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Protiviti has seen two former members return to the agency in management positions, strengthening its Public Sector consulting workforce.
Gihan Mallawaarachchi returns to Protiviti as a Managing Director with 18 years of expertise working intently with the general public sector to strengthen program and repair supply. His profession spans delivering enterprise advisory, program and venture administration, probity, and assurance providers for Australian authorities entities.
Having served Protiviti for a decade between 2010 and 2020, Mallawaarachchi spent the previous years holding senior roles at Sententia Consulting and Synechron Group. “I’m excited to re-join Protiviti and work with our proficient professionals, who share my dedication to the general public sector and in delivering a optimistic, significant affect on the Australian group.”
“Returning to Protiviti looks like coming house and I’m grateful to work with folks I belief and respect to additional elevate Protiviti’s longstanding fame within the Canberra market. Protiviti is exclusive in its means to mix its world attain and functionality with the personalised service and deep dedication of a neighborhood agency. Put merely, we’re large enough to ship and sufficiently small to care.”
Tony Sanfrancesco beforehand spent 5 years at Protiviti throughout two spells, and now re-joins as a Director with additional expertise at PwCand Sententia Consulting. He brings over a decade of expertise offering danger administration, venture assurance, and inner audit providers. He has efficiently led groups delivering options for a various vary of presidency and personal sector shoppers.
“Coming again to Protiviti is an unimaginable alternative to proceed making a distinction in the private and non-private sectors. I’m trying ahead to partnering with shoppers to ship assurance and venture options that not solely meet their wants but additionally assist to maximise the worth of presidency expenditure for the Australian group.”
“It’s thrilling to rejoin a agency that values personalised service, long-term relationships and has the power to deliver non-public sector insights and expertise to the general public sector,” added Sanfrancesco.
Commenting on the hires, Lauren Brown (Australia Market Lead) and Shane Silva (Canberra Market Lead) each stated that their experience and deep understanding of the general public sector will strengthen the agency’s means to help the Australian authorities in delivering impactful applications and providers to the group.
In Australia, Protiviti has places of work in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane and Perth. The US-headquartered consulting agency is a completely owned subsidiary of publicly listed firm Robert Half.