Argon & Co, the global management consultancy specialising in operations strategy and transformation, is delighted to announce that Intent Group in New Zealand has joined the business.
The combined entities will provide a step change in New Zealand, offering expertise from more local consultants, as well as enhancing existing capabilities in ANZ, raising the total to 98 on-the-ground consultants across Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland.
Intent Group brings a deep manufacturing excellence experience across a broad range of industries, complementing Argon & Co’s existing offering and enabling a market-leading full end-to-end supply chain proposition for the local market. Like Argon & Co, Intent has a passion for people development and helping clients improve business performance.
Paul Eastwood, managing partner of the ANZ business said: “We are thrilled that Intent Group is joining Argon & Co at this exciting time. Our New Zealand business kicked off to a fantastic start, achieving well above our business plans and setting the foundation of a great culture. Intent Group will turbocharge this success by adding complementary skillsets, great people, and leadership capabilities to accelerate our plans in New Zealand even further. Underpinning our goal to build a leading global management consultancy specialising in operations strategy and transformation.”
Ian Walsh, founder of Intent Group, who will continue to actively lead the business in New Zealand alongside Chris Foord said: “Intent Group was formed with the vision of helping New Zealand organisations become truly world-class and ensuring their survival and growth through deploying global best practice. By joining Argon & Co we will be able to offer leading operational and digital capability into the local marketplace giving progressive New Zealand organisations the opportunity to take their performance to the next level.”
Chris Foord, associate partner of Argon & Co NZ, added: “This is an exciting next chapter for Argon & Co in New Zealand. Together our broad proposition and industry experience will provide on-the-ground capability and in-market expertise from local consultants offering even more value for our clients.”
