Placed a Commercial Lead.
Livework Studio — Global service-design consultancy helping organisations improve customer and service experiences (London · Rotterdam · São Paulo).
Challenge. Appoint commercial leadership to drive growth for a global service-design consultancy.
The market for this leadership
Live MitchelLake intelligence across Professional Services and EMEA.
Adjacent signals across Professional Services
Geographic Expansion · EMEA
Deloitte Asia-Pacific →Deloitte analysts highlight Asia-Pacific as expected to drive global retail sales over next five years despite Middle East conflict headwinds affecting consumer confidence
Partnership · Americas
Andersen Consulting →Andersen Consulting signed Collaboration Agreement with Nuvolar, a Spanish technology consultancy specializing in cloud-based software development and Salesforce implementations
Ma Activity · EMEA
Brave Bison →Brave Bison (parent of SocialChain) has submitted a £43.1m hostile takeover bid for System1, a publicly listed marketing effectiveness research firm. The revised offer includes cash and represents a 65% premium to pre-announcement share price. Brave Bison owns 28% of System1 and has secured shareholder backing for approximately 42% of issued capital.
Partnership · EMEA
10x Genomics →10x Genomics announced multi-year research collaboration with Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) on 29 July 2026 to study tumor samples from advanced cancer patients using Flex, Xenium and planned Atera platforms for oncology biomarker discovery.
Layoffs · EMEA
Luno →Crypto exchange Luno (DCG-owned) cut 20% of staff amid automation push and declining retail trading volumes. This follows a 35% staff reduction in January 2023.
Leadership Change · EMEA
Adidas →Birgit Kretschmer appointed as Chief Financial Officer, replacing Harm Ohlmeyer whose contract expires end of year