Roland Berger Strategy Consultants

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Roland Berger Strategy Consultants

Type	Partnership
Founded	1967
Headquarters	Munich, Germany 35 offices in 24 countries
Key people	Roland Berger (Chairman), Burkhard Schwenker (CEO)
Industry	Management consulting
Revenue	Over US$ 870 million (FY2007)
Employees	about 2,000 consultants
Website	www.rolandberger.com

Roland Berger Strategy Consultants is a global strategy consultancy firm based in Europe and founded in 1967 in Munich by Roland Berger. In 2007, the company's sales were approximately EUR 600 million. With 35 offices in 24 countries,^[1] the independent partnership is solely owned by its more than 160 partners. Roland Berger Strategy Consultants is a generalist^[2] strategy consultancy that advises leading international corporations, non-profit organizations and public institutions in all management issues. They provide support for strategic alignment, introducing new business models and processes, organizational structures and IT strategy.^[3]

1 Organization
2 Competitors
3 Offices
4 Projects and initiatives
5 Notable current and former employees
6 References

[edit] Organization

The organization is based on global Competence Centers along functional and industry lines. Client services are delivered by interdisciplinary teams of experts drawn from different Competence Centers. Roland Berger Strategy Consultants is particularly known for its expertise in the fields of restructuring and marketing. Furthermore, the consultancy has a strong focus on the automobile industry and the capital goods sector.^[4]

In the USA, the company has established 3 offices in Chicago, Detroit and New York City. The former San Francisco and Boston offices were closed in 2003.

[edit] Competitors

Roland Berger Strategy Consultants' major competitors include the McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group, Bain & Company and Booz & Company. The firm also competes with specialist boutiques such as Monitor Group or diversified consulting firms such as A.T. Kearney.

[edit] Offices

[edit] Projects and initiatives

Roland Berger Strategy Consultants is Official Supplier for the BMW Oracle Racing team,^[5] a founding member of the Best of European Business Awards,^[6] and sponsor of the Counterparts initiative to support culture and education in Central and Eastern Europe.^[7]

[edit] Notable current and former employees

Roland Berger — Entrepreneur, philanthropist and founder of the firm
Thomas Eichelmann — CFO of Deutsche Börse (German Stock Exchange)
John Furth — Managing Vice President Business Strategy Services, Hitachi Consulting