FTI Consulting Increases Middle East Blockchain and Digital Assets Practice with Appointment of Managing Director
Dubai, December 15, 2022 — FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN) today announced that the firm’s technology segment has appointed Jorge Carrasco as managing director in Dubai, an appointment that supports continued global expansion of the firm’s blockchain and digital assets practice.
Mr. Carrasco brings more than 15 years of experience in new technologies and solution development to FTI Consulting’s clients in the Middle East. As a blockchain and Web3 expert, Mr. Carrasco advises clients across a variety of industries in the development of enterprise blockchain strategies and technical implementations. He has a deep understanding of the goals, challenges and technical nuances facing businesses and public entities as they approach advanced technology implementation, and helps translate them into innovative solutions that leverage the unique capabilities of blockchain technology and smart contracts.
With a strong technical background and previous work with a wide range of technologies and industries, Mr. Carrasco’s in-depth expertise provides clients with innovative and actionable insight and guidance for complex issues.
“Our blockchain and digital assets practice has seen significant progress since its inception, and our team is rapidly growing worldwide to help companies and their law firms navigate this rapidly changing industry,” said Steven S. McNew, a Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Blockchain and Digital Assets at FTI Consulting. “Our team’s depth and breadth of technical expertise, combined with extensive digital investigative and investigative capabilities, underpins the services and advisory solutions we deliver to clients. Jorge’s experience will be integral to supporting clients in the Middle East with their blockchain and digital assets projects, as well as related disputes and investigations.”
Mr. Carrasco has played a key role in some of the leading enterprise blockchain projects in the Middle East. Before joining FTI Technology, Carrasco was Director of Emerging Technologies at e&, formerly Etisalat, where he designed and implemented innovative solutions in fields such as blockchain, robotics, 5G, digital twins and metaverse for corporate clients in the private and public sectors. He has also held senior roles in Fon, Telefonica and Ericsson.
Commenting on his appointment, Mr Carrasco said: “The blockchain and digital assets industry is still evolving and organizations face a wide range of uncertainties as they look to enter this space via new partnerships, M&A, pilot programs and more. I look forward to working with my colleagues across our global blockchain and digital assets practice to advise clients in this space and help them move forward with their risks and opportunities within it.”
In 2022, FTI Technology also appointed Susana Esteban as UK Managing Director to support growth of the Blockchain and Digital Assets practice across Europe, and Preston Fischer joined the practice as US Managing Director, focusing on data innovation and digitization risk management.
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Source: FTI Consulting, Inc.
