FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN) is further solidifying its leading cross-segment global Financial Services practice by adding 15 new Senior Managing Directors and Managing Directors in 2025 and naming Stella Mendes and Jean-Werner de T’Serclaes as Global Practice Leaders. The announcement underscores the firm’s commitment to investing in its financial services capabilities amid a rapidly evolving landscape.
FTI Consulting’s Financial Services practice, which brings together more than 200 professionals, partners with clients on a wide range of issues, from high-stakes risk and performance issues to restructuring challenges and growth opportunities. Ms. Mendes now leads the company’s financial services regulatory and compliance offerings globally, while Mr. de T’Serclaes heads the business transformation offerings for financial services clients. The team comprises bankers, restructuring and turnaround professionals, business transformation specialists, forensic specialists, CPAs, CFAs, attorneys, economists, technology experts, strategic communications professionals, former operators, policymakers, and former regulators.
Recent additions to the practice in 2025 include Senior Managing Directors Alma Angotti, Chris Allen, Michael Herde, Michael Peters, and Julien Wallen. “Financial institutions are navigating rapidly evolving regulations, sophisticated criminal activity and economic uncertainty,” Ms. Mendes said. “From sudden disruption to planned transformation, financial services leaders around the globe trust our experts to guide them through their most complex challenges.”
A 2024 Economist Impact study sponsored by FTI Consulting found that 29% of financial services general counsel believed regulatory and compliance crisis events posed the greatest risk to their business, with the same percentage citing technology crisis events like AI effects or data failures, followed by operational crisis events at 28%. “The seismic geopolitical shifts in 2025 will continue to present opportunities for financial services leaders as they assess risks and seize innovations to stay ahead of the competition,” Mr. de T’Serclaes said.
FTI Consulting’s global platform positions it to help clients act on challenges and opportunities in the sector. The firm encourages learning more about its offerings at the global Financial Services client hub. For additional information about FTI Consulting, visit https://www.fticonsulting.com.
