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William Fookes

PartnerSantiago

Leads the operational excellence initiatives for McKinsey in Latin America and helps organizations develop a culture of continuous improvement to achieve world-class results.

William is a partner at McKinsey’s Santiago office with over 15 years of experience leading Lean transformations. As the leader of the operational excellence program for McKinsey in Latin America, he works with diverse industry sectors to help them achieve operational improvements.

Some of his recent client work includes the following:

  • leading a Lean transformation at a mining organization, culminating in winning the prestigious Shingo Prize
  • overseeing the deployment of a Lean management system in a mining company, leading to significant performance enhancements
  • developing and implementing a Lean transformation at a manufacturing company, yielding excellent outcomes
  • directing the overhaul of the production system at a forestry company through the adoption of Lean principles, significantly boosting productivity and reducing costs

Past experience

Supreme Lean Consulting, S.A.

Associate Partner

Education

Universidad Simón Bolívar

BASc, mechanical engineering

Royal Institute of Technology

MSc, production engineering