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Björn Hagemann

Senior Partner, Cologne

Creates sustainable impact and performance improvement in companies through operational, organizational, digital, and advanced analytics transformations

About Björn

Björn Hagemann is a member of the leadership team of our global Transformation and our global Aerospace & Defense Practice. He advises companies across a wide range of industries on improving performance through operational, commercial, organizational, and digital transformations. Björn Hagemann has experience in numerous sectors, including aerospace & defense, automotive and assembly, construction, medical devices, consumer goods and retail, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, as well as oil & gas.

In addition to our Cologne office, he has also worked in our offices in Washington, D.C., Munich, and São Paulo.

His recent client engagements include:

  • Transformation of a global leading aerospace company
  • Definition and implementation of a significant organic and inorganic growth strategy for a German supplier
  • Substantial performance improvement and transformation for a German automotive supplier
  • Successful support of the IPO of an MDAX-listed company
  • Transformation of a global leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, doubling profitability
  • Strategic repositioning of a company in the defense sector

Published work


Shifting currents: The role of shipbuilders in enhancing naval fleets,” McKinsey & Company, November 2024

The irresistible momentum behind clean, electric, connected mobility: Four key trends,” McKinsey Quarterly, April 2021

Education

WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management
Diplom-Kaufmann

The University of Texas at Austin
MBA