Leading Economic Consulting Expert Ernesto Estrada González Joins FTI Consulting in Mexico City

Rhea-AI Summary

FTI Consulting (NYSE: FCN) announced on January 20, 2026 that Ernesto Estrada González will join as Senior Managing Director to lead the Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice for Economic Consulting in Mexico City. Dr. Estrada brings more than 25 years of experience in economic analysis, competition policy, regulation and complex disputes across sectors including energy, telecommunications, banking and pharmaceuticals. His background includes senior public roles as Commissioner at Mexico’s Federal Telecommunications Institute, Chief Economist at the Federal Competition Commission, and executive positions at Petróleos Mexicanos, supporting FTI Consulting’s expansion in Mexico and Latin America.

Positive

• Appoints a leader with 25+ years of economic and regulatory experience
• Strengthens FTI’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution capabilities in Mexico
• Enhances coverage across key industries including energy and telecom
• Supports regional expansion of Economic Consulting across Latin America

Negative

• None.

News Market Reaction

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-0.03% News Effect

On the day this news was published, FCN declined 0.03%, reflecting a mild negative market reaction.

Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.

Key Figures

Q3 2025 Revenue: $956.2 million Q3 2025 Diluted EPS: $2.60 Q3 2025 Adjusted EBITDA: $130.6 million +5 more

8 metrics

Q3 2025 Revenue $956.2 million Quarterly revenue reported in Q3 2025 10-Q

Q3 2025 Diluted EPS $2.60 Diluted EPS from Q3 2025 10-Q

Q3 2025 Adjusted EBITDA $130.6 million Adjusted EBITDA with 13.7% margin in Q3 2025

Q3 2025 EBITDA Margin 13.7% Adjusted EBITDA margin in Q3 2025 10-Q

New Buyback Authorization $500.0 million Additional stock repurchase authorization as of Oct 21, 2025

Total Buyback Authorization $2.3 billion Aggregate stock repurchase authorization as of Oct 21, 2025

Shares Repurchased 16,784,428 shares Cumulative buybacks under repurchase program through Oct 21, 2025

Total Buyback Spend $1.7 billion Aggregate amount spent on repurchases through Oct 21, 2025

Market Reality Check

Price: $174.67 Vol: Volume 208,317 is below t...

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$174.67 Last Close

Volume Volume 208,317 is below the 20-day average of 258,490, suggesting no outsized trading ahead of this announcement. normal

Technical Price at $178.17 is trading above the 200-day MA of $165.40, indicating a pre-existing upward trend.

Peers on Argus

FCN showed a modest 0.34% gain while peers were mixed: BAH up 0.48%, HURN, DGNX,...

FCN showed a modest 0.34% gain while peers were mixed: BAH up 0.48%, HURN, DGNX, ICFI and CRAI down between 0.93% and 5.36%, pointing to a stock-specific rather than sector-driven backdrop.

Historical Context

5 past events · Latest: Jan 13 (Positive)

Pattern 5 events

Date	Event	Sentiment	Move	Catalyst
Jan 13	Senior hire – cybersecurity	Positive	-0.7%	Added Senior Managing Director to cybersecurity practice with 25+ years experience.
Jan 12	Senior hires – communications	Positive	+0.7%	Two senior hires to expand transactions and activism communications capabilities.
Jan 08	Senior hire – public affairs	Positive	+0.0%	Public affairs and reputation expert appointed Senior Managing Director in D.C.
Jan 04	Senior hire – forensic	Positive	+5.2%	Forensic accounting and investigations expert added in Asia as Senior Managing Director.
Dec 17	AI expert affiliation	Positive	+3.4%	Renowned AI and machine learning expert affiliated with Compass Lexecon subsidiary.

Pattern Detected

Recent positive personnel and capability announcements have usually seen aligned or mildly positive price reactions, with only one divergence.

Recent Company History

Over the past few months, FTI Consulting has repeatedly highlighted senior hires and expertise expansion across regions and practices. On Jan 13, 2026, a cybersecurity expert joined as Senior Managing Director, and earlier January announcements focused on strategic communications and forensic accounting leadership additions in the U.S. and Asia. An Oct 21, 2025 update expanded the stock repurchase authorization to $2.3 billion. Against this backdrop, today’s senior economic consulting appointment in Mexico fits a continuing narrative of global capability and leadership build-out.

Market Pulse Summary

This announcement highlights FTI Consulting’s continued build-out of its Economic Consulting segment...

Analysis

This announcement highlights FTI Consulting’s continued build-out of its Economic Consulting segment, adding a Senior Managing Director with more than 25 years of experience in complex regulatory and dispute matters in Mexico. It follows recent senior hires across cybersecurity, strategic communications and forensic accounting, and comes on top of strong Q3 2025 results and an expanded $2.3 billion buyback authorization. Investors evaluating this development may focus on how it supports regional growth, utilization and long-term capital deployment alongside existing initiatives.

Key Terms

antitrust investigations, merger reviews, tariff-setting proceedings, arbitration, +4 more

8 terms

antitrust investigations regulatory

"advising clients and authorities on antitrust investigations, merger reviews, tariff-setting"

Antitrust investigations are probes by government regulators into whether a company’s conduct unfairly limits competition—like a referee checking for fouls that give one player an illegal advantage. For investors they matter because findings can lead to fines, limits on mergers, forced changes to business practices, or even divestitures, all of which can reduce revenue, raise costs, damage reputation, and create legal uncertainty about a company’s future earnings.

merger reviews regulatory

"advising clients and authorities on antitrust investigations, merger reviews, tariff-setting"

Merger reviews are the checks carried out by government regulators to decide whether a proposed combination of two companies should be allowed, blocked, or modified. Like a referee inspecting a play, reviewers assess effects on competition, consumers, and sometimes national security; their decision can delay the deal, force changes, or stop it altogether, which directly affects the anticipated costs, benefits and timing that investors use to value the transaction.

tariff-setting proceedings regulatory

"on antitrust investigations, merger reviews, tariff-setting proceedings, arbitration and complex"

Tariff-setting proceedings are formal reviews and decisions led by governments or regulatory bodies to set or change tariffs—either taxes on imported goods or the regulated prices charged by utilities and public services. Investors care because these decisions can raise or lower a company’s costs, change competition, and alter future profits; think of it like a referee changing the game’s scoring rules, which can shift which teams win or lose financially.

arbitration technical

"tariff-setting proceedings, arbitration and complex litigation, as well as matters involving"

A private process for resolving legal disputes where one or more neutral decision‑makers (arbitrators) act like a referee or private judge and issue a final ruling outside the public court system. It matters to investors because arbitration clauses in contracts can change how quickly and quietly disputes are resolved, affect legal costs and the likelihood of appeal, and influence the financial and reputational risks a company may face.

Form 3 regulatory

"executive Ulrike Rabl... filed an initial statement of beneficial ownership. The Form 3 reports"

Form 3 is the initial public filing that officers, directors and large shareholders must submit to report their ownership of a company’s securities when they become insiders. It acts like an opening inventory sheet that gives investors a starting point to see who holds significant stakes and to spot later trades or potential conflicts of interest, helping assess insider confidence and transparency.

Form 4 regulatory

"reported an equity award to its General Counsel, Curtis Pey-lin Lu. On 12/19/2025, he received... (Form 4)"

Form 4 is a official document that company insiders, such as executives or major shareholders, file with regulators whenever they buy or sell company shares. It provides transparency about how those with inside knowledge are trading, helping investors see if insiders are confident in the company's prospects or may be selling for personal reasons. This information can influence investor decisions by revealing insiders' perspectives on the company's value.

8-K regulatory

"title": "[8-K] FTI CONSULTING, INC Reports Material Event""

An 8-K is a public report companies must file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to disclose major events or changes that shareholders should know about, such as leadership changes, mergers, financial surprises, or legal developments. It matters to investors because it acts like a breaking-news alert for a company’s health and prospects—providing timely facts that can affect stock value and investment decisions.

10-Q regulatory

"title": "[10-Q] FTI CONSULTING, INC Quarterly Earnings Report""

A 10-Q is a company’s required quarterly filing with U.S. regulators that provides updated financial statements, management discussion of results, and disclosures about risks, legal matters and operational changes. Think of it as a quarterly report card and progress update that lets investors track recent performance, spot trends or warning signs between annual reports, and make informed buy/sell decisions based on the latest verified financial and business information.

AI-generated analysis. Not financial advice.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN) has announced the appointment of Ernesto Estrada González as a Senior Managing Director in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice within the firm’s Economic Consulting segment in Mexico City, Mexico.

Dr. Estrada will lead FTI Consulting’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice within Mexico, bringing more than 25 years of experience in economic analysis, competition policy, regulation and complex dispute matters. His experience strengthens FTI Consulting’s capabilities in Mexico and supports the continued expansion of its Economic Consulting offering across Latin America.

“Ernesto’s exceptional combination of academic rigor, public-sector leadership and private-sector advisory experience makes him uniquely positioned to help us develop and expand our economic disputes and competition capabilities in the region as litigation continues to increase. His arrival marks an important step in building a leading-edge economic consulting platform in Mexico,” said Randal Heeb, Leader of Litigation and Dispute Resolution for Economic Consulting in the Americas at FTI Consulting.

Dr. Estrada brings deep expertise advising clients and authorities on antitrust investigations, merger reviews, tariff-setting proceedings, arbitration and complex litigation, as well as matters involving regulation and public policy. His experience spans a wide range of industries, including energy, telecommunications, banking, transportation, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, public procurement and manufacturing, further enhancing FTI Consulting’s ability to support clients facing high-stakes disputes and regulatory challenges in the region.

“FTI Consulting’s Economic Consulting segment is widely recognized for its intellectual leadership and impact in complex disputes and competition matters around the world, particularly in Latin America,” Dr. Estrada said. “I am excited to join a firm with such a strong global platform and to help build and expand its economic consulting practice in Mexico, supporting clients as they navigate increasingly sophisticated regulatory and litigation environments.”

Prior to joining FTI Consulting, Dr. Estrada served as an independent economic consultant and was previously a partner at SAI Law & Economics and PME & Associates, advising on antitrust investigations, merger reviews, arbitration and complex litigation matters. Earlier, he held senior public-sector roles as a Commissioner at Mexico’s Federal Telecommunications Institute and as Chief Economist of the Federal Competition Commission, where he led economic analysis in high-profile competition and regulatory cases. He also held senior executive positions at Petróleos Mexicanos (“Pemex”), including Chief Financial Officer of Exploration and Production and Vice President of Gas Pipelines, bringing extensive experience at the intersection of economics, regulation and large-scale infrastructure.

About FTI Consulting 
FTI Consulting, Inc. is a leading global expert firm for organizations facing crisis and transformation, with more than 8,100 employees located in 32 countries and territories as of September 30, 2025. In certain jurisdictions, FTI Consulting’s services are provided through distinct legal entities that are separately capitalized and independently managed. The Company generated $3.70 billion in revenues during fiscal year 2024. More information can be found at www.fticonsulting.com.

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FAQ

Who is Ernesto Estrada González and what role did he accept at FTI Consulting (FCN)?

Ernesto Estrada González joined FTI Consulting (NYSE: FCN) as Senior Managing Director to lead the Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice in Mexico City.

When did FTI Consulting announce the hire of Ernesto Estrada González for its Mexico practice?

The appointment was announced on January 20, 2026.

How does Ernesto Estrada’s background bolster FTI Consulting (FCN) in Latin America?

He brings experience from regulatory roles, antitrust and merger work, arbitration, and senior Pemex executive roles, which supports FTI’s expansion and dispute capabilities in the region.

Which industries will benefit from FTI Consulting’s strengthened Economic Consulting practice in Mexico?

The announcement highlights benefits for clients in energy, telecommunications, banking, transportation, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, public procurement and manufacturing.

Does the announcement indicate any change to FTI Consulting’s financial guidance or capital actions (FCN)?

No financial guidance or capital actions were disclosed in the announcement.