Rennie Partners named Top 5 by AFR

Who are the most powerful consultants in Australia’s $6 billion consulting industry? According to a list by the Australian Financial Review, here are the six most influential consultants for 2021.

As Consultancy.com.au noted, “it’s been a big twelve months at the very top of Australia’s strategy and management consulting scene, a dramatic shift reflected in this year’s annual power list compiled by the business publication. Since July of last year, all four of the Big Four have welcomed new CEOs, as has the unofficial fifth member of the band of Australia’s largest professional services firms: Accenture – whose British-born ANZ CEO Tara Brady was named at the top of the list.

As the AFR stated” In May, the Queensland-based husband and wife team launched boutique firm Rennie Partners to provide advice about the next big thing: transitioning to a net zero emissions economy.

It is representative of the growing number of boutique outfits in high demand from clients who want specialist advice without having to subsidise the overheads included in a major firm’s fee structure.

In this case, the couple are known experts in the energy sector – he led EY’s Australian energy advisory business for a decade, while she has been the manager of energy market regulation at Australian Energy Market Operator for the past two years. They are already sought after by clients wanting guidance about the transition to renewable energy and reduced carbon emissions.”

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