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Huron Consulting Group Expands Oracle Cloud CapabilitiesHuron Consulting Group (NASDAQ: HURN), a leading provider of business consulting services, has appointed Amit Patel as a managing director in its Enterprise Performance Management & Analytics (EPM&A) practice. Patel will lead the practice's commercial Oracle (News - Alert) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) offering, helping guide clients through the transition to the cloud and the modernization of their finance functions. "Huron is enhancing its rapidly growing technology business by expanding its commercial ERP capabilities, enabling us to deliver end-to-end hybrid Oracle Cloud applications to our clients and help them achieve sustainable results," said Jay Laabs, managing director and leader of Huron's EPM&A practice. "Amit will work with Mario Desiderio, who recently joined Huron through the acquisition of ADI Strategies, to further strengthen our ERP solution in the commercial markets. We are pleased to welcome Amit to our gowing team." Patel has more than 20 years of experience in finance, IT and business strategy, technology implementation programs, and C-level consulting. In his new role at Huron, he will support commercial organizations with cloud advisory services and help them implement Oracle ERP solutions to increase productivity, lower costs and improve controls. Previously, Patel served in senior management positions at Rolta International Inc., CSC (News - Alert) and BearingPoint, where he had responsibilities for developing and expanding Oracle Applications consulting businesses that supported a wide array of Oracle Application solutions, including Oracle Cloud ERP. Huron has a proven track record of helping higher education institutions, academic medical centers and healthcare organizations achieve meaningful change and higher productivity through the implementation of ERP solutions. With the expansion of its ERP capabilities to the commercial sector, Huron is now able to provide end-to-end solutions to meet clients' diverse cloud technology needs. About Huron Consulting Group Huron is a global professional services firm focused on assisting clients with their most complex business issues by delivering high-value, quality solutions to support their long-term strategic objectives. Huron specializes in serving clients in the healthcare, higher education, life sciences, and commercial sectors as these organizations face significant transformational change and regulatory or economic pressures in dynamic market environments. With its deep industry and technical expertise, Huron provides advisory, consulting, technology, and analytic solutions to deliver sustainable and measurable results. Learn more at www.huronconsultinggroup.com. View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160615005947/en/ |
