BearingPoint admits 14 new members to its partnership worldwide
BearingPoint has announced the appointment of 14 new Partners, reinforcing its growth strategy as it continues to expand its business across markets and industry segments in the years ahead.
This year’s summer promotion round sees BearingPoint admit new members to its partnership in seven countries – Germany (5), France (3), the UK (2), Ireland (1), Czech Republic (1), the US (1) and India (1) and – and across numerous functional practices and industry verticals.
“Empowering people and developing the next generation of leaders is a core part of who we are and a key element of our values and Strategy 2030,” said Matthias Loebich, Managing Partner of BearingPoint. “Our new Partners are known for their excellent leadership, deep expertise, and strong commitment to our clients, our teams, our purpose, and the values of our firm. Their contributions have helped drive our collective success, and we are excited to see them take this next step.”
An introduction of the new Partners and their areas of expertise:
Olivier Faulque
Office: Paris, France
With BearingPoint since: 2011
Business focus: CRM Strategy and Transformation, development of Salesforce activities
Commenting on the appointment: “My mission is to lead impactful CRM transformations with my customers, enhancing the business value they get while effectively managing their complexities, by delivering sustainable, secure, and scalable solutions that drive measurable growth and long-term success.”
Clément Jullien
Office: Paris, France
With BearingPoint since: 2006
Business focus: Public Services
Commenting on the appointment: “As a Partner in our public sector practice, I help French local authorities and transport authorities design and steer the public policies that respond to today’s major transitions – ecological, demographic, and digital/AI. My focus is on turning these long-term shifts into concrete improvements for citizens and territories, including the responsible adoption of artificial intelligence.”
“Just as important to me is building strong teams and nurturing the trusted, long-term relationships with our clients that lie at the heart of our work. Together, I want to strengthen BearingPoint’s position as the reference partner for public sector transformation, from local authorities to European institutions.”
Patrice Thoquet
Office: Paris, France
With BearingPoint since: 2007
Business focus: Business transformation through SAP in the consumer goods and life sciences industry
Commenting on the appointment: “As a Partner in our Enterprise SAP Transformation practice, I focus on delivering tangible value through complex, large-scale international transformation programs, while strengthening our footprint in the consumer goods, food and life sciences sectors. I drive the integration of AI by design into our transformation approaches and co-lead our SAP Manufacturing capability to address clients’ most critical end-to-end operational challenges.”
Rebecca Hammer
Office: Frankfurt, Germany
With BearingPoint since: 2013
Business focus: Sourcing & Procurement
Commenting on the appointment: “In my role as Partner, I am committed to actively driving the growth of our Sourcing & Procurement practice and shaping the next generation of procurement. This means not only leveraging the full potential of AI, data, and digital architectures, but also redefining operating models to make procurement more strategic, resilient, and value-driven. My ambition is to contribute to a future-oriented procurement function that delivers measurable impact while continuously evolving to meet new business demands.”
Oliver Handl
Office: Frankfurt, Germany
With BearingPoint since: 2005
Business focus: Financial Services, Banking
Commenting on the appointment: “I am committed to shaping sustainable and forward-looking transformation journeys within the financial services sector, particularly in the promotional banking environment. By combining deep expertise in promotional loans and grants with a strong focus on operational excellence, I drive efficiency programs while embedding robust and future-oriented capabilities.”
Michael Kohl
Office: Frankfurt, Germany
With BearingPoint since: 2014
Business focus: Finance Transformation, CFO Agenda
Commenting on the appointment: “In an era marked by fluctuating global markets, economic pressure, and rapid technological disruption, my goal is to help CFO organizations build ultimate operational resilience. By integrating AI-powered forecasting and robust cloud technologies, we transform data from a reactive reporting tool into a proactive, strategic shield capable of navigating macroeconomic uncertainty with precision.”
Christian Lochert
Office: Düsseldorf, Germany
With BearingPoint since: 2011
Business focus: IT Transformation (IT Strategy, Enterprise Architecture) and mobility-driven modernization aspects
Commenting on the appointment: “Digital transformation in complex infrastructures requires more than technology: it requires rethinking how systems are designed and managed. As a Partner, I aim to support my clients in the mobility and public sector by aligning IT strategy and enterprise architecture with business needs, enabling more efficient use of transport infrastructure, better decision-making, and sustainable long-term impact.”
Stefan Reumann
Office: Hamburg, Germany
With BearingPoint since: 2022
Business focus: Salesforce focused on the manufacturing industry
Commenting on the appointment: “Creating long-lasting value by leveraging the technological capabilities of the Salesforce platform is at the forefront of my focus for our clients. Finding the right balance between process, data, and AI, aligned with business goals and KPIs, is crucial while ensuring that people are not left behind. I help identify this balance and ensure that our clients are well prepared for the agentic transformation.”
Jonathan Fernande
Office: Prague, Czech Republic
With BearingPoint since: 2017
Business focus: Sourcing & Procurement (SAP-enabled Procurement Transformation)
Commenting on the appointment: “My mission is to drive large-scale, global SAP-enabled procurement transformations that deliver measurable business value for our clients. By combining our team’s deep expertise, a pragmatic approach and delivery excellence, I aim to accelerate outcome-driven SAP transformation for clients and strengthen BearingPoint’s position as a leading partner in digital sourcing and procurement.”
Adam Avery
Office: London, United Kingdom
With BearingPoint since: 2015
Business focus: Business Transformation
Commenting on the appointment: “As I move into my role as Partner, I remain passionate about helping our clients transform their businesses, from strategy to sustainable outcomes, shaping the AI-driven enterprises of the future.”
“Building and developing exceptional teams is at the heart of my ambition, creating an environment where our people and our clients thrive together. I’m looking forward to shaping the future of BearingPoint, scaling our capabilities, and further strengthening our position as a trusted transformation partner to leading organizations.”
Abhishek Pathak
Office: London, United Kingdom
With BearingPoint since: 2022
Business focus: Mergers & Acquisitions
Commenting on the appointment: “As an advisor, my goal is to help clients realize value while building long-term, trust-based relationships. I believe trust is earned through consistency – in how we think, communicate, and deliver - while staying attuned to a fast-evolving M&A landscape. I focus on developing my team to combine that consistency with up-to-date insight, ensuring our clients receive reliable and relevant support at every stage.”
Gerard Hayes
Office: Dublin, Ireland
With BearingPoint since: 2009
Business focus: Public Services, People & Strategy
Commenting on the appointment: “My focus is on helping clients improve how services are delivered to citizens, simplify operating models, and make better use of data and technology. A key part of my work is helping organizations adopt AI in a way that is useful and grounded in real service needs. This includes identifying where AI can improve citizen interactions, automate processes, and support better decision-making across government.”
Unnikrishnan Menon
Office: Mumbai, India
With BearingPoint since: 2022
Business focus: Strategic customer alignment at Arcwide.
Commenting on the appointment: “As the delivery head for the onshore and offshore team at Arcwide, I am responsible for strategic customer alignment by ensuring that the project or service delivery exactly matches the customer’s high-level business goals and ROI targets, including transparent communication.”
Diego De la Garza
Office: Chicago, United States
With BearingPoint since: 2021
Business focus: Sourcing, Procurement, Operational Excellence
Commenting on his appointment: “My ambition is to accelerate and lead the firm’s growth in the US by scaling our Sourcing & Procurement practice. I will focus on delivering outcome-based engagements that drive measurable impact through cost take-out, operational excellence, and creative commercial models aligned to client results.”
“A key strategic priority is expanding our Private Equity channel and middle market presence, where demand for value creation is accelerating. By combining deep sourcing expertise with performance improvement capabilities, I aim to position BearingPoint as the trusted partner for outcome-driven transformation and to scale our U.S. business with a high-performing team and strong alliances.”
