Kepner-Tregoe Announces New Innovation Department

Carl Ackermann Named Director

Kepner-Tregoe (KT), the global leader in critical thinking skill development and process improvement proudly announces a new department focused on innovation. “The department consolidates successful innovative initiatives developed throughout our worldwide operations, and places those efforts under the responsibility of the newest member of our Executive Team, Carl Ackermann,” said Bill Baldwin, CEO of KT. He continued: “Carl has been a vital part of KT for nearly two years. He is an outstanding, industry-recognized technology master responsible for delivering capability development and consulting in our Service Excellence area. We welcome him to our Executive Leadership Team.”

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Carl Ackermann, Kepner-Tregoe's new Department of Innovation Director and member of the Executive Leadership Team. (Photo: Business Wire)

The new department will provide KT with a focused ability to channel the development of new products and services to help global clients unlock greater value through enhanced critical thinking processes.

“I look forward to this new challenge,” says Mr. Ackermann. “Working with our partners, clients and colleagues, we are creating an innovation laboratory that will design, develop, test and prove inventive concepts that benefit our clients around the world.”

A native of South Africa, Mr. Ackermann came to KT from NTT Ltd, a global technology company, where he headed improvement services. He and his family reside in South Carolina and Johannesburg.

About Kepner-Tregoe

Kepner-Tregoe (KT) (kepner-tregoe.com) helps organizations improve performance and confidently resolve complex urgent issues through a powerful methodology for prioritization, problem-solving and decision making. Since 1958, KT has provided service and operational excellence leading to improved quality, increased efficiency and cost reduction. KT’s best-practice methods are used in virtually all of today’s Fortune 100 companies.

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