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Robbins-Gioia Financial Services Group, LLC, and Exervio Management Consulting Announce Strategic Partnership for Unique Offering for Banking Community
Charlotte, N.C., July 13, 2010.—Robbins-Gioia Financial Services Group (FSG), LLC, the financial services consulting group of Robbins-Gioia, Inc. of Alexandria, Va., and Exervio Management Consulting of Charlotte, N.C., announced today a strategic partnership aligning the unique strengths of both to more effectively compete within their Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern consulting marketplaces. Earlier this year, Robbins-Gioia established its national financial services consulting headquarters in Charlotte, focusing on bringing experienced bankers as consultants to client initiatives, thereby addressing a trend of recent industry-wide displacements.
Robbins-Gioia FSG delivers strategic management consulting solutions to its banking clients through deploying experienced bankers and financial industry expertise to maximize a client’s speed to delivery and return on project investment. Exervio Management Consulting, with headquarters in Charlotte and offices in Atlanta and Dallas, delivers value to local clients by deploying small, highly focused teams to define business strategies, improve operational effectiveness, and execute mission-critical projects.
Under the agreement, Robbins-Gioia FSG and Exervio will go to market with their banking clients under a fully disclosed combined relationship; clients will have access to and benefit from both firms’ combined consulting resources, research, solutions, case studies, and solution partners. This transparent approach provides clients fast, seamless access to “best-practice” consulting services. Both companies retain the rights to pursue their independent identities and client interests separately as agreed upon.
The decision to align the two consulting firms highlights the competitive advantages of smaller, localized firms partnering to compete with geographically remote “Big Four” global firm resources as well as the more costly “board room” strategic advisors. “We took a long and informed look at the challenges faced by our financial services clients in these economic times,” said Robert Piontek, Executive Vice President, Robbins-Gioia’s Financial Services Group. “Our analysis confirmed that the partnership of our two smaller consulting firms would provide a more nimble, efficient, and reliable solution delivery model to respond to our clients’ requirements—and at significantly less cost.”
“Our partnership enables us to be more responsive to the diversity and scale of our clients’ needs, as well as bringing greater value and accountability,” Piontek added. “We think this partnership is an example of the next generation for small business success.”
“The opportunity to combine the respective strengths of our companies while maintaining the unique identities of each made this a compelling decision,” said Jon Nance, President, Exervio Management Consulting. “In addition to the business value our partnership can bring to our clients, we share with Robbins-Gioia a deep commitment to our local communities, including service members and their families. The shared values of our organizations make Robbins-Gioia exactly the type of company we value as a partner.”
Robbins-Gioia Awarded NOAA Blanket Purchase Agreement
June 9, 2010 – Alexandria, Va..—Robbins-Gioia, LLC, leading provider of management consulting services, today announced it has been awarded a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to support the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Acquisition and Grants Office. The period of performance is for three years; the scope of work includes acquisition management, financial assistance, and management and administrative services.
“We are very pleased to have been selected for the NOAA BPA,” said Steve Furman, Robbins-Gioia account executive, NOAA business unit. “We bring the knowledge and discipline we have applied to large government programs since 1980 to support NOAA management in executing its critical initiatives.”
Robbins-Gioia, Inc., Announces Charlotte, North Carolina, as Headquarters for New Financial Services Business Model
March 3, 2010, Alexandria, VA—Robbins-Gioia, Inc. (R-G), a leading provider of management consulting services, announced today that its financial services consulting group will make its headquarters in Charlotte, N.C. Previously, R-G supported the banking sector throughout its various locations nationwide. The company plans to support its new and existing client relationships in the banking and financial services sectors from its 201 South Tryon Street offices.
The decision to centralize in Charlotte enables R-G to implement a strategic decision to grow its financial services consulting expertise with experienced banking professionals from the mid-Atlantic and Southeast banking community who have been displaced by the economic downturn.“We look forward to being a growing part of, and a contributor to, Charlotte’s vibrant civic and business community,” said John Marselle, Robbins-Gioia CEO.
Robbins-Gioia also announced that Robert D. Piontek, executive vice president of R-G’s Financial Services Group, will lead the Charlotte-based practice. Piontek has spent 30 years in Charlotte with two of the city’s premier financial services firms: the Wachovia Corporation (formerly First Union) where he was senior vice president and managing director/treasurer of the bank’s corporate investment bank; and KPMG/BearingPoint Consulting, where he was partner and managing director in the financial services consulting group. “We are delighted to have someone of Bob’s stature in the banking community leading our financial services group in Charlotte,” said Woody Mewborn, president of Robbins-Gioia’s Commercial Group. “His extensive knowledge of the industry he serves combined with his dedication to his clients and the community in Charlotte make him ideally suited for our consulting organization.”
“This is a perfect time to rethink the traditional consulting model in banking, where the success of our banks is so crucial to the success of the communities they serve,” said Piontek. “Our fresh approach to consulting—targeting regionally based banking professionals to specific challenges facing banks in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic—will deliver an immediate and cost-effective impact to their initiatives. It is especially meaningful to be able to be asked to spearhead an approach to consulting that can have such far-reaching civic and business value from a town that’s been home to my career and my family for the past 30 years.”
Robbins-Gioia Achieves Gold Status in SAP® Consulting Partner Program
February 16, 2010, Alexandria, VA—Robbins-Gioia, LLC, the leading provider of program management services, announced today that it has qualified as an SAP® gold partner in the SAP Consulting Partner Program for North America. This status reflects Robbins-Gioia’s role as a trusted advisor with the goal of expanding its presence in new markets. As an SAP gold partner, Robbins-Gioia will work closely with SAP to actively cultivate the market for SAP solutions and to develop and deliver the SAP business platform.
Robbins-Gioia has collaborated with SAP to further accelerate time-to-value on implementations of SAP solutions. The partnership brings a range of services including Jumpstart, which improves and optimizes performance readiness by resolving the common issues that face transformative and business improvement initiatives.
“Through this expanded relationship as an SAP gold partner, we can deliver enhanced capabilities to our clients in support of SAP solutions,” said Mike Sledge, president and COO, Robbins-Gioia. “We are committed to the goals of partnership, which are important to us strategically and tactically. Our market presence and consulting expertise combined with SAP’s technology leadership enables us to offer complete and compelling solutions to achieve business results.”
The objectives of the SAP Consulting Partner Program include improving partner staffing processes; strengthening top partner relationships; and providing a high level of control, visibility and quality with SAP solution implementation, integration, and optimization. To achieve gold partner status, Robbins-Gioia met strict SAP quality standards for sound internal processes and procedures, internal organization, and service quality. SAP gold partners in the SAP Consulting Partner Program have SAP consulting capabilities spanning multiple industries and geographies.
About Robbins-Gioia, LLC
Robbins-Gioia has been dedicated to delivering management consulting solutions to government agencies and
Fortune 500 companies for 25 years. Robbins-Gioia combines thought leadership, disciplined processes,
industry-based knowledge, and integrated tools to help global customers optimize their business processes,
accelerate change, and establish time, cost, and quality improvements to transform their businesses. For
more information, please call Robbins-Gioia, LLC at 800-663-7138, or visit the web site
at www.robbinsgioia.com.
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