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FTI Consulting Strengthens Economic and Financial Consulting Team in France with Appointment of Stéphane Woerther as a Managing Director
Paris, February 19, 2024 — FTI Consulting, Inc (NYSE: FCN) today announced the appointment of Stéphane Woerther as a Managing Director in the Economic and Financial Consulting segment in France. In his role at the firm, he will Head the Energy Project and Climate Finance practice.
Mr. Woerther joins FTI Consulting with more than 20 years of advisory and industry experience in the energy sector, project finance and climate finance. Previously, he was the founder and Managing Partner of Philae Advisory, an independent financial advisory firm. Before founding Philae Advisory, Mr. Woerther worked at Lazard, ENGIE and NASA.
Mr. Woerther has advised governments, financial institutions and corporations on the structuring and financing of a wide array of energy infrastructure projects, from liquefied natural gas to off-grid renewables, and on climate finance issues. In recent years, he has led a number of ground-breaking initiatives, including the auctioning of green mini-grid projects in Africa and the structuring of carbon credit funds.
Mr. Woerther has an MSc in Applied Mathematics from Ecole des Mines de St Etienne and an MSc in Energy Economics from the IFP School and Paris-Panthéon-Assas University. He also lectures on project finance and climate finance at the Ecole des Mines and IFP School.
“Building on FTI Consulting’s already strong track record in economic and financial advisory services in the energy sector, Stéphane’s arrival will enable us to extend and accelerate our response to the increasing demand from our clients for sophisticated, quantitative and cutting-edge analysis in support of decarbonisation,” said Emmanuel Grand, a Senior Managing Director and Head of the Energy practice in France at FTI Consulting.
Commenting on his appointment, Mr. Woerther said, “Joining FTI Consulting means joining a team where innovation and entrepreneurial spirit are at the core. This particularly resonates with the changes in the energy sector and the challenges posed by climate change, which require innovative financial solutions. I’m excited by the prospect of contributing to this momentum, leveraging our collective expertise to support our clients in transitioning to a low-carbon economy.”
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