ARTHUR D. LITTLE STRENGTHENS FINANCIAL SERVICES OFFERING IN SINGAPORE WITH APPOINTMENT OF SHIRISH JAIN

Arthur D. Little (ADL) today announced that Shirish Jain has joined the company as a Partner in its Singapore office, where his main focus will be the Financial Services practice. With over 25 years of industry and consulting experience, Shirish combines deep digitalization skills and cross-sector experience with expertise in multiple aspects of financial services, including payments, corporate and institutional banking, market infrastructure, clearing houses, and fintechs.

Prior to joining ADL, Shirish worked for Strategy& as a Senior Diretor in its Sydney and Singapore offices from 2016 to 2024, and before that was an Advisor at Booz&Co/Strategy&. Previous to entering consulting, he worked in industry for a variety of organizations in Australia and India, including the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Razor-Risk, BPAY and Reliance Industries.

Martin Rauchenwald, Managing Partner, Financial Services, at ADL, comments, "Not only does Shirish have an impressive track record in consultancy, he also has a strong background in the financial services industry, with a particular emphasis on digitalizing corporate and institutional banking and markets infrastructure. Shirish has worked with clients in Australia, Africa, Chile, America, India, France, and across Southeast Asia - Singapore is an international hub for financial innovation in the region, so his experience of best practice around the world will be a real asset to our office here. We warmly welcome him to the company."

Shirish Jain, Partner at ADL, adds "I'm excited to be a change maker at ADL, helping to further the digital transformation agenda that is sweeping the financial services industry in our region. In particular, ADL's impressive array of capabilities, especially in AI and Sustainability will be key for companies looking to grow their relevance. I'm really looking forward to bringing innovative and transformation solutions to clients as they navigate the accelerated pace of economic growth and diversification."

Shirish holds a Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering from MNIT, Jaipur, India.