ConsultingWhere has recruited two additional associates
ConsultingWhere, the IT consultancy organisation specialising in services to the location-based information market, is delighted to announce it has recruited two additional associates, Robin McLaren and Nick Chapallaz, to enhance the width and depth of its strategic consultancy, market analysis and solution design capabilities.
Robin McLaren brings a wealth of international experience as well as implementation skills gained in delivering over 100 corporate solutions, including National Land Administration Systems and information management solutions in the utilities, central and local government and land and property sectors. His contribution to the UK Location Strategy has been particularly significant.
Robin is recognised as a world expert in Land Information Management and has worked extensively with the United Nations, EU and World Bank on land policy / land reform programmes to strengthen security of tenure and support economic reforms in Eastern and Central Europe, Africa, Middle-East and the Far-East. He has also supported national governments in formulating National Spatial Data Infrastructure strategies and led the formulation of the UK Location Strategy and supported similar initiatives in Kenya, Hungary, Iraq and Western Australia.
Robin will strengthen ConsultingWhere’s services in geospatial strategy development, INSPIRE compliance, NSDI strategy formulation, business change, procurement support and international land reform programmes.
Nick Chapallaz is a widely published and forward thinking marketing leader and strategist with extensive experience ranging from high pressure start-up organisations through to global corporate environments. He brings over two decades of knowledge of delivering success for organisations across the public, private and academic sectors.
Nick’s expertise is broad, having transformed new market growth and innovation for a major private sector product and service supplier; advised government agencies on their business models and market engagement strategies; overseen significant growth for SMEs businesses; developed European and British Standards as well as making a major contribution to industry bodies.
Nick will strengthen ConsultingWhere’s services in market and business strategy development, proposition development, value realisation and innovation development.
EuroGeographics announces major market study into pan-European geospatial information
EuroGeographics has appointed ConsultingWhere to conduct an in-depth market study into the pan-European geospatial information market.
The results will not only provide EuroGeographics’ 56 members with invaluable marketing intelligence but will also help shape the Association’s future strategy.
“There have been few studies focusing directly on the geospatial product market across Europe,” says Sallie White, EuroGeographics’ Business Operations Manager. “We are delighted to be working with the experts from ConsultingWhere, who have extensive experience in maximising the value of location information. By gaining an insight into the market’s future direction and growth, EuroGeographics and its members can continue to serve data users by developing products, services and licensing terms that meet their on-going needs and aspirations.”
ConsultingWhere, an independent IT consultancy specialising in providing strategic information technology and business advice, was selected after a competitive tender and will deliver its final report by the end of February 2012.
Andy Coote, Chief Executive of ConsultingWhere adds: “There is tremendous potential growth in the market for location information but it is also highly competitive. We are looking forward to providing EuroGeographics with high quality analysis of the market opportunities and challenges.”
For further information please contact:
EuroGeographics’ Secretary General and Executive Director, Dave Lovell, on +32 2 888 71 93, +32 848 663 345 (mobile), email: dave.lovell@eurogeographics.org; Patricia Sokacova, EuroGeographics‘ Membership and Communication Manager on +421 903 056 418/+421 948 388 908, email: patricia.sokacova@eurogeographics.org; or Rhian French on +44 1264 338375, +447892 698 350 (mobile), email: press@eurogeographics.org.
ConsultingWhere’s Chief Executive Andrew Coote, on +44 1923 291000, email: andrew.coote@consultingwhere.com, on twitter: @acoote
Notes to Editors
EuroGeographics
EuroGeographics is a not-for-profit organisation and the membership association for the European national mapping, land registry and cadastral agencies. It currently brings together 56 members from 44 countries. EuroGeographics’ members are developing an infrastructure to integrate their national data – including topographic and land information – to deliver the definitive pan-European location framework for a wide range of uses.
By sharing best practice and creating standard data specifications and policies, EuroGeographics aims to ensure that members’ individual geographical databases are compatible and can interact with one another. This will provide Europe with the high quality geographical information it needs to develop policies and legislation for the environment, business competitiveness, public services, legal systems, security and more.
Visit EuroGeographics’ website at: http://www.eurogeographics.org