Stefan works to deliver growth, operational excellence, and commercial transformations for consumer companies. He advises clients on M&A topics ranging from M&A strategy to merger management and integration to divestment and IPO readiness. In commercial transformations he supports clients to deliver above-category growth through best-in-class commercial strategy, customer and revenue management. He has worked for 10 of the 30 leading global consumer-goods companies on growth acceleration. He works widely in the consumer sector—with recent engagements for food, alcoholic, and non-alcoholic beverages, consumer-health, personal-care, beauty, and consumer-electronics clients.
Stefan writes frequently about topics pertinent to the clients and industries he serves. He has published several articles on growth strategy and commercial transformation in industry publications. His articles have covered McKinsey’s approach to M&A, revenue growth management, consumer healthcare, commercial excellence, and advanced analytics.
Stefan’s professional experience is wide ranging:
M&A
- integration of two leading consumer companies with $billion value capture and operating model redesign
- carve-out of consumer-business unit for leading global pharma company
- divestment support for regional business for leading beverage company
- M&A strategy for leading consumer companies in food, beverage, personal care, and beauty sectors
- more than 50 strategic due diligences
Growth strategy
- developing growth strategies and go-to-market models for several food and non-food fast-moving consumer-goods (FMCG) companies in Europe, Middle East, and Africa
- business building for newly acquired challenger brand
- designing go-to-market strategies for several emerging-market organizations
Operating model
- designing agile operating models for a consumer-products company along business-growth drivers
- creating in-market operating models for several consumer companies to optimize marketing, shopper marketing, and sales and move toward integrated planning
Commercial transformation and revenue management
- optimizing pricing, promotions, and trade-terms management for global consumer companies
- creating trade-marketing programs to help clients win in growing channels
- executing a segmented sales program across a variety of industries