Christine Delivanis Joins Charles River Associates (CRA) as a Vice President at Marakon

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Charles River Associates (NASDAQ: CRAI), a worldwide leader in providing management, economic, and financial consulting services, today announced that Christine Delivanis has joined the firm as a vice president at Marakon, its management consulting practice, based in London.

“Christine’s experience in the consumer products sector and consulting on a range of effective growth-oriented strategies makes her a strong addition to the Marakon team.”

Ms. Delivanis specializes in advising consumer products manufacturers and other consumer-oriented companies on a range of issues, including corporate strategy, commercial strategy, regulation, brand and trade marketing strategy and execution, pricing, consumer and customer insights, and capability development.

She has advised on matters that include: leading a global initiative to build a revenue management capability in a major international beverage company, developing a future-proof corporate strategy for one of the largest players in a highly regulated consumer products business, designing economically viable and consumer-centric channel strategies across a range of consumer categories, and developing the brand positioning for three international premium beer brands.

Ms. Delivanis joins CRA from Monitor Group, where she served as a consultant and partner for a total of 14 years and co-led the company’s Consumer Products business in the European continent. Ms. Delivanis holds a BA degree in Economics with High Honours from Williams College and an MS degree in Foreign Service from Georgetown University.

“It is a pleasure to welcome Christine Delivanis to CRA and Marakon,” said CRA's President and Chief Executive Officer Paul Maleh. “Christine’s experience in the consumer products sector and consulting on a range of effective growth-oriented strategies makes her a strong addition to the Marakon team.”

About Marakon
Marakon specializes in corporate strategy and helping CEOs and their leadership teams achieve winning performance and stronger organizations. Marakon has been working with business leaders for more than 30 years and has built a reputation for working with a client portfolio that has consistently outperformed its peers. Its consulting teams combine deep sector experience and functional knowledge. Marakon’s approach is underpinned by value creation as the common denominator for decision making, a rigorous process based on a deep set of facts, and the assessment of alternative strategies as a mechanism to build leadership team commitment to the best path forward.

About Charles River Associates (CRA)
Charles River Associates® is a global consulting firm specializing in litigation, regulatory, and financial consulting, and management consulting. CRA advises clients on economic and financial matters pertaining to litigation and regulatory proceedings, and guides corporations through critical business strategy and performance-related issues. Since 1965, clients have engaged CRA for its unique combination of functional expertise and industry knowledge, and for its objective solutions to complex problems. Headquartered in Boston, CRA has offices throughout the world. Detailed information about Charles River Associates, a registered trade name of CRA International, Inc., is available at http://www.crai.com.

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