Former Prudential Financial Chief Risk Officer Nick Silitch brings decades of industry experienceCrossCountry Consulting, a leading business advisory firm, today announced that risk leader Nick Silitch has joined the firms Board of Advisors. Through this role, Silitch will help the firm identify current and expected trends in the risk management space and provide strategic guidance in areas such as client solutions and capabilities, market developments, and expansion in key growth markets.Silitch has more than four decades of industry experience, playing an active role in shaping regulatory dialogue to create economically consistent outcomes. As the former Chief Risk Officer for Prudential Financial, Inc., he brings significant expertise in defining risk management

Former Prudential Financial Chief Risk Officer Nick Silitch brings decades of industry experience CrossCountry Consulting, a leading business advisory firm, today announced that risk leader Nick Silitch has joined the firms Board of Advisors. Through this role, Silitch will help the firm identify current and expected trends in the risk management space and provide strategic guidance in areas such as client solutions and capabilities, market developments, and expansion in key growth markets. Silitch has more than four decades of industry experience, playing an active role in shaping regulatory dialogue to create economically consistent outcomes. As the former Chief Risk Officer for Prudential Financial, Inc., he brings significant expertise in defining risk management agendas, developing risk management infrastructure, and determining risk appetite for firms. Prior to Prudential, Silitch spent nearly 30 years with the Bank of New York Mellon, gaining market perspectives and insights into credit cycles and portfolio management, the risks of leverage, and the benefits of evaluating long-term drivers in analytics. "We are thrilled to welcome Nick to our growing Board of Advisors," said Erik Linn, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at CrossCountry Consulting. "Nicks experience and reputation in the industry speak for itself; his extensive relationships within the financial services and risk management ecosystem will be invaluable as we grow across all markets. We are eager to work with him as we continue to develop meaningful solutions and capabilities to address current and future needs of our clients." "As the risk landscape continues to evolve, it is critical that organizations know all of their options in order to navigate disruption and drive sustainable growth," said Silitch. "CrossCountry has a stellar reputation and an exceptional track record in helping companies solve their most pressing challenges; I look forward to joining their Board of Advisors during a high-growth period and contributing to the companys success in the risk management space." Silitch currently serves as Advisory Council Member of the International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers (IACPM) and as a Board Trustee for The Mayhew Program. A sought-after speaker and author on current industry topics and trends, he has served as Practitioner in Residence at Georgetown Universitys Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service and is an Adjunct Professor at Colby College focusing on liberal arts and financial markets. Learn more about CrossCountry Consulting. CrossCountry Consulting is a leading provider of specialized finance, operations, and technology advisory services. As a trusted advisor to Fortune 500 companies, emerging growth market leaders, and private equity sponsors, the firm solves todays most pressing challenges and creates present and future enterprise value through accounting and risk, technology-enabled transformation, and transaction solutions. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., CrossCountry has employees across the United States and in strategic international locations. With an unwavering commitment to providing a better experience, they are regularly recognized as a best place to work. For more information, visit www.crosscountry-consulting.com.

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Laura Adams has joined CrossCountry Consulting, a McLean, VA-based management consultancy, as a partner in the accounting advisory practice and national leader of the government contracting industry. Based in Washington, DC, Adams will lead the firms expansion across the aerospace, defense, and government contracting industry, as well as play a key role in the firms strategy, operations, and growth in the DC metro market. Adams brings nearly 30 years of industry and professional services experience focusing on complex accounting and financial transactions. She has deep expertise across technical accounting, risk and compliance, and reporting requirements facing public company and government contractors. "Complying with government contracts while still prioritizing operational efficiency can be a difficult balance for finance, risk, and security executives. Lauras deep experience working in multiple functions across the Office of the CFO translates to valuable perspectives and a unique ability to serve our current and future clients in the government contracting industry," said Erik Linn, co-founder and managing partner at CrossCountry Consulting. Adams joins CrossCountry from Booz Allen Hamilton, where she spent the last 15 years and most recently served as SVP and treasurer. Before that, she was controller and chief accounting officer. Earlier in her career, she spent 13 years in EYs audit and assurance practice, latterly as a senior manager advising large companies in the government contracting industry. Adams has a bachelors degree in accounting and management from the University of Richmond. "Im looking forward to working with my colleagues at CrossCountry to expand our team at a greater scale and build on our strong foundation of integrated service offerings to deliver value to our government contracting clients," Adams said. Founded in 2011, CrossCountry provides CFOs, CIOs, other corporate functional leaders, and private equity clients with services in accounting advisory, business transformation, corporate transactions, risk and compliance, technology, cybersecurity, and data and analytics. The firm has industry expertise across financial services, life sciences, TMT, real estate and hospitality, and government contracting. CrossCountry has over 1,000 employees listed on LinkedIn and seven offices in the United States, as well as international locations in Canada, Ireland, South Africa, and the Philippines.

Laura Adams Joins CrossCountry Consulting as Partner to Lead Government Contracting Expansion

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- Laura is a Partner and Government Contracting Leader at CrossCountry Consulting since April 2024. Prior to this, she held roles at Booz Allen Hamilton, joining in January 2009 as a Controller and Chief Accounting Officer and leaving in April 2024 as a SVP, Treasurer. Before her time at Booz Allen Hamilton, she worked at EY from October 1995 to December 2008 as a Senior Manager in Audit and Assurance. Laura earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Business/Management from the University of Richmond from 1991 to 1995.

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- Nicholas is a Board of Advisors at Cross Country Consulting since April 2024. He also serves on the Advisory Board at the International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers (IACPM).
- From August 2010 to January 2023, he held the positions of Chief Credit Officer and Chief Risk Officer at Prudential Financial.
- At Bank of New York Mellon, he held various roles from 1983 to 2010, including Chief Risk Officer, Executive Vice President, Senior/Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President, and Vice President in different departments.
- He graduated from Colby College with a BA in Economics in 1983.

CrossCountry Consulting, a McLean, VA-based management consultancy, has hired Mike Pugliese as a partner in its business transformation practice. In his new role, Pugliese will lead the expansion of the firms banking and capital markets solutions. He will also support the strategy, operations, and growth of CrossCountrys Chicago office - which launched earlier this year. Pugliese brings over 30 years of management consulting and financial services industry experience, with a focus on large-scale transformations for the offices of the CFO, CRO, and CCO. He has expertise in financial and management reporting, planning and forecasting, risk-adjusted profitability reporting, and regulatory compliance. Pugliese joins CrossCountry from Capco, where he spent the last 13 years as partner and led the US financial services consulting practice. He was also a part of the consulting firms global leadership team. Before that, Pugliese spent 14 years at BearingPoint, where he was a, SVP and leader of the finance practice. He began his career at Citibank, where he latterly was a VP in the financial planning and analysis division. Pugliese has a bachelors degree in finance and marketing from the University of Iowa. "Mike is well known within the financial services industry, and we are thrilled to have a leader of his caliber join our team," said Erik Linn, co-founder and managing partner at CrossCountry Consulting. "He has a unique perspective to offer, and his experience will be invaluable as we continue to evolve solutions for our financial services clients." Pugliese added, "CrossCountry has developed remarkable financial services capabilities over the years, and I look forward to helping to build on this strong foundation as we continue to grow and help our clients succeed in this space." CrossCountry was founded in 2011 and has 700+ professionals across offices in McLean, New York, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, and Seattle - with additional international talent located in Canada, Ireland, South Africa, and the Philippines. CrossCountry provides services in accounting advisory, business transformation, corporate transactions, risk and compliance, technology, cybersecurity, and data and analytics. The firm works with clients in financial services, health and life sciences, hospitality, real estate, and TMT.

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