BrazilConsulting firm BearingPoint enjoys record intake of new partners
BearingPoint has added 22 new partners to its leadership team, a record number in a single intake, following a year record-breaking revenue performance for the international management and technology consultancy.
The large majority of the new partners have been promoted internally, with five joining the firm externally. All partners but one operate from the firm’s offices in Europe, with Germany (8) and France (5) welcoming the largest crop of new leaders – the sole member outside of Europe is based in the United States.
“Having 22 new partners on board demonstrates the success of our business [revenues jumped to €863 million last year) and reflects our growth ambitions,” said Kiumars Hamidian, Managing Partner at BearingPoint. “All of our partners have demonstrated their exceptional abilities, deep industry expertise, and outstanding commitment to serving clients.”
An overview of the new partners and their goals for the period ahead:
David Bergsma
Office: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
With BearingPoint since: 2011
Business focus: Utilities, telecoms, strategy execution, and business transformation
“The current era requires organizations to adapt to new technologies, new customer and employee expectations, and fast-changing societal and regulatory demands. Together with my team, I will support my clients on their transformational journey. Furthermore, I will work closely with my fellow partners to ensure BearingPoint remains a great place to work.”
Katharina Bota
Office: Bucharest, Romania
With BearingPoint since: 2017
Business focus: Near and offshore delivery model, organization design and development, business strategy and execution, operational improvement, and people development
“I am passionate about enabling people and organizations. I look forward to further strengthening BearingPoint’s delivery model by fostering growth in the firm’s near and offshore practices. My focus remains on supporting our clients and dedicated teams to navigate any digital transformation journey effectively.”
Maxime Canler
Office: Paris, France
With BearingPoint since: 2006
Business focus: Consumer goods and retail
“I assist my clients in the consumer goods and retail industry in their overall digital transformation, with a strong emphasis on unified commerce and omnichannel consumer experience (e.g., marketing, loyalty), mainly in the luxury and cosmetics industries.”
Scott Crunden
Office: Paris, France
With BearingPoint since: 2023
Business focus: Financial services, strategy, and growth
Julien Ducoup
Office: Paris, France
With BearingPoint since: 2023
Business focus: Banking and capital markets, insurance
“My focus is accelerating our development in the financial services industry and building a strong relationship with our clients to intensify their transformation.”
Loïc Friedmann
Office: Paris, France
With BearingPoint since: 2007
Education: Master’s in Computer Science
Business focus: Technology, specialized in CIO advisory (IS strategy, CIO governance, organization, processes, sourcing), IT M&A/IT PMI, and IT sustainability
“I will develop the CIO advisory offering and support our clients in transforming their IT function to benefit from innovative technologies and practices - Agile at scale, DevSecOps, FinOps, GreenOps.”
Thorsten Hoffmann
Office: Frankfurt, Germany
With BearingPoint since: 2005
Business focus: Digitalization of public administration, ServiceNow, software asset management
“As a partner, I will continue to support our public sector clients in their digital transformation journey. I’m also committed to strengthening BearingPoint’s perception in the market as a competent partner for ServiceNow and software asset management across all industry sectors.”
Vanessa Jaeger
Office: Frankfurt, Germany
With BearingPoint since: 2011
Business focus: Property and casualty insurance for private, corporate, and industrial customer businesses
“As a partner, I will continue to support our insurance industry clients in driving innovation and leveraging technology to deliver better and sustainable business outcomes. I am also passionate about leading and building our P&C Competence team, which focuses on core insurance transformation projects for private, corporate, and industrial insurance businesses.”
Marc Jasper
Office: Dusseldorf, Germany
With BearingPoint since: 2020
Business focus: Statutory and private health insurance
“As a new partner in our insurance segment, I am passionate about helping organizations in the context of statutory and private health insurance to solve and realize their organizational and technological challenges and ambitions.”
Christian Knedelstorfer
Office: Vienna, Austria
With BearingPoint since: 2010
Business focus: Banking technology
“The banking industry is under strong pressure to digitalize and innovate. Together with the team, I will help banks to realize business value with modern data architectures by enabling innovation and increasing the competitiveness of their services within the market.”
Laurent Linster
Office: Luxembourg
With BearingPoint since: 2019
Business focus: Banking and capital markets, wealth management
“My main focus will be developing BearingPoint’s wealth management practice by helping private banks address the cumulative effects of product commoditization, the increasing cost of regulatory compliance, and evolving technology.”
Nina London
Office: Dusseldorf, Germany
With BearingPoint since: 2005
Business focus: Energy and mobility services, product and business model development, organizational restructuring, process management
“As a partner in our industry segment Resources/Oil & Gas, my vision is to foster our customers throughout the energy and mobility transition and drive innovation with a dedicated team tailored to the industry’s specific needs.”
Joost Loves
Office: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
With BearingPoint since: 2023 (more information on his appointment)
Business focus: Banking and capital markets, business transformation, data, and finance and risk
“I want to contribute to making BearingPoint the partner of choice for complex transformation projects for clients in financial services in the Netherlands. I want to work with these clients to cope with all the challenges financial services are facing and make them more future-proof.”
Katja Mäkelä
Office: Helsinki, Finland
With BearingPoint since: 2019
Business focus: Banking and capital markets, cross-industry, operations, and finance and risk
“I look forward to supporting our clients in the digital transformation of becoming more compliant and operationally efficient in financial services and cross-industry. I am committed to continuously developing our capabilities in anti-financial crime, risk management, banking core processes and products, sourcing, and procurement.”
Martin Mayer
Office: Paris, France
With BearingPoint since: 2020 (with the acquisition of YouMeO)
Business focus: Innovation management, strategic foresight and scenario planning, design-led innovation, Change by Design, Start-up Studios (innovation project incubation and acceleration)
“In my role as partner in charge of YouMeO by BearingPoint, I am passionate about helping our clients explore and navigate their increasingly complex and demanding business environments and build robust architectures that enable strategic renewal, business transformation, and innovation to help them consistently win in the market.”
Simon McMahon
Office: Dublin, Ireland
With BearingPoint since: 2000
Business focus: Public sector, banking and technology with a focus on CRM and modern workplace solutions
“As a partner, I will spearhead the strategic direction and execution of the CRM and modern work initiatives across our client base. My responsibilities include overseeing the development and implementation of innovative platforms that enhance customer experiences, drive revenue growth, and optimize operational efficiencies.”
Juliane Musil
Office: Leipzig, Germany
With BearingPoint since: 2008
Business focus: Real estate transformation, AI and Intelligent Process Automation, cross-industry, and people and strategy
“For me, the only way to do great work is to love what I do. With long-term experience in real estate management and as a key person responsible for AI and Intelligent Process Automation in Germany, I bring expert knowledge and a strong client foundation to the table. I will actively use this in my role as a partner to guide our clients in their holistic digital transformation journeys.”
Alfred Obereder
Office: London, United Kingdom
With BearingPoint since: 2021
Business focus: CRM/CX technologies across all industries
“I look forward to further strengthening BearingPoint’s position as one of the most exciting consulting players within the UK’s technology and CRM/CX space.”
Andreas Pohler
Office: Hamburg, Germany
With BearingPoint since: 2023
Business focus: Digitalization in the public sector
“I passionately support my German government clients on their digitalization journeys, especially in the areas of public finance, justice, and IT service providers.”
Fabrice Roche
Office: New York, US
With BearingPoint since: 2023
Business focus: Technology, digital transformation, data management and analytics, consumer goods and retail, life sciences
“I am excited about the opportunity to grow our presence and strengthen our brand name in the US. I am convinced we already have a strong foundation in place with the right team to support our clients in realizing the full value of digital transformation.”
Matthias Scholz
Office: Frankfurt, Germany
With BearingPoint since: 2008
Business focus: Banking and capital markets, operations efficiency, process automation and digitalization, workflow platforms, and skill-based production management
“My focus in retail and private banking is on transforming processes, people, and technology platforms, including large or complex transformation concepts such as skill-based production management.”
Pierre Sydlik
Office: Munich, Germany
With BearingPoint since: 2010
Business focus: Finance strategy and excellence, finance transformation, and automotive and industrial manufacturing
“My passion is constantly pushing the ‘end-to-end view’ from digital transformation into financial excellence. As a partner, I will bring my strategy, excellence, and system implementation skills to help clients execute their transformation strategies with the technology best suited to their business, data, and information requirements.”
