Discovery Consulting adds Mark O'Donnell to senior leadership team

Discovery Consulting has welcomed Mark O'Donnell on board as an executive, handing him the responsibility for driving the expansion of its SAP portfolio into new domains.

Mark O'Donnell joins Discovery Consulting following 15 years at Rizing, which was acquired by Wipro in 2023. At Rizing, he was a founding partner and most recently served as head of operations for the company's Business Technology Platform.

O'Donnell brings more than two decades of leadership and technology implementation experience to Discovery Consulting, having led Rizing up to its exit and led major transformation projects across Asia Pacific and globally. He specialises in the technology side of human capital transformation.

“Mark's appointment accelerates our investment in next-generation SAP technologies and strategic third-party solutions,” said Rod Gallagher, chief executive officer at Discovery Consulting. “His unique combination of HR leadership experience and technical expertise will be invaluable as we help organisations leverage new technologies to transform their business capabilities.”

SAP technologies Discovery Consulting is investing in include SAP Business AI, Business Technology Platform and SAP Analytics Cloud. The consulting firm also aims to grow in greenfield areas such as Qualtrics.

“Our expansion enhances our advisory and services portfolio for organisations seeking to focus on both customer and employee engagement leveraging data to formulate actionable insights,” noted Gallagher.