Key Takeaways
- • Alvarez & Marsal appoints Maureen O'Shea as managing director in its Private Equity Performance Improvement practice, bolstering European operational capabilities across supply chain, operations, and procurement functions.
- • O'Shea brings nearly three decades of cross-sector expertise, including 16 years at Procter & Gamble and senior consulting roles at EY, KPMG, and Baringa, specializing in supply chain strategy, cost reduction, and working-capital improvement.
- • Based in London, O'Shea will advise PE investors and portfolio companies on operational transformation, logistics optimization, and the application of artificial intelligence and advanced analytics to drive measurable performance improvements throughout investment lifecycles.
- • A&M's hire targets critical value creation areas for PE-backed businesses, including cost reduction, working-capital management, organizational effectiveness, supply chain resilience, and technology-enabled productivity gains.
Summary
Alvarez & Marsal has strengthened its European private equity advisory capabilities by appointing Maureen O'Shea as managing director within its Private Equity Performance Improvement practice. Operating from the firm's London office, O'Shea will focus on advising PE investors and their portfolio companies across Europe on operational transformation initiatives designed to unlock value creation throughout investment lifecycles.
O'Shea's appointment reflects A&M's strategic emphasis on operational excellence as a core value driver for private equity investors. Her background combines two distinct career phases: two decades in hands-on operational and supply chain leadership roles, followed by senior consulting positions. She spent 16 years at Procter & Gamble in supply chain and operations roles before joining Merck GmbH for four years, where she led initiatives spanning supply chain strategy, logistics, cost reduction, working-capital optimization, organizational design, and lean transformation. This operational foundation was complemented by subsequent senior consulting positions at EY and KPMG, and more recently at Baringa Partners beginning in 2022, where she advised clients on complex supply chain and operational transformation programs integrating technology, data analytics, and implementation expertise.
At A&M, O'Shea's remit encompasses a comprehensive range of operational value creation areas critical to PE-backed companies. These include logistics and network optimization, cost reduction programs, working-capital improvement, planning enhancements, organizational effectiveness, and supply chain resilience—areas where PE firms increasingly focus to drive EBITDA growth and operational efficiency. O'Shea will also lead client efforts to apply artificial intelligence and advanced analytics to operational challenges, translating technology investments into measurable improvements in profitability and performance.
Her sector experience spans consumer goods, retail, life sciences, manufacturing, transport, and logistics—representing key verticals within PE portfolios. The appointment underscores A&M's commitment to deepening European PE advisory capabilities at a time when operational transformation remains a primary lever for PE value creation, particularly as portfolio companies navigate complex supply chain environments and seek to optimize cost structures and working capital across fragmented European operations.
O'Shea's appointment reflects A&M's strategic emphasis on operational excellence as a core value driver for private equity investors. Her background combines two distinct career phases: two decades in hands-on operational and supply chain leadership roles, followed by senior consulting positions. She spent 16 years at Procter & Gamble in supply chain and operations roles before joining Merck GmbH for four years, where she led initiatives spanning supply chain strategy, logistics, cost reduction, working-capital optimization, organizational design, and lean transformation. This operational foundation was complemented by subsequent senior consulting positions at EY and KPMG, and more recently at Baringa Partners beginning in 2022, where she advised clients on complex supply chain and operational transformation programs integrating technology, data analytics, and implementation expertise.
At A&M, O'Shea's remit encompasses a comprehensive range of operational value creation areas critical to PE-backed companies. These include logistics and network optimization, cost reduction programs, working-capital improvement, planning enhancements, organizational effectiveness, and supply chain resilience—areas where PE firms increasingly focus to drive EBITDA growth and operational efficiency. O'Shea will also lead client efforts to apply artificial intelligence and advanced analytics to operational challenges, translating technology investments into measurable improvements in profitability and performance.
Her sector experience spans consumer goods, retail, life sciences, manufacturing, transport, and logistics—representing key verticals within PE portfolios. The appointment underscores A&M's commitment to deepening European PE advisory capabilities at a time when operational transformation remains a primary lever for PE value creation, particularly as portfolio companies navigate complex supply chain environments and seek to optimize cost structures and working capital across fragmented European operations.
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