Change of leadership at Bain & Company in Switzerland
Massimo Lusardi, a partner and consumer goods expert, will assume the role of Managing Partner and take charge of the Swiss operations of the international management consulting firm Bain & Company effective April 1, 2019. He succeeds Thomas Lustgarten, who held this position for 13 years and will now take on the newly created role of Chairman of Switzerland.
As the new head of Switzerland, 44-year-old Lusardi will use his experience and management skills to continue Bain's above-average growth in the Swiss consulting market. "With Massimo Lusardi, we have selected an excellent candidate who will ensure even more presence for Bain in the all-important Swiss consulting market," emphasizes Thomas Lustgarten, Switzerland Chairman-to-be. "We want to expand our successful growth course in all industries and develop and jointly implement innovative solutions for our clients."
"I am looking forward to the new challenge," Lusardi explains. "And I'm honored to take on this important role in Zurich and lead Bain's Swiss office into its next phase of growth."
New position created with Chairman Switzerland
Lustgarten is passing on the rolling management responsibility customary at Bain after a successful 13 years. According to a statement, he has succeeded in increasing sales in Switzerland fivefold, quadrupling the number of employees and expanding the partner group from five at the time to 20 today. Not least because of his track record, Lustgarten will join Lusardi as chairman to shape Bain's future in Switzerland. At the same time, the industry expert will assume global leadership of the Industrial Goods and Services practice group. This is the first time that this sector, which is of great importance for Bain's growth, will be led by a Swiss national at the global level. This underlines the high importance of Switzerland for Bain as a whole, the statement continues.
