CREO Consulting Names Matthew Klein as New CEO
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DURHAM, N.C., Oct. 20, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- CREO Consulting, a management consulting firm focused on the life sciences industry, has appointed Matthew Klein as its new Chief Executive Officer. Klein will take over on September 30, 2026, bringing with him extensive experience in scaling consulting businesses and driving growth.
Klein joins CREO from North Highland, where he served as Senior Managing Director, Chief Customer Officer, and Global Head of Life Sciences. Over his decade-long tenure at the firm, he held various leadership roles, including Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Operating Officer. During his time there, he was instrumental in building the firm's demand generation and commercial operations capabilities, leading operational and profitability improvements, and repositioning the Life Sciences practice into one of the firm's highest-growth industry businesses.
Prior to North Highland, Klein held senior positions at Aon Benfield, where he served as Senior Vice President and Head of Global Marketing and Communications. His earlier career included strategy consulting roles with Zyman Group and A.T. Kearney, and he began his professional journey in executive search with DHR International.
As part of the leadership transition, co-founders Susan Acker-Walsh and Mike Townley will transition into the roles of Senior Executive Consultants. They will focus on growing CREO's presence in the Research Triangle Park market and leading strategic engagements for the firm's clients, returning full-time to the client work that has defined CREO from its earliest days.
Since its founding in 2015, CREO has grown into a trusted partner to biotech, biopharma, medtech, CRO, CDMO, and pharma services companies and their investors. The firm's five practice areas include Strategy, Growth & Transformation; Technology Strategy & Solutions; AI & Data Sciences; IT Managed Services; and Quality & Regulatory Consulting. Known for its practical, hands-on approach to client delivery, CREO has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private companies four times.