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Alexandre Kleis

PartnerZurich

Helps grocery retailers and consumer goods companies deliver large-scale commercial transformations.

Alexandre is a Partner in McKinsey’s Zurich office and a leader in the Consumer Practice, specializing in grocery retail and large-scale commercial transformations. He advises leading grocery retailers and consumer goods companies across Europe, North America, North Africa, and the Middle East on commercial strategy, end-to-end performance improvement, and organizational design.

Examples of his recent client work include:

  • Leading the growth strategy for a leading grocery retailer, unlocking a multi-year transformation agenda and establishing the foundation for sustained topline growth and boosting overall profitability
  • Orchestrating a company-wide private label transformation for a major European retailer, strengthening sourcing capabilities, resetting assortment strategy, and supporting the relaunch
  • Shaping the global strategy and leading multiple country turnarounds for a top European grocery retailer, including serving as interim CFO and building lasting commercial and transformation capabilities
  • Leading a company-wide productivity and performance transformation for an international food and beverage company, integrating design-to-value, S&OP, and commercial excellence initiatives to reset strategy and boost profitability

Prior to this, Alexandre was based out of New York.

Education

The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
BSE, economics

University of Pennsylvania
BSE, systems science & engineering