 All WCG consultants are senior professionals with extensive financial services experience. The firm has experience in all financial services distribution channels, including branch-based delivery, commission and salaried-sold insurance and investment products, and mail and telephone solicitation. In addition, WCG consultants have experience with all relevant product and business development disciplines, from project management to financial modeling, database management, market research, advertising, public relations, direct response and internet marketing. |
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John A. Laurino, Managing Director
E-Mail John founded Westport Consulting Group in 1988, after being the chief marketing officer of Bowery Savings Bank, Hospital Trust (RI) and several national and worldwide divisions of Citicorp. He is acknowledged in the financial service industry for pioneering new ways of developing positioning and implementing new products and services through aggressive marketing communications programs. His undergraduate work was at the U.S. Naval Academy and Franklin & Marshall College. He has an MBA from the University of Connecticut and attended the Strategic Marketing Program at the Harvard Business School. |
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Randolph C. Lindel, Director
E-Mail Strategic Communications Practice Randy joined Westport Consulting in 1992 after a 20-year career in the advertising agency business, most recently as US Chief Operating Officer of Bates Worldwide. Previously, he was Exec. VP of Backer & Spielvogel and also worked at the McCann- Erickson and J. Walter Thompson agencies. He has directed the advertising accounts of several major banks, insurance companies and securities firms. His BA is from Harvard University and his graduate work was a combined law-business program at the University of Washington. |
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Taryn M. Howard,Director E-Mail
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Andrew Hunter, Director
E-Mail Andrew first worked with us in 1994. He has 18 years experience in financial services management and marketing. He was with Bankers Trust for many years, where he became managing director for several business, operating and marketing groups within the Capital Markets, Fiduciary and Private Banking areas. Most recently he was Executive Vice President of Fidelity Investments responsible for the Personal Trust Business. Andrew grew up in the UK. He received his undergraduate degree in Engineering from Brunel University and his MBA from Imperial College, London. John F. McJennett, III, Director E-Mail A WCG Director since 1991, John is currently on leave to be Executive Director of DEPCO, the Rhode Island Depositors Economic Protection Corporation — the public agency working out the credit union crisis in that state. Previously, John was Exec. VP of Rhode Island Hospital Trust National Bank and VP, Commercial Banking of Morgan Guaranty Trust Company. A graduate of Harvard University, John's MBA is from the Colgate Darden School at the University of Virginia where he also completed the post-graduate Corporate Finance Program. Karen B. Freeman, Director E-Mail Karen joined WCG in 1995 following a very successful early career in consumer products marketing. She was Vice President, Marketing of Fragrance Impressions Limited, Asst. VP, Marketing at Cosmair (L'Oreal) and held key brand management positions at Chesebrough-Ponds and Bristol-Myers. She began her career at advertising agency Benton & Bowles. Her BA is from Cornell. Her MBA is from the London Graduate School of Business Studies. Alan S. Kornheiser, Ph.D., Research Director E-Mail Alan has led WCG research since 1991. He was previously Sr. VP, Research Director for another consultancy, The Saugatuck Group. Previously, he was Research Director for two divisions of PepsiCo, Senior Project Director for the Decisions Center and Director of New Product Research for Brown & Williamson. He holds a BS from Rensselaer Pholytechnic Institute along with MPhil and Ph.D. degrees from Columbia University. C. Dayton (Bud) Titsworth, Director E-Mail Bud brought additional senior management capability to our Strategic Communications Group in 1996 after 10 years of running his own communications consultancy. He has a strong background in the advertising agency business, having been Sr. VP at Lord, Geller, Federico, Einstein, VP at J. Walter Thompson with earlier positions at Ted Bates and Young & Rubicam. Bud's BA is from Syracuse University; his MBA is from Columbia University. John J. McPeak, Sr. Project Manager E-Mail A member of the WCG team since 1989, John was previously Sr. VP, Consumer Banking at Rhode Island Hospital Trust and Sr. VP, Branch Banking at Industrial National Bank after a number of years at First Pennsylvania Bank. He is a graduate of St. Joseph's University and the Stonier Graduate School of Banking. Carol LeKashman, Sr. Project Manager E-Mail Carol joined Westport Consulting in 1999 as a senior project manager from an extensive and interesting array of assignments in Citibank’s International Operations, its World Corporations Group Corporate Cash Management Division and Private Banking Group Personal & Trust Accounting Operations. In addition, Carol worked at PriceWaterhouse Financial Services Consulting and SRI Financial Services Consulting. Carol has worked on numerous banking-related engagements and recently completed an assignment as part of a global credit card payment engagement. Carol has a BA from Wellesley College and an MBA from Wharton.
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