RGP appoints Roger Carlile as president and CEO
Resources Connection (RGP), a Dallas-based management consulting firm, has appointed Roger Carlile as president and CEO, effective November 3.
Carlile, founder of Ankura Consulting Group, has been a board member at RGP since June 2024. As a board member, he has focused on CFO advisory and digital transformation consulting solutions. Carlile has also served as compensation committee chair since August.
RGP, which is publicly traded on the Nasdaq index, said the appointment will help “advance the Company’s strategic transformation.”
Carlile succeeds Kate Duchene, who has been with the firm for 27 years and served as president and CEO since 2016. Before that, she was chief legal officer, secretary, and EVP of human resources.
Duchene will stay on at the firm as an executive advisor until January 3, 2026 to assist with the leadership transition.
“On behalf of the Board, we also want to thank Kate for her invaluable contributions over the past 27 years and her unwavering dedication to building the right foundation for the next stage of growth, impact and profitability for this incredible company,” said Robert Pisano, chair.
Carlile in 2014 founded Ankura, a New York-based advisory and forensic accounting firm, and served as CEO and chairman for five and six years, respectively. During his tenure, he grew the firm to over $550 million in revenue and 1,500 employees.
Before that, Carlile spent over a decade at FTI Consulting, where he served as CFO, CAO, and CHRO, as well as global leader of the forensic and litigation consulting and technology segments. He also previously served as global and Americas leader of KPMG’s forensic services practice and held positions at PwC and Deloitte.
“[Roger Carlile] brings a strong combination of skills, as both a former CFO of a publicly registered consulting firm and the founder and former CEO of a high-growth consulting firm, and has proven expertise in professional services management, investor engagement and capital allocation strategies,” Pisano said. “We are confident Roger is the right person to succeed Kate as CEO to deliver the value of RGP’s strategic business model.”
RGP was founded in 1996 as a part of Deloitte US and spun off as a public company in 2000. The firm provides staffing, project execution support, and solution delivery in strategy and transformation, finance and accounting, risk and compliance, and technology and digital.
RGP has 3,600+ professionals across 41 offices globally and has served 88% of the Fortune 100.
