Practice leaders

Harald Deubener
Stuttgart
Coleads McKinsey’s Automotive & Assembly Practice globally, supporting clients in the automotive and mobility, machinery, aerospace...

Philipp Kampshoff
Houston
Global coleader of the Automotive & Assembly Practice, serving clients along the entire mobility value chain

Dominik Luczak
Tokyo
Supports automotive OEMs and suppliers on procurement, product development, product and portfolio strategy, and holistic performance...
Our people

Kimberly Borden
Chicago
Serves clients in the Aerospace & Defense and Automotive & Assembly Practices, focusing on strategy, operations, and transformational...


Mingyu Guan
Shenzhen
Drives performance and profitability for leading automakers, dealer groups, and mobility service providers

Shivanshu Gupta
Bengaluru
Leads McKinsey’s Advanced Industries in India, and is a leader in our global Operations and Advanced Industries Practices

Mikael Hanicke
Gothenburg
Advises clients on transformational change across functions, operations strategy and implementation, digital, and advanced analytics...

Bernd Heid
New York
Leads the McKinsey Platform for Climate Technologies and work in hydrogen globally; serves clients in the mobility and energy...

Liz Hempel
New York
Supports industrial clients to navigate changes in supply chain, manufacturing, and procurement as a result of an ever-evolving...


Dr. Ruth Heuss
Berlin
Co-leads McKinsey’s Operations Practice globally, and serves companies in the automotive and machinery industries on future mobility,...

Srikant Inampudi
Detroit
Managing partner of our Detroit office; helps industrial, healthcare, and other complex enterprises pursue strategic transformation,...

Philipp Kampshoff
Houston
Global coleader of the Automotive & Assembly Practice, serving clients along the entire mobility value chain

Matthias Kässer
Munich
Matthias leads the commercial vehicle segment for McKinsey in EMEA, working with manufacturers in the truck, bus, construction/agriculture/logistics...

Sebastian Kempf
Düsseldorf
Leads our lifecycle products and services work for advanced industries in Europe and helps companies with growth strategies,...

Masahiro Komatsubara
Tokyo
Serves automotive, electronics, and other globally active companies in the manufacturing and travel and transportation sectors...

Jan-Christoph Köstring
Munich
Co-leads McKinsey’s Sciences for Growth globally, innovating our clients’ marketing & sales (M&S) approaches and accelerating...

Kevin Laczkowski
Chicago
Advises senior leaders on strategy, M&A, and performance transformation across automotive, commercial/recreational vehicles,...

Martin Linder
Munich
Leads the Firm’s Battery Accelerator Team; global colead for the McKinsey Platform for Climate Technologies as well as our sustainability...

Varun Marya
Bay Area
Global leader of McKinsey's Advanced Industries practice, advises companies on strategic questions and challenges related to...

Inga Maurer
Chicago
Member of our Automotive & Assembly, Operations, and Private Equity Practices; advises clients on an array of issues, including...

Timo Möller
Cologne
Coleads the McKinsey Center for Future Mobility with a focus on the strategic and operational questions around disruptive trends;...

Nicolai Müller
Cologne
Brings extensive automotive industry expertise—helping clients with transformation programs, strategy and organizational initiatives,...

Hiroshi Odawara
Tokyo
Works closely with clients to realize corporate-wide transformation; brings deep expertise on a wide range of topics from growth...

Shivika Sahdev
New York
Leader in the McKinsey Center for Future Mobility serving clients on navigating disruptions relating to electric-mobility. She...

Emily Shao
Detroit
Pioneers the transition to the future of mobility, navigating organizations through disruptions in technology, business models,...

Seungheon Song
Seoul
Seungheon is a Managing Partner of McKinsey Korea, and a Senior Partner of McKinsey & Company. He is leading McKinsey’s Advanced...

Andreas Venus
Berlin
Serves as managing partner of our Berlin office and leads our advanced industries practice in Germany (incl. automotive & assembly,...

Ursula Weigl
Munich
Leads our activities in consumer and car finance in Europe and is part of the retail banking leadership team