry expert in anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing, sanctions, fraud risk management, anti-bribery and corruption, and cybercrime.

Mr. Harvey will work with clients across strategy, operations, risk management, and organization transformation to support them in resolving and navigating their critical AFC, compliance and regulatory issues.

Elie Farah, Managing Partner and Head of Financial Services for Europe, Oliver Wyman, said: “Both Carlo’s and Jon’s integrated backgrounds and their deep expertise will be highly valuable for our European clients as they not only navigate the transforming role of treasuries, but also address the challenges linked to rising and increasingly sophisticated financial crime and the evolving regulatory landscape. We’ve very pleased to welcome them to the team.”

Klaus Hölzer, Head of Finance and Risk for Europe, Oliver Wyman, said: “Carlo’s and Jon’s arrivals fortify our commitment to providing first-rate advice in the critical areas of treasury management, anti-money laundering, sanctions and fraud risk management, and underscores our dedication to delivering excellence to our clients. We eagerly anticipate the positive impacts they will bring to our team and the valuable contributions they will make to our strategic initiatives in Finance and Risk.”

Read more about Carlo Pellerani here and Jon Harvey here.

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