Two Key Financial Services Experts Join A.T. Kearney Financial Institutions Practice

NEW YORK, January 22, 2009 — A.T. Kearney, the global management consulting firm, announced the appointment of two new vice presidents to its Financial Institutions Group, Srini Venkateswaran and Michael Kim, who will be based in the firm’s New York office. Notes Rajiv Shah, Partner and leader of the Financial Institutions Group at A.T. Kearney, "In an environment where financial services firms are seeking guidance in such fundamental areas as business and operating models, Srini and Michael bring decades of critical industry expertise in precisely the issues that are today’s big challenges.

Srini Venkateswaran brings over 15 years of experience in the financial services industry. He comes to A.T. Kearney from Citibank, where most recently he was the Senior Vice President for Strategy within Citi Cards.

There, he led a range of initiatives to assess new markets, M&A opportunities, partner co-branding and internet cross-selling. Prior to Citi Cards, Srini had spent nine years at Booz Allen Hamilton in their New York office, where his primary areas of focus included cards and payments, retail banking, and money management. Srini received an MBA from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business. An acknowledged expert in strategy, distribution, product architecture and M&A and post-merger integration, Srini has also authored papers on the Asset Management and Mortgage industries.

Michael Kim joins A.T. Kearney from Diamond Management & Technology Consultants where he was a Partner in the North American Insurance Practice. During his 12 years at Diamond, he served clients across Insurance, Banking and Healthcare industries, specializing in property & casualty insurance, life & health insurance, and payments. Mike’s expertise is known to the field, and he has presented research on competitive strategy, underwriting effectiveness, customer experience, and IT strategy. Mike completed his MBA from the University of Chicago and has a BS from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Commented Shah, "Srini and Michael help build on the steady growth of A.T. Kearney’s financial practice, and their expertise and experience will be of critical importance as we help financial institutions meet today’s challenges."