Alex leads McKinsey’s Retail Practice in Asia. He supports leading consumer and retail companies through commercial transformations and new business building in e-commerce for physical retail, M&A, organic growth, and technology enablement.
In addition to driving the firm’s research on innovation in retail in China, Alex is the cochair of McKinsey’s annual Internet & Innovation Academy event in China.
Alex is an astrophysics enthusiast and a passionate basketball player.
Published Work
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