Milestone

MANAGEMENT TEAM


Jess Varughese, Chairman

Milestone's Chairman, Jess Varughese, has spent the past 27 years consulting as a trusted advisor to the senior management teams at several global financial institutions. Jess, a Chartered Accountant from the United Kingdom, was previously a Partner at KPMG Consulting where he led the firm’s focus on its major global financial clients. He also led the Global Financial Services Practice at Navigant Consulting, a 2,300 person publicly traded consulting company. He has advised U.S. and European clients in the areas of Merger and Integration, Operational, Financial and Technology Transformation, Risk Management and Global Sourcing Initiatives.


Konstantine Kostakis, Partner

Konstantine Kostakis, Partner, has spent the past 23 years consulting to several global financial institutions in the areas of Finance and Operational Transformation, Merger and Integration and Risk Management. He has worked with Investment Banks, Broker-Dealers and Mutual Funds. Konstantine is a Certified Public Accountant and a Chartered Financial Analyst and was previously a Senior Manager in KPMG Consulting’s Financial Services Practice and a Director in the Financial Services Practice at Navigant Consulting. He has led significant process transformation initiatives within the areas of finance, middle office and operations and has advised clients on several banking and broker dealer regulatory initiatives.


Peter Bond, Partner

Peter Bond, Partner, has over 20 years of Financial Services consulting experience, supporting the senior management teams at several investment banks in the areas of Mergers and Integrations, Outsourcing, Operational and Technology Transformation and Risk Management. Prior to Milestone, Peter was a Manager in KPMG Consulting's Financial Services Practice and an Associate Director at Navigant Consulting. He has advised Investment Banking, Investment Management and Private Equity clients on tactical and strategic transformation efforts within the finance and operations functions, including large outsourcing programs and the coordination of multiple integration project management offices.


Patrick Canavan, Managing Director

Patrick Canavan, Managing Director, has over 27 years of experience in the Financial Services sector holding senior managerial positions in consulting, audit, investment banking and finance. He has advised global financial institutions in the areas of Finance Transformation and US Regulatory and Accounting Compliance in both the Banking and Securities sectors. Prior to Milestone, Patrick spent 17 years with UBS Investment Bank as a Managing Director, CFO and Regional Controller where he was responsible for legal entity financial and regulatory reporting. Patrick began his career with Deloitte & Touche LLP as an audit Manager in their Securities and Banking practice. Patrick is a Certified Public Accountant and has been registered with FINRA as a Financial & Operational Principal (Series 27 & 99).