Dr. Mirko Warschun is a Senior Partner and Managing Director with KEARNEY, where he leads the Consumer and Retail Practice in Europe. In more than 25 years of global professional experience (consulting, M&A, VC/PE), Warschun has deep functional expertise in CEO advisory, strategy, growth, corporate governance, and large-scale transformation - with an increased emphasis on digital transformation. In this capacity, he is a trusted advisor to CEOs and boards of several major companies in the consumer goods and retail sector. He is actively facilitating change as a mentor, advisory board member, and investor in startups around the world.
Warschun has a passion for consumer industries and digital business models and is frequently interviewed on trends in major business journals and digital media. He is regularly featured as a speaker, panelist, and moderator at leading industry conferences and board meetings. In addition, he is a member of the Strategic Board of CEMS – The Global Alliance in Management Education.
Warschun holds a Master in International Management from CEMS for his studies at the Stockholm School of Economics, a Doctor of Philosophy in Management from the University of Oldenburg, and a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Cologne. During his career, he attended a senior executive program at the London Business School.
CEO advisory, Strategy and Growth, Corporate Governance and large-scale transformation.
Kearney could start off by talking more about the pace of change but by the time they’d have done that, more opportunities would have passed. Disruption is not just an overused buzzword, but a massive understatement. The facts are you need to get ideas to the shelves faster, accelerate consumer engagement, and move from catching up to the latest trend to defining the next. Whether you trade in diamonds or diapers, the goal is the same—to anticipate and meet unprecedented consumer demands. But the real question is—how?
How Kearney can help consumer and retail businesses
Kearney’s not saying it’s easy. Under pressure to meet consumer expectations every moment and shareholder expectations quarter in, quarter out, the challenges you’re facing are complex and discrete. The rising costs of labor, implementing the right level of automation, breaking out of the corporate approach that results in standardized products for a global consumer who doesn’t exist. Through it all, every element counts, from how you move the sugar to how you make the chocolate to how it reaches consumers. It’s details like this that call for solutions as unique as your challenges.
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