Erik is a leader of McKinsey’s work in the engineering and construction sector, working with clients to achieve and sustain portfolio-wide transformations across the construction value chain. He focuses on digitization of the development and construction process and is a leader of the firm’s work with suppliers to the construction industry—in particular, construction equipment OEMs, equipment-rental companies, and material suppliers and distributors.
Examples of his recent client projects include the following:
- diagnosing, piloting, and scaling up full-scale digital transformation of a construction-materials manufacturer, addressing each part of the process from engineering to final quality control
- assessing the market structure and key success factors in the European equipment-rental industry, including outside-in benchmarking and competitive analyses
- spearheading growth, sales, digital partnerships, and go-to-market strategies for leading global construction equipment OEMs
- managing multiple complex mergers and acquisitions, including market assessments, competitive reviews, and value-creation initiatives, in the construction-materials industry
- launching and implementing efficiency-improvement programs for large construction contractors, incorporating manufacturing efficiency best practices and lean construction principles
- shaping bespoke and cost-efficient concept designs, including prefabrication and modular construction, for a real-estate developer
Published work
“Call for action: Seizing the decarbonization opportunity in construction,” McKinsey & Company, July 2021
“Digging out: Forecasting for construction OEMs in the next normal,” McKinsey & Company, April 2021
“How construction can emerge stronger after coronavirus,” McKinsey & Company, May 2020
“Decoding digital transformation in construction,” McKinsey & Company, August 2019
“How analytics can drive smarter engineering and construction decisions,” McKinsey & Company, January 2019
“Building across borders: The state of internationalization in European public construction tenders,” McKinsey & Company, October 2018
“Toward a customer-centric construction-equipment industry,” McKinsey & Company, April 2016
Education
Stockholm School of Economics
MS, accounting and financial management