October 13th in Uncategorized by jason2009 .
Blair McCallum joins KPMG’s European Operations Strategy Group
KPMG has appointed Blair McCallum as a Partner in the European Operational Strategy Group.
McCallum joins KPMG from 3i where he was a Partner. Prior to 3i, he was a Partner at McKinsey & Company, where he was a founder and core leader of the McKinsey Operations Practice. Blair is one of the foremost experts on ‘lean operations.’ He has pioneered the application of lean thinking across a number of sectors, and co-authored the best-selling book “Journey to Lean: Making …
McCallum joins KPMG from 3i where he was a Partner. Prior to 3i, he was a Partner at McKinsey & Company, where he was a founder and core leader of the McKinsey Operations Practice. Blair is one of the foremost experts on ‘lean operations.’ He has pioneered the application of lean thinking across a number of sectors, and co-authored the best-selling book “Journey to Lean: Making Operational Change Stick” which is considered a seminal work on delivering sustainable operational business change and continuous improvement.
Martin Scott, who leads KPMG’s European Operational Strategy Group, commented: “Blair’s appointment is a very exciting one for KPMG, as he is one of the leading thinkers on lean management techniques in the marketplace.
“At KPMG we are building a world-class Operational Strategy Group which now comprises 6 partners and 70 dedicated staff. Our intention is to be the market leading provider of operations strategy advice and to triple the size of the group over the next 3 years as market demand for our services continues to grow.
“Our commitment and investment is demonstrated by this senior partner hire. Blair will be working with our key corporate and M&A clients across Europe who, in a turbulent market, will need to focus on operational transformation to sustainably adapt and improve the profitability of their business portfolios, and to create effective M&A strategies around robust operational improvements and synergy plans.”
