Pascal cotte
Senior Partner & Managing Director, Chairman
The Boston Consulting Group
Portugal
Biography
Pascal Cotte is the chairman of The Boston Consulting Group’s Western Europe, South America, and Northern Africa region. He is also a core member of the Operations and Industrial Goods practices and a member of the firm's Executive Committee. Previously, he was head of the Paris/North Africa/Israel system, European leader of the Operations practice, and global leader of the sourcing and lean topics. Since joining BCG in 1990, Pascal has been involved in several strategic and operational cases, primarily focusing on large-scale transformations at large industrial companies. In his work with clients, Pascal has helped develop growth strategies, performance improvement plans, global manufacturing and sourcing strategies, as well as reengineer operations for project-based industries. Prior to joining BCG, Pascal worked as a senior consultant in management information systems for Arthur Andersen.
Research Interest
Large-scale transformation, Postmerger integration, PMI in procurement, Best-cost-country sourcing, Lean in manufacturing, Sourcing strategy and implementation, R&D management, Large capital program management and Operational merger and change management.