FTI Consulting, Inc. announced the continued investment in its Telecom, Media & Technology industry practice and its business transformation expertise with the appointments of Nancy Tseng as a Senior Managing Director and Gary Jacobs as a Managing Director.
Ms. Tseng, who is based in California, advises private equity firms and global Fortune 500 companies as they set strategic visions, establish new businesses, transform operations for profitable growth and convert deals into shareholder value. Her experience spans the deal lifecycle, including strategy, due diligence, transaction readiness, mergers, separations and carve-outs, operating model design, leadership and talent strategy development, and post-close transformation planning across industries in North America, South America, Asia and Europe.
Ms. Tseng joins FTI Consulting from West Monroe Partners, where she built and led the firm’s M&A practice in Los Angeles, priority national client accounts and firmwide diversity and inclusion initiatives. She began her career with Booz Allen Hamilton, including being part of its joint venture with Lehman Brothers, and then joined Deloitte as a leader within the Mergers & Acquisitions practice. She has been recognized for excellence throughout her career, including being a recipient of the Association of Management Consulting Firms’ award for growth strategy and featured in multiple national publications, conferences and podcasts.
Based in New York, Mr. Jacobs focuses on the intersection of finance and strategic technology, helping organizations identify opportunities for efficiencies and the optimization of people, processes and technology. He brings 25 years of experience in the media, entertainment, telecommunications, technology, consumer and industrial goods, manufacturing and distribution, and business services industries. Mr. Jacobs has transformed business processes and systems and increased stakeholder value for numerous private equity portfolio companies, as well as several public clients, including Take-Two Interactive, Sirius XM, Intelsat, LVMH Perfumes and Cosmetics, and Emerson Electric.
Prior to joining FTI Consulting, Mr. Jacobs was a Private Equity Performance Improvement Executive at Alvarez & Marsal. Previously, he was the founder of a boutique consulting practice and an ERP Systems Consulting Leader at PwC. Prior to consulting, he held CFO and CIO positions at various private equity portfolio companies.