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Ankura Appoints Joanne Taylor As Chief Operating Officer

PRIVATEAug 26, 2026about 5 hours ago

Position

Chief Operating Officer

Company

Ankura

Joanne Taylor
Consulting

Description

Ankura has appointed Joanne Taylor as its Chief Operating Officer. With over 30 years of experience, she will oversee the firm's global corporate functions.

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Company

Ankura

About

Ankura Consulting Group, LLC is an independent global expert services and advisory firm that delivers end-to-end solutions to manage conflict, crisis, performance, risk, strategy, and transformation. Ankura has more than 1,800 professionals serving 3000+ clients across 55 countries. Collaboration and experience drive our multidisciplinary approach to Protect, Create, and Recover ValueTM. For more information, please visit: www.ankura.com.

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