Core team and experts
Jesper Sjöström
Role: Managing Partner
Background:
- Senior management consultant at McKinsey & Company. Conducted 35 operations and strategy projects with 20 different clients
- Affiliated with McKinsey’s Operations Practice and Purchasing & Supply Management Service Line
- Previously R&D engineer at Siemens
Michiel Avontuur
Role: Senior Advisor
Background:
- Senior purchasing manager at General Motors Europe and Head of supplier development
- Production engineer at Nippondenso Japan
- Senior management consultant at McKinsey & Company, Associate Principal and co-leader of McKinsey’s purchasing practice
Wojciech Wozniak
Role: Senior Expert Eastern Europe & Purchasing
Background:
- 10 years as Purchasing Manager at Proctor & Gamble and at Wienerberger, stationed in Poland and with focus on sourcing from Eastern Europe
- 5+ years as Senior Expert at McKinsey & Company Eastern Europe Sourcing Center in Warsaw
Tomasz Plasa
Role: Senior Expert Eastern Europe & Manufacturing
Background:
- 18 years as General Manager, COO or restructuring manager in industries in Eastern Europe
- Experience from leading positions in several industrial segments: Automotive components; Construction materials; Contract manufacturing; Metal processing; Telecom equipment; Industrial ceramics; Measurement equipment; Textile; Food
- 5 years as management consultant with McKinsey & Company in Warsaw, and with Alvarez & Marsal in Germany
Alina Madar
Role: Senior Expert Romania & Purchasing
Background:
- 5+ years as Sourcing and Cost Optimization consultant in Romania and Italy, serving clients e.g. in Engineering , Utilities, Pharmaceuticals and IT&C sectors
- Manager at consulting firm Integrate Investment S.R.L., based in Bucharest, Romania
- Division Manager for LowendalMasai Italia
- Division head of Business Information and Management Consulting at ICAP
