Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: NCI), a specialized consulting firm
providing dispute, financial, regulatory and operational advisory
services, is pleased to announce Laurie Oppel, a Managing Director in
the firm’s Energy Practice and head of the Power Systems, Markets &
Pricing Group, has been named to Consulting magazine’s Top 25
Consultants for 2009.
“Laurie’s ability to recognize and nurture up-and-coming talent, coupled
with her understanding the seriousness of the inadequacies of the aging
energy infrastructure and the training and transformation needed to
achieve a true modernization of the electricity grid are what sets her
apart from so many of her peers,” said Bill Dickenson, Executive
Managing Director at Navigant Consulting. “Laurie exemplifies Navigant
Consulting’s commitment to our people, our clients and to the energy
industry as a whole.”
Consulting magazine’s recognition of Ms. Oppel highlights her
role as a leader in Navigant Consulting’s Energy Practice and provides
insight to her unique ability to recognize and mentor junior talent. She
actively involves junior staff in both the business development aspects
and the budgeting and forecasting of projects –building strong loyalty
to the firm. To read Consulting magazine’s recognition of Ms.
Oppel, go to: http://www.consultingmagazine.com/article/ART632035
In addition to her role as leader and mentor, Ms. Oppel has more than
twenty years of experience as a trusted advisor, project manager, and
team contributor for major domestic and international electric utilities
and industrials. She holds an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the
University of Alaska Fairbanks, along with a B.S. in Electrical
Engineering and a B.S. in Mathematics, also from the University of
Alaska Fairbanks.
Each year, Consulting magazine endeavors to identify “The Best”
in a variety of areas important to the consulting profession. Via
extensive surveys and interviews, the magazine obtains a unique view of
the latest and greatest trends shaping the industry. Consulting
magazine’s list of Top 25 Consultants for 2009 represents the best the
consulting profession has to offer. The awardees come from two dozen
different firms, and represent a multitude of backgrounds, disciplines,
practice areas and specialties, and are CEOs, COOs, managing directors
and partners from across the country.
Ms. Oppel will be honored with the other awardees at Consulting
magazine’s Top 25 Awards Dinner to be held at the Union League Club in
New York City on Wednesday, June 17, 2009.
About Navigant Consulting
Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NYSE:NCI) is a specialized independent
consulting firm providing dispute, financial, regulatory and operational
advisory services to government agencies, legal counsel and large
companies facing the challenges of uncertainty, risk, distress and
significant change. The Company focuses on industries undergoing
substantial regulatory or structural change including healthcare, energy
and financial and insurance services, and on the issues driving these
transformations. "Navigant" is a service mark of Navigant International,
Inc. Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI) is not affiliated, associated, or
in any way connected with Navigant International, Inc. and NCI's use of
"Navigant" is made under license from Navigant International, Inc. More
information about Navigant Consulting can be found at www.navigantconsulting.com.
Navigant Consulting, Inc.
Laverne Gosling
202.481.7336
laverne.gosling@navigantconsulting.com
