Full coverage: consulting

With a €1.5bn investment plan over four years, Deloitte EMEA is designed to help clients scale faster, deploy technology smarter and compete in a more fragmented global economy.

James Govan, Ireland CEO for consulting and technology services giant Capgemini, has grown the Irish business by 20% a year. Now he wants to lean into AI and go up against the big beasts.

Business model reinvention is no longer a choice but a survival imperative, says Darren O’Neill, Consulting Partner and Insurance Industry Leader at PwC Ireland.

Gary O'Sullivan has worked in multinationals, advised them as a consultant, and then founded one when his firm Pathfinder was bought by the European giant Sia Partners. Now managing partner of Sia's UK and Ireland division, he knows what it takes for companies to break into the top tier.

Fine Gael’s Noel Rock was just 32 when he lost his seat – and his job – at the last election. He regrouped and has just launched a new consulting business. He has already snapped up his first five clients.