Arthur D. Little (ADL) today announced that Martin Rauchenwald has joined the company as a Partner and Leader of its Financial Services (FS) practice in Austria. With 23 years of executive-level experience in the financial services market as both a trusted advisor and banker, Martin has worked across all levels of the industry, from leading large-scale bank transformation programs to being a private equity investor. He will be based in ADL’s Vienna office.

Prior to joining ADL, Martin has most recently been an Investment Partner at Financial Services Capital Partners in London, a specialist mid-market private equity investor. At the same time, he also held board positions at Barion Payment, Union Financiera de Asturias, and was a Senior Advisor to Alantra Credit Advisory. Martin has also been Partner at consultant Oliver Wyman, and Co-Founder & CEO of financial markets advisor Ithuba Capital AG. He spent the first 10 years of his career at banking institution UniCredit, holding a series of senior positions there. 

In his career, Martin has advised over 150 clients, from private sector firms to regulators and industry bodies, and has in-depth, hands-on experience in helping to build and transform companies, from pre-seed start-ups to multibillion financial institutions.

Philippe De Backer, Managing Partner at ADL, comments: “We’re very happy to welcome Martin into ADL’s Global Financial Services team, where I’m sure he will make a tremendous contribution. It is rare to come across someone with such broad expertise in the financial services industry, from helping to fund innovative fintech start-ups to advising major banking institutions on their digital strategy. And as both a self-starter and team player, Martin is sure to be a great fit with ADL’s entrepreneurial culture.”

Martin Rauchenwald, Partner at ADL, adds: “One of the key factors that attracted me to working at ADL is the high-level of internal cooperation between practices and other sector verticals. Sharing of know how within the international FS community at ADL will be vital to bring the most innovative solutions to our cients. As the financial services market continues to evolve throughout the DACH region, there are many opportunities available to help the industry become more responsive and adaptive to the needs of both the modern consumer and 21st century businesses.”

Martin has an MBA, with a specialization in Banking & Insurance, from the University of Graz, Austria and a degree from the University of Santander, Spain.