McKinsey India has elevated its Senior Partner Rajat Dhawan as new managing partner after the culmination of an elaborate selection exercise that started after Gautam Kumra was appointed the firm’s Asia chairman in a recent global reshuffle, according to ET Bureau report.
Dhawan will be the sixth managing partner to take the McKinsey India corner office since 1992, after Tinu Puri, Ranjit Pandit, Adil Zainulbhai, Noshir Kaka and Kumra.
The New Delhi-based Dhawan spent the last 24 plus years at the India practice and has worked closely with the country’s top auto companies in strategy and performance transformation.
He led the advanced industries practice in Asia from 2017 and previously co-led the operations practice in the region.
The incoming managing partner will most probably take over in early August, when Kumra moves to Singapore to take over the Asia chairmanship.
“I am truly excited by the opportunity to take on the role of managing partner for McKinsey in India. I approach it in a tradition of servant-leadership with a focus on supporting our clients to achieve their goals and my colleagues to fulfill their potential,’’ said Dhawan. “I am committed to our local aspirations and our global commitment to redefining our profession by delivering holistic impact, doubling our rate of innovation, recommitting to apprenticeship and setting the standard for professionalism. We have a significant role to play as a catalyst to help our clients achieve sustainable and inclusive growth that contributes to progress in India.”
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