BrazilBCG Platinion Germany promotes Jan Heck and Raffael Kazda
BCG Platinion has announced two senior promotions in its German wing. Former KPMG Senior Associate Rafael Kazda and ex-Deloitte Senior Consultant Jan Heck have been promoted to the rank of Associate Director, following long stints with BCG’s digital subsidiary.
BCG Platinion provides consulting services focused on the development and implementation of IT architectures and digital solutions. The firm is part of The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), one of the globe’s premier strategy consultancies, extending BCG's range of services and capabilities with deep technology and execution competences on IT issues.
BCG Platinion sits alongside several other digital BCG companies that includes MAYA Design, a creative design agency; BCG Digital Ventures, its digital innovation, incubation and investment arm; and BCG Gamma, an advanced analytics and data science unit; and Inverto, a supply chain consultancy.
Having first launched in Germany, BCG Platinion has since expanded to boast a worldwide presence with offices in Asia, Europe and North America. The firm’s Western European base consists of offices in London, Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris.
On its original market of Germany, BCG Platinion has recently announced the promotion of a duo of long-serving professionals.
Jan Heck joined BCG Platinion in 2012, following a multi-year career in IT and consulting services. Having obtained a Master of Science in Information Systems from the University of Münster, Heck became a Business Analyst for Business IT Strategy with Big Four professional services firm Deloitte Consulting in 2009. Over the following three years, he ascended the ranks to Consultant and Senior Consultant, before leaving to seek new challenges with BCG Platinion. He has worked with numerous multi-national and local clients, especially in the insurance industry. His work covers a wide-range of technology-related topics including IT strategy, IT target operating model, IT architecture, IT sourcing as well as advising clients on large-scale transformations, efficiency programmes and process optimisations.
Raffael Kazda joined the firm in 2007. His move came on the back of a two-year spell with fellow Big Four firm KPMG. Having arrived in 2005, he became a Senior Associate, before also moving on. Kazda holds a Master in Business Administration from Justus Liebig University Giessen.
The pair have become Associate Directors at BCG Platinion with immediate effect.
Meanwhile, BCG Platinion's parent The Boston Consulting Group is enjoying a strong period of growth in Germany. The firm added roughly €100 million in revenues in 2017, lifting its total in the country to around €830 million.
Related: Interview with Ties Carbo, Senior Consultant at BCG Platinion Western Europe.
