Alex leads McKinsey’s Retail Practice in Asia. He supports leading retail companies through performance and growth transformations and digital business building. His clients include leading local champions across China, North Asia, South East Asia and the Middle East, and multinational companies looking to enter or transform their presence in Asia.
In addition to driving the firm’s innovation agenda in retail, Alex is the cochair of McKinsey’s Internet & Innovation Academy in China through which the leading-edge retail innovation from China is brought to our clients globally.
Alex is an astrophysics enthusiast and a passionate basketball player.
Published Work
“How China’s consumer companies managed through the COVID-19 crisis: A virtual roundtable,” McKinsey & Company, March 2020
“What food retailers should do during the coronavirus crisis,” McKinsey & Company, March 2020
How companies can seize opportunity in Vietnam’s growing retail market, McKinsey & Company, October 2019
“Auchan China’s chairman on the future of grocery,” McKinsey & Company, July 2019
“What Chinese consumers want from fresh-food retailers,” McKinsey & Company, April 2019
“Boosting mall revenues through advanced analytics,” McKinsey & Company, January 2019
“Commercial excellence in China: Lessons from the top CPG companies,” McKinsey & Company, October 2018
“How grocers can outperform in Vietnam: Standing tall in a crowded market,” McKinsey & Company, March 2018
Past experience
Total
Project manager
Procter & Gamble
Project manager
Education
INSEAD
MBA
Georgia Institute of Technology
MS, civil engineering
MC, industrial engineering
American University of Beirut
BE, civil engineering