Practice leaders
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Kevin Laczkowski
Senior PartnerChicago
Global coleader of the Automotive & Assembly Practice and part of the senior leadership team for the firm’s Strategy & Corporate...
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Dr. Ruth Heuss
Senior PartnerBerlin
As global leader of McKinsey Sustainability, serves companies in the automotive and machinery industries on future mobility,...
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Shivanshu Gupta
Senior PartnerBengaluru
Leads McKinsey’s Advanced Industries in India, and is a leader in our global Operations and Advanced Industries Practices
Our people
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Johan Ahlberg
Senior PartnerStockholm
Passionate about helping companies realize efficiencies by implementing sustainable business practices throughout the value cycle...
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Michele Bertoncello
PartnerMilan
Advises clients in the automotive and assembly sector on strategy, marketing and sales, and innovation issues
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Kimberly Borden
Senior PartnerChicago
Serves clients in the Aerospace & Defense and Automotive & Assembly Practices, focusing on strategy, operations, and transformational...
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Dr. Andreas Cornet
Senior PartnerMunich
Leads our work with automotive suppliers in EMEA, focusing in the areas of strategy, marketing and product development
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Johannes Deichmann
PartnerStuttgart
Helps clients in their transition from an orientation on hardware to software in the automotive and other advanced industries
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Harald Deubener
Senior PartnerStuttgart
Leads McKinsey’s advanced industries work in Germany and Austria; supports European clients in the automotive, mobility, machinery,...
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Volker Grüntges
Senior PartnerMunich
Advises automotive OEMs and suppliers on strategic and operational issues in marketing, sales, and product management and helps...
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Mingyu Guan
PartnerShenzhen
Leverages deep expertise in marketing and sales to help companies execute commercial transformations
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Mikael Hanicke
Senior PartnerGothenburg
Advises clients on transformational change across functions, operations strategy and implementation, digital, and advanced analytics...
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Bernd Heid
Senior PartnerNew York
Leads the McKinsey Platform for Climate Technologies and work in hydrogen globally; serves clients in the mobility and energy...
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Liz Hempel
PartnerNew York
Leverages the power of advanced analytics to drive transformational change in product development and procurement for industrial...
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Srikant Inampudi
Senior PartnerDetroit
Managing partner of our Detroit office; helps industrial, healthcare, and other complex enterprises pursue strategic transformation,...
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Matthias Kässer
PartnerMunich
Coleads the McKinsey Center for Future Mobility, advises clients on artificial intelligence, mobility, and digital issues, and...
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Sebastian Kempf
PartnerDüsseldorf
Leads our lifecycle products and services work for advanced industries in Europe and helps companies with growth strategies,...
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Masahiro Komatsubara
Senior PartnerTokyo
Serves automotive, electronics, and other globally active companies in the manufacturing and travel and transportation sectors...
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Jan-Christoph Köstring
Senior PartnerMunich
Coleads McKinsey’s sales-and-channel work globally, ranging from transforming clients’ sales performance to achieve profitable...
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Kevin Laczkowski
Senior PartnerChicago
Global coleader of the Automotive & Assembly Practice and part of the senior leadership team for the firm’s Strategy & Corporate...
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Martin Linder
Senior PartnerMunich
Leads the Firm’s Battery Accelerator Team; global colead for the McKinsey Platform for Climate Technologies as well as our sustainability...
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Varun Marya
Senior PartnerBay Area
Helps aerospace, defense, and private-equity companies enhance value by transforming their organizations and accelerating their...
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Inga Maurer
Senior PartnerChicago
Member of our Automotive & Assembly, Operations, and Private Equity Practices; advises clients on an array of issues, including...
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Detlev Mohr
Senior PartnerStuttgart
Advises global travel, logistics, and infrastructure organizations on strategies and transformations; codevelops the firm’s thinking...
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Timo Möller
PartnerCologne
Coleads the McKinsey Center for Future Mobility with a focus on the strategic and operational questions around disruptive trends;...
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Nicolai Müller
Senior PartnerCologne
Brings extensive automotive industry expertise—helping clients with transformation programs, strategy and organizational initiatives,...
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Hiroshi Odawara
Senior PartnerTokyo
Works closely with clients to realize corporate-wide transformation; brings deep expertise on a wide range of topics from growth...
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Shivika Sahdev
PartnerNew York
Leader in the McKinsey Center for Future Mobility serving clients on navigating disruptions relating to electric-mobility. She...
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Emily Shao
PartnerBay Area
Pioneers the transition to the future of mobility, navigating organizations through disruptions in technology, business models,...
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Seungheon Song
Managing Partner and Senior PartnerSeoul
Advises leading companies in the automotive, engineering, and construction sectors, guiding successful turnarounds and performance-transformation...
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Yoshi Takanuki
Senior PartnerLondon
Helps manufacturing companies shape their strategy and transform their operating model, applying operations expertise to unleash...
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Andreas Venus
Senior PartnerBerlin
Serves as managing partner of our Berlin office; leads the data and analytics work for automotive and industrial clients in Europe...
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Ursula Weigl
PartnerMunich
Leads our activities in consumer and car finance in Europe and is part of the retail banking leadership team