RGP—a global professional services firm that recently relocated its headquarters from Irvine, California, to Dallas—has appointed Roger Carlile, a board member since June 2024, to serve as its new president and chief executive officer, effective immediately.

RGP (Nasdaq: RGP) said that Kate Duchene has transitioned from the role of president, CEO, and board member to executive advisor through Jan. 3 to assist the company and Carlile with continuity of leadership.

Chairperson A. Robert Pisano said Carlile “has been working with the company on our growth strategy with focus on CFO advisory and digital transformation consulting solutions since he joined the board.”

“He brings a strong combination of skills, as both a former CFO of a publicly registered consulting firm and the founder and former CEO of a high-growth consulting firm, and has proven expertise in professional services management, investor engagement and capital allocation strategies,” Pisano added in a statement. “We’re confident Roger is the right person to succeed Kate as CEO to deliver the value of RGP’s strategic business model.”

Building transformative solutions

RGP is an award-winning global professional services firm with three decades of experience helping the world’s top organizations navigate change and seize opportunity, the company said.

With three integrated offerings—On-Demand Talent, Consulting, and Outsourced Services—the company provides CFOs and other C-suite leaders with the flexibility to solve the most-pressing challenges on their terms, uniting strategy, execution, and talent across accounting and finance, digital transformation, data, and cloud, at global scale.

“On behalf of the board, we also want to thank Kate for her invaluable contributions over the past 27 years and her unwavering dedication to building the right foundation for the next stage of growth, impact and profitability for this incredible company,” Pisano said in a statement. “We’re grateful for the legacy she leaves at RGP, which is grounded in integrity, compassion and professionalism. She has nurtured this unique culture at RGP, and we look forward to her guidance as an advisor.”

Duchene said she is “proud of what we have accomplished, how we have driven transformation to diversify our solutions and become a technology-enabled company.”

“We’ve delivered tremendous impact with clients and created exceptional work opportunities for our incredible people who want to work differently,” she added. “I’m excited to watch this company thrive, and believe Roger is the best person to lead RGP in its next chapter.”

Entrepreneurial and financial expertise

Carlile has served on the company’s board since June 2024 and has served as the compensation committee chair since August.

He founded global business advisory Ankura Consulting Group LLC in 2014, serving as CEO and board chair for five and six years, respectively.

Before founding Ankura, Carlile spent more than a decade at FTI Consulting Inc., a global business advisory firm, where he held several leadership roles including chief financial officer, chief administrative officer, and chief human resources officer, as well as global leader of FTI Consulting’s forensic and litigation consulting and technology segments.

Previously, he was the global and Americas Leader of KPMG LLP’s forensic services practice and held positions at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC and Deloitte & Touche LLP.

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