A blend of expertise and passion

Eckhard Draeger

Partner & Member of the Executive Board, Switzerland

Eckhard is a leader in our digital transformation & finance practice. He has 23 years of management consulting, project and program leadership experience, with multinational corporations on business transformation programs. 

Industry Experience:

• Pharmaceuticals, Animal Health, Medical Devices
• Chemicals & Industrial Gases
• Service Industry

Expertise:

• Finance and Controlling
• CFO Advisory
• Project & Program Management, Quality Assurance
• Business Case and Value Management
• Digital Transformation in Record to Report, Order to Cash & Supply Chain
• Merger, Acquisition and Divestment
• Global SAP Template Design & Deployment

Education:

• Düsseldorf Heinrich Heine University Diplom Kaufmann (MBA in Business)

Michael Schmidt

Partner & Member of the Executive Board, Switzerland

Michael has more than 20 years of management consulting, entrepreneurial and business leadership experience and has supported many large life sciences organizations on their global transformation journeys.

Industry Experience:

• Pharmaceuticals, Animal Health, Medical Technology
• Agriculture & Chemicals
• Consumer Products/ Foods

Expertise:

• SAP-enabled business transformations
• Patient-centric value chain design
• CIO Advisory
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Program Management & Quality Assurance

Education:

• Diploma Wirtschaftslogistiker DBWL, Saarbruecken (Business Admin & Information Technology) DBWL, Saarbruecken

Jim Williams

Partner & Member of the Executive Board, USA

Jim is our leader of practice in the Americas. He has 27 years of management consulting, industry, and business leadership experience on transformation programs. He advises clients in supply chain transformation and is also a certified MRP and change management expert. 

Industry Experience:

• Pharmaceuticals, Animal Health, Medical Technology
• Agriculture & Chemicals
• Diversified Industries

Expertise:

• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Post-Merger Integration
• Digital Transformation with Supply Chain Performance Improvement
• Stakeholder Management
• Certified in ASAP, Prosci ADKAR model, IDEA, OW MRP
• Computer Systems Validation
• Global SAP Template Design and Deployment

Education:

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) from the University of Cincinnati

Srinivas Chilukuri

Partner, USA

Srinivas has 25 years of business and technology consulting experience. He is a trusted advisor to the business and technology senior leaders in the areas of IT, supply chain transformation and operating model design from strategy through implementation. He has led large size global business and technology transformation programs in various industries.

Industry Experience:

• Life Sciences
• Consumer Packaged Goods
• Manufacturing
• Agro and Chemical Business

Expertise:

• Global Supply Chain Management and Analytics
• Global Program Management of large and complex programs
• Design of new operating models and business process re-design
• Global business and technology transformation programs in GxP regulated environments
• Large technology program implementation (SAP S/4HANA, IBP)

Education:

• MS in Business and Management of Technology, MIT-Sloan School of business
• MS in Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science

Simon Flowers

Partner, Switzerland

Simon has over 20 years consulting experience in major business transformation programs powered by SAP and IT Strategy consulting. His broad expertise has covered leadership roles in ERP deployment, program management, integration, IT strategy, architecture, and ITIL process design among others. Additionally he has held global IT leadership roles within a Top Ten pharmaceutical company.

Industry Experience:

• Life Sciences
• Fast Moving Consumer Goods
• Chemicals & Industrial Gases

Expertise:

• Global Program Management, Deployment Management, Integration Management
• Global SAP Template Design & Deployment in GxP regulated environments
• Corporate IT functions, especially HR
• IT strategy & operating models

Education:

• Graduate Diploma, Applied Information Systems (with Award for Excellence), RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
• Bachelor of Commerce & Bachelor of Laws (Honours), Melbourne University, Australia

Raghuram Janapareddy

Partner, India

Raghuram Janapareddy has over 34 years of experience in management consulting, business process consulting and organizational change management, working with executives across industry sectors. His core capabilities lie in setting up and scaling new businesses and verticals. He led multiple large ERP implementations for global customers. He is one of the Roster of Experts on WHO Digital Health Technical Advisory Group (DHTAG). He has experience in working on manufacturing shop floors as well as in Information Technology space. With his exposure to deep tech-innovations in IoT, AI/ML/DL, AR/VR and RPA, he helps his customers in innovation and digital transformation programs.

Industry Experience:

• Life Sciences & Healthcare
• Discrete & Process Manufacturing
• CPG & Retail

Expertise:

• IT Strategy, Business Process Design and Governance 
• Program and Project Management
• Outsourcing & Transition Management
• Digital Transformation & Innovation Programs

Education:

• Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering
• Diploma in Materials Management

Mahesh Kumar

Partner, USA

Mahesh has more than 22 years of management consulting and IT transformation advisory experience. He is a front-line leader with extensive CxO engagement and responsible for crafting a vision for creating a sustainable business portfolio on the foundation of SAP Intelligent Enterprise. He has extensive experience in key practice functions such as business strategy, global delivery, problem solving and assurance.

Industry Experience:

• Life Sciences
• Engineering
• Automotive

Expertise:

• SAP ERP / Production Planning and Execution, Quality Management, EHS/GLM, Plant Maintenance
• SAP APO – Supply Network Planning, Production planning and Detailed Scheduling
• Complex Program Management
• Global SAP Template Design & Deployment

Education:

• BS in Mechanical Engineering
• MBA in Production and Controlling from India

Robert Minov

Partner, Germany

Robert has more than 20 years of data & analytics consulting, entrepreneurial and IT experience with multinational corporations across the globe.

Industry Experience:

• Pharmaceuticals, Generics, Animal Health
• Automotive
• Aviation, Airports
• Food & Beverage

Expertise:

• Data & Analytics
• SAP Transformation Projects in Analytics and Corporate Planning 
• Digital Disruption and Innovation with AI and Machine Learning
• Design and Architecture of complex Analytics Landscapes
• Program and Project Management
• Master Data Management

Education:

• University degree in Business Management Administration from the Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich

Christian Rüggeberg

Partner, Germany

Christian has more than 18 years’ experience in management and IT consulting in global business transformation programs across highly regulated industries.

Industry Experience:

• Pharma, Animal Health, Medical Technology, Human Health
• Chemicals
• Retail & Food
• Automotive
• High-tech

Expertise:

• Project & Program Management
• Global Business and SAP Transformations
• Merger, Acquisition and Divestment
• Supply Chain Management
• Enterprise Architecture Design

Education:

• Diploma Wirtschaftswissenschaften from the University of Wuppertal

Sridhar Shanmugam

Partner, United Kingdom

Sridhar is a Chartered Management Consultant with over 30 years of management consulting experience. He is a senior advisor in ERP-enabled digital transformation, from strategy through implementation. He has delivered large global transformation programs across several industry sectors.

Industry Experience:

• Life Sciences
• Manufacturing
• Consumer Packaged Goods
• Technology

Expertise:

• Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures
• Business Case and Roadmap development for Digital Transformation programs
• Global Program Management
• Industrialized Deployment
• Global Business Transformation programs in GxP regulated environments
• Global and Distributed Delivery models
• Hybrid and Multi-cloud strategy for Application Migration, Modernization and Build
• Managed Services

Education:

• Master of Business Administration, Warwick Business School, UK
• Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics & Communication, Gulbarga University, India

Esin Yorulmaz

Partner, United Kingdom

Esin is an accomplished business and IT leader with more than 20 years of program and portfolio management as well as extensive business transformation experience, predominantly in life sciences.

Industry Experience:

• Life Sciences
• Consumer Goods

Expertise:

• Agile program delivery, certified SAFe (Scaled Agile) Program consultant
• Global SAP Template Design & Deployment
• Global Program Management, Quality Assurance
• Design of new operating models
• Business Process Management

Education:

• London Business School, MBA
• Colombia Business School, Digital Strategies for Business, Executive Education, UK, 2018