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Stefan Niemeier

Stefan is a director at McKinsey and leads our European “Technology in Retail” group. He has advised retailers around the globe and across many retail sub-sectors. Stefan holds a PhD in Economics and a Masters in Business Administration.

Andrea Zocchi

Andrea is a director at McKinsey where he leads the Consumer Practice in Southern Europe. Andrea is also an adjunct professor at IMT—Institute for Advanced Studies—in Lucca (Italy), where he holds a PhD level course on advanced problem-solving techniques. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and prior to joining McKinsey, he worked for Hewlett Packard Italy.

Marco Catena

Marco is an associate principal at McKinsey. He works with retail and mobile telecommunications players in Europe on commercial and performance transformation topics. Marco holds a PhD in Industrial Management and a Degree in Management Engineering.

James Naylor

James is a senior knowledge expert in McKinsey’s European Retail Practice, concentrating on latest and best practice in retail format development and on the development of consumer goods industries in emerging markets. He holds undergraduate and masters degrees in Psychology.

Roger Roberts

Roger is an expert partner at McKinsey and leads the firm’s IT service lines for North American Consumer Goods and Retail businesses. He also serves a range of clients across sectors on adapting to technology-based disruptions. Roger holds engineering degrees from Stanford University and an MBA from MIT’s Sloan School of Management where he has served on the board of the MIT Center for Digital Business.

Nina Gillmann

Nina is a consultant at McKinsey. She has advised some of the world’s largest corporations on strategic and operational issues, with an industry focus in retail and advanced industries. She holds a diploma in economics from University of Kiel as well as a master of letters from University of St Andrews and a PhD in political sciences from the University of Kiel.

Lis Hannemann-Stenger

Lis is a consultant at McKinsey. She works in the Consumer Practice on strategy and transformation topics. Lis holds a PhD and masters in business administration.

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