Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has expanded its Performance Improvement practice with the recent addition of Ramin Tabibzadeh, who joins as a managing director in Los Angeles. He specializes in helping Global 1000 and mid-market companies achieve growth and bottom line improvements through operational cost optimizations and effective technology implementations.

With more than 28 years of consulting and operations experience, Tabibzadeh brings a broad range of expertise across various industries, including: aerospace and defense, consumer packaged goods, energy, financial services, health care, high tech, industrial manufacturing, life sciences, media and entertainment and real estate and construction.

Prior to joining A&M, Tabibzadeh was with The Hackett Group in Southern California, where he served in various roles including Global Practice leader and West Region leader.

“Ramin brings expertise solving complex cross-functional business challenges across numerous industry sectors,” said Fred Matteson, a managing director with A&M in San Francisco. “His vast experience growing businesses opportunistically and in selling and delivering work across a wide variety of industries and service areas makes him a great asset to our practice and to our clients.”

Tabibzadeh advises clients on corporate strategy, product lifecycle management, procurement transformation, supply chain management, operations improvement and information technology issues. He has expertise in improving EBITDA through supply chain strategies, reducing working capital, enhancing pre-sale market positioning through enterprise transformation and optimizing product lifecycle management.