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Slalom: Strategic Hiring
Slalom appointed Dan Garrison, a 30-year Accenture veteran and former CTO of Accenture Song, as Chief AI Officer to lead enterprise AI strategy and scaling initiatives.
Source: citybiz — regional US deals
The leadership read
Slalom is resourcing ahead of a step-change, not backfilling. A build-out like this concentrates senior bench strength in Consulting where the mandate is strongest. Watch the mix of the hires across Americas — that is the clearest read on the plan behind the headcount.
Market context: MitchelLake's Talent Market Index sits at 100.4 (Neutral), down 1.1 on the prior month; Americas hiring signal is running easing (-1.8pts).
Slalom: 3 signals in the last 90 days; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Americas signal flow; 4 tracked across 94 days.
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More signals across Consulting
Strategic Hiring · Americas
Dave & Buster's →Arcade-restaurant operator Dave & Buster's is conducting a creative review handled by Joanne Davis Consulting. Incumbent unclear; company worked with Deloitte Digital as recently as March.
Strategic Hiring · Americas
Dell Technologies →Growing AI infrastructure spend highlighted by Bank of America suggests Dell is scaling AI infrastructure capabilities
Ma Activity · Americas
Publicis Groupe →Publicis Groupe acquired LiveRamp for $2.167 billion. LiveRamp was a neutral identity and data connectivity platform used across competing agencies, brands, and platforms. This acquisition marks a significant shift in the ad tech industry as a previously neutral infrastructure player is now owned by a major holding company.
Capital Raising · Americas
Hyperplane →AI-native wealth advisory platform founded by ex-Nubank CTO raised $85 million in funding.
Partnership · Americas
MoonPay →MoonPay partnered with X Games to launch the MoonPay X Games League, which reached 18 million viewers in its first season with 78.5% audience growth over 2025.
Geographic Expansion · Americas
Tech Mahindra →Tech Mahindra inaugurated a new Toronto Innovation Hub to accelerate AI-led enterprise transformation and strengthen long-term presence in Canada.
Where this lands in our work
- Executive Search →
Hiring at this level is the visible half of a search that started a quarter earlier.
- Private Equity →
Listed and PE-backed boards renew leadership against a value-creation clock.
- AI Leadership →
AI capability is being built into executive stacks, not bolted on beneath them.
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