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Arthur D. Little Appoints Robert Clover as Energy
& Utilities Practice Partner

Arthur D. Little (ADL) announced that Rob- GE, Vestas, Mainstream Renewable Power, UK, comments: “I’d like to extend a warm
ert Clover has been appointed as a Partner Macquarie, Nordex and Total. In partic- welcome to Robert, who I’m sure will prove
at ADL UK, where he will become a member ular, he has worked in renewable energy to be a major asset to the Energy & Utili-
of the company’s Energy & Utilities prac- technology development and deployment ties team. The pressing challenges that the
tice and play a key role in developing its including onshore/offshore wind, solar energy transition presents requires people
local and international client base in this PV, storage, hydrogen, hydro and financ- with both vision and experience to tackle
area especially in respect of the energy ing innovation. Prior to FTI, Robert was a them properly. The required technologies
transition. Robert joins ADL from FTI Con- Partner at MAKE Consulting, a leading re- are still in their relative infancy, so it’s es-
sulting, where he has been the Managing search and business intelligence service sential that companies take advice from
Director of its Clean Energy Practice for the in the wind sector, and from 2004 to 2012, proven experts in the field. ADL provides
past five years, delivering strategic adviso- he was Global Head of Clean Technology this expertise, combined with deep under-
ry work and business model innovation for Equity Research at HSBC Group plc. Nick standing of the policies, markets and tech-
companies including ENEL, ABB, Siemens, White, Managing Partner of Arthur D. Little nologies, as well as bringing innovative
thinking. Robert will strengthen our offer-
ing considerably.” Robert Clover, Partner at
ADL, adds: “I’m looking forward to helping
ADL’s clients handle the energy transi-
tion in whatever form it takes, whether it’s
helping conventional utilities to diversify
their energy mix, or supporting companies
who want to embrace cleaner energy al-
ternatives. De-carbonization of the corpo-
rate world will remain a key imperative for
many years to come, and companies must
continue to develop sustainable business
models. I am pleased to join ADL, a com-
pany with a reputation for both progressive
thinking and practical advice in this area.”

AT&T 5G Speed Tops the Competition in Q4 2020

AT&T 5G network speeds beat the
competition in Q4 2020, confirming that
AT&T customers continue to enjoy the
Nation’s Fastest 5G Wireless Network
according to the latest results from
Ookla® Speedtest. And that’s not
all - we’ve also hit a milestone of the
Overall Fastest Wireless Speeds in the
nation for 2 consecutive years2 and the
Fastest Wireless Network for iPhone
since 2019, according to Ookla. 3 Why
is this important? Wireless connectivity
continues to be a vital part to our everyday
lives and has proven to be even more so
in in our current world when we need
connection the most. Fast wireless speeds

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