Client work - Example projects

Boosting productivity and developing talent

• Review a high-tech company's core functions, establish a performance management system, boost time-to-market for innovation, and counsel the top management team (including taking on temporary management of operations and sales functions)
• Procurement boosters for a global healthcare company with over 10% savings delivered to the bottom line
• Production network optimization for basic materials company
• Development of an industry strategic review and acquisition target selection for a global Investment Bank
• Counselling of senior management team of professional services company on future strategy and team cohesion
• Top talent development program for a basic materials company
• Counselling of critical talent (some examples)
  — Director of a professional services firm
  — CEO of a software company
  — COO of a financial institution
  — Partner of a private equity company
  — CPO of health care company
  — Partners of a global management consultancy

Paving the way for innovation

• Full innovation cell and business plan development for a leading medical products company leading to the establishment of a business with over $1bn in sales
• Forward integration and regional partnership development for a global chemical company
• Establish innovation toolbox, develop business concept, and support product launch for consumer goods company
• Set up, business development, and innovation approach for a start-up company with industry leading IP (Zendegii)

Nascent Demand

• Assessment of Nascent Demand and product design for consumer equipment
• Development of service value propositions for a B2B company focused on document and communication management services
• Assessment of Nascent Demand for a number of FMCG product platforms, leading to design parameters, e.g.,
  — Ingredients
  — Flavors
  — Mouthfeel
  — Packaging (visuals and haptic feel)
  — Consumption occasions
  — Marketing communications
  — Differentiation with respect to competitors and white spaces

Culture map, strategy, and opportunity development for companies in transition

• Culture map and growth strategy development for a EUR 5bn industrial company leading to 10% top-line growth and a 30% increase in EBITDA
• Post-merger cultural mapping and successful integration of a leading global basic materials player
• Development of a new marketing function and pricing strategy for a leading Chemical player
• Post-acquisition cultural map and turnaround program for a PE acquisition
• DD culture map and opportunity space assessment for the cornerstone investment of a buy-and-build strategy
• Portfolio of initiatives and option NPV model as the core performance management system for a conglomerate with very different business activities