Expense Reduction Analysts Rebrand to ERA Group & Announce New Leadership

Under Global CEO Mark Taylor, ERA Group launches a vision for the future that reflects the global consultancy’s ability to extend value beyond cost reduction.

Kent, UK – (5 June 2024) – ERA Group (ERA) announced today it has rebranded using the new name, ERA Group. This updated identity, designed by the award-winning global brand agency BrandOpus, coincides with the appointment of Global CEO Mark Taylor. It represents the company’s total value proposition beyond cost optimisation. Under Taylor’s leadership, ERA Group is poised to deliver cutting-edge client solutions that leverage the data, analytics and expert insights gleaned from the completion of over 40,000 projects worldwide. These solutions will guide today’s business leaders through truly transformative change.

Beyond Cost Optimisation

Taylor is ERA Group’s first Global CEO. He previously served as Global CEO of InXpress, an international franchisor of parcel, freight, and delivery logistics services. He is also known for his ability to accelerate growth through his leadership at other successful international brands. This makes Taylor uniquely positioned to help launch ERA Group into the next phase of expansion and innovation.

“This rebrand is the visual expression of our maturation, representing the depth and breadth of the data and expertise we’ve amassed in service of our clients. It sets the stage for future growth,” explains Taylor. “Now it’s time to take what we have to the next level. We will scale our network by providing best-in-class processes and delivery that translates to client success.”

“This rebrand is the visual expression of our maturation, representing the depth and breadth of the data and expertise we’ve amassed in service of our clients. It sets the stage for future growth.”

Mark Taylor - Global CEO

Founded in 1992, ERA Group was initially built as a training-focused business. Today, it is a leading global cost consultancy operating in over fifty countries across six continents with more than 1,000 people worldwide. Recent expansion includes Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. ERA Group offers industry-specific expertise in over 50 cost categories and 100’s of subcategories. Its insights are at a level that is otherwise inaccessible to most businesses.

A Leading Global Cost Consultancy

ERA Group’s clients include all types of businesses – from manufacturing and retail to energy and healthcare, financial services, and insurance. Clients also include some of the world’s most successful companies and brand leaders. Clients reap the benefits of ERA’s ongoing investments in new systems, tools and technology. The latest investment is SpendVue, a data visualisation tool designed to help business leaders quickly identify actionable areas for cash flow improvement. This allows for harnessing of proprietary cost savings and benchmarking data from tens of thousands of projects worldwide. These investments, combined with extensive supplier knowledge and best-in class implementation and monitoring practices, is what allows ERA Group to quickly identify actionable areas for cash flow improvement and client growth.

“I’m extremely proud of the business we have created over the last 30 years,” stated Fred Marfleet, Founder and Executive Chairman of the organisation. “It is time for us to show the rest of the world what our clients already know – that we deliver tremendous value through insight, expertise, and service offerings beyond the savings we find. We value our relationships with our clients; our success is a testament to that.”


 

About ERA Group

ERA Group partners with business leaders to tackle their most important challenges and illuminate their greatest opportunities. For more than 30 years, ERA has been a pioneer in business strategy and cost optimisation. Today, we leverage data, analytics, and the world’s most knowledgeable industry specialists to help clients validate, improve processes, and turn insight into opportunities.

With over 40,000 projects completed in over fifty countries across six continents, ERA Group enables organisations to grow, build competitive advantage, and drive bottom-line impact. As a global team of thinkers and doers, ERA Group brings deep vertical and functional expertise in over 50 categories and 100’s of subcategories plus a range of diverse perspectives to spark change for our clients. We’re the resource today’s modern leaders need as they navigate a new horizon, face unforeseen challenges, and seek new opportunities.