Eric Nelsen, an expert in the oil and gas industry and in industrial revenue and growth areas in several industries, joined AlixPartners as a managing director. He will be based in AlixPartners’ Houston office.

During his more than 30 years in management consulting, Nelsen has specialized in helping companies grow shareholder value through a focus on strategy development, operations and effective implementation. The has led market-driven growth planning, customer-needs assessments, new-offerings development, sales effectiveness, loyalty marketing, post-acquisition strategy and integration of assets and networks, franchise development, site and back-office operations design and implementation and large change-management efforts, including organization and process design and implementation. He has worked extensively in Asia and Europe as well as throughout the Americas.

Prior to joining AlixPartners, Nelsen was a partner at the consulting firm Oliver Wyman and a leader in its oil and gas practice. From 1992 to 2006, he worked at the consulting firm Mercer Management, where he rose to partner level.

“Eric’s deep experience in the energy industry and in revenue enhancement in many industries will be of great value to companies grappling with today’s unprecedented levels of disruption,” Simon Freakley, CEO of AlixPartners, said. “We are delighted to welcome Eric to AlixPartners.”