West Monroe Partners is pleased to announce that Kevin Downs has joined the Seattle office, where he will be responsible for developing and executing the firm's Financial Services strategy.

Downs brings to West Monroe Partners more than 25 years of experience in banking, securities processing, investment management and trusts, among other financial services sectors. Most recently, he served as senior vice president for Washington Mutual Bank in Seattle.

"Kevin's leadership and experience will enable West Monroe Partners to bring a whole new level of service to financial services clients," said Tom Bolger, Practice Leader of West Monroe Partners' Seattle office. "He has tremendous breadth of expertise in the industry, which will appeal to our middle market client base. We are very excited to have him on board."

Prior to joining West Monroe Partners, Downs created successful enterprises and launched new businesses for some of the nation's largest banks, including Citibank, Wells Fargo, HSBC/Household, and Washington Mutual. In addition, he founded a consulting practice and has advised clients on a variety of strategic, operational, and practical implementation initiatives. Throughout his career, he has held many titles, such as Senior Vice President, Managing Director, and Chairman and has been responsible for managing businesses with $1 billion in net income, 2,000 people, billions in revenue, 10 million customers, $20 billion in deposits, and billions in receivable assets.

He holds a B.S. in Mathematics from Tulane University and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

About West Monroe Partners

Founded by a group of highly experienced business and technology consultants, West Monroe Partners began serving clients in July 2002. Today, more than 100 professionals serve more than 100 clients across a range of industries.

With offices in Chicago, Montreal, Toronto, Seattle and Columbus, Ohio, West Monroe Partners provides holistic business and technology solutions for opportunity-rich organizations. The company provides a broad array of consulting services to the middle and enterprise marketplace, including supply chain consulting services, customer relationship management (CRM) services, enterprise integration services, and a full range of technology strategy and implementation offerings. Its solutions optimize the enterprise, customer and supply chain systems and processes that drive continuous high performance. Its time-tested approach and ability, along with a fresh, flexible attitude toward client service, help clients achieve full potential. For more information, visit http://www.westmonroepartners.com .

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For more information contact:
Doug Armstrong
312.602.4000 x439
darmstrong@westmonroepartners.com

Source: West Monroe Partners

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