ARTHUR D. LITTLE STRENGTHENS INNOVATION PRACTICE WITH APPOINTMENT OF GARRETT WHITMORE

Arthur D. Little (ADL) announced the appointment of Garrett Whitmore as a Partner in its Central European Innovation practice. Garrett will be based in ADL's Munich office, and will focus on leading the delivery of digital strategy and transformation consulting projects to clients across industries, delivering measurable business impact and helping them compete more effectively.

Born in the United States, Garrett has 17 years consulting experience, with 12 of those spent in Germany. His career began consulting for Private Equity clients, and he later dedicated over seven years to building digital businesses in Berlin. Most recently, as Managing Director & Co-Head of Digital at goetzpartners, Garrett founded the Digital Practice group and led transformative consulting projects across a wide range of industries.

Michael Kolk, Managing Partner at ADL, comments, "Digital transformation is the key to unlocking the potential of businesses in a wide range of sectors, enabling them to become more innovative, efficient and competitive. Garrett brings a proven track record in helping clients harness digital to drive forward their business strategy, and his skills and experience will strengthen and extend the capabilities of our existing Central European Innovation team."

Garrett Whitmore, Partner at ADL, adds, "In fast-moving markets, organizations need to become more agile and inventive if they are to thrive and grow. Digital transformation linked closely to business strategy is central to embedding agility and innovation, and I look forward to working with my colleagues from different industry practices to support clients as they successfully embrace digital within their organizations."

Garrett holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics, both from the University of Michigan in the United States.