Mark Flamme Joins West Monroe Partners as Banking & Insurance Practice Director

Experienced Management Consultant Brings a Strong Track Record for Cost
Reduction and Operational Improvement in the Banking Industry.

CHICAGO, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- West Monroe Partners, a full-service business
and technology consultancy, today announced that Mark Flamme has joined the
firm as a director in its Banking & Insurance practice. Flamme will apply more
than a decade of experience serving leading U.S. and international financial
institutions to help West Monroe Partners' banking clients improve operations
and increase competitiveness.

As a director in West Monroe Partners' Banking & Insurance practice, Flamme
will focus on enterprise and line-of-business strategy, cost reduction,
payment initiatives, lending portfolios, effective use of data assets, and
evolving regulatory matters. He also will develop and apply new perspectives
for geo-spatial risk management, enterprise cost management, and winning the
war for deposits, extending West Monroe Partners' strong banking industry
credentials. West Monroe Partners currently serves a wide range of
middle-market banking and other financial institutions.

"Mark Flamme has a tremendous track record for helping some of the country's
top banks implement strategic and operational improvements - initiatives that
have produced substantial growth, cost savings and other benefits," said Cary
Serif, who leads West Monroe Partners' Banking & Insurance practice and its
New York City office. "His management consulting and industry experience is an
asset for our team and for our banking clients."

Flamme joins West Monroe Partners from Deloitte Consulting, where he was a
senior manager in the Strategy and Operations practice, specializing in
financial services clients. With Deloitte Consulting, Flamme was responsible
for selling and delivering projects and cultivating executive-level
relationships. He also was one of the founders of the firm's payments
practice, which developed new product concepts in e-commerce, rewards and
loyalty, health care payments, and transaction processing; conducted surveys
of consumer trust in payments; and executed on multiple payment operations
improvement projects.

"West Monroe Partners' strength in developing strong, efficient banking
operations is a good match for my own background and fulfills a significant
market need as banks adjust to the current economic and regulatory
environment," said Flamme. "I am excited to be part of a vibrant and growing
consulting organization focused on the financial services industry."

Prior to joining Deloitte Consulting, Mark worked in manufacturing for seven
years, assuming roles of progressive responsibility in new product
development/innovation, lean-sigma based process improvement, and operations
management. Flamme earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical
Engineering from the University of South Florida and a Master of Business
Administration degree from the University of Virginia.

About West Monroe Partners

West Monroe Partners is a full-service provider of business and technology
solutions with offices in Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Montreal, New York,
Seattle, and Toronto. Our more than 225 consulting professionals partner with
clients across a range of industries, harnessing our collective experience to
produce better business results. Named one of Consulting Magazine's "Small
Jewels" and one of its 2007 "Best Firms to Work For," West Monroe Partners
offers a refreshing, flexible approach tailored to our clients' priorities,
budgets, capabilities, and environment. Visit our website at
www.westmonroepartners.com.

Contact: Michelle Ryckman
312-602-4000

SOURCE West Monroe Partners

Michelle Ryckman of West Monroe Partners, +1-312-602-4000