Consulting Team

2010

Fresh insights into your business

Every summer, the London Business School faculty selects seven of its top MBA students to form a consulting team to provide high-quality, cost-effective solutions to a wide range of clients.

The initiative is strongly supported by the School and benefits from extensive recognition in the global business community.

The MBA from London Business School has recently been ranked No. 1 by the Financial Times and is consistently ranked amongst the top five MBA programmes in the world.

We work collaboratively with our clients, employing the latest business thinking, analytical tools and project management techniques to ensure all engagements are concluded effectively and without budget risk.

Our flexible resources and diverse backgrounds allow us to undertake a wide range of projects, from market entry strategies, strategic planning and benchmark analysis, to operational process improvement and organizational change.

We will deliver rigorous analysis, fresh insights, and implementable solutions for your current business challenges.

Who we are

Our approach

Why we can add value

Experience: We have over 42 years of accumulated professional experience in financial services, management consulting, aerospace, technology, internet, telecom, commercial aviation, small business management, pharma, and consumer goods. We have further benefited from the latest business thinking and tools during the MBA programme.

Cost effectiveness: We employ similar methodologies and frameworks used by top-tier consulting firms to solve the most challenging business problems, while charging highly competitive rates.

Leading experts: We have access to the world-class research capabilities and faculty of London Business School in addition to a network of over 30,000 alumni.

Diversity: Our team has worked across 20 countries and speaks 9 languages including: English, French, Dutch, Spanish, Urdu, Russian, and Hindi.

Our previous clients include

Hertz: Strategy development

WPP: Business extension

Nokia: Market entry strategy

CIBA Vision: Product Launch

BAA: Change management

Virgin Management: Outsourcing strategy

BHP Billiton Aluminum: New venture development

Reuters: Positioning strategy

“ I was really impressed with the work that the Consulting Team carried out for us. They quickly understood our requirements, carried out detailed analysis and developed clear, strategic insights. I would highly recommend them!

Director of Customer Experience, Hertz Europe

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“ We were very impressed with the output of the team. It exceeded all expectations and has already had a meaningful impact on our business. We would have no hesitation in recommending the Consulting Team to other clients.

Director of Strategy, WPP Group plc

“About Us

The Team

Lieven Caboor (Belgium/United States)

?Five years’ internal consulting experience with GAP Inc. and Yahoo! focusing on

process improvement, cost reduction, and business transformation

?Two years’ engineering experience with Pfizer on optimization projects

?Experience: Change management, organisational redesign, outsourcing, financial

modeling, six sigma, negotiation, strategic sourcing

?Msc in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University and MSc in

Aerospace Engineering from University of Brussels

Sushant Kumar

?Four years’ consulting experience with

Capgemini Consulting and Evalueserve, India:

led projects in infrastructure, telecom, new

media and private equity

?Experience: strategy development for mobile

operators, financial modelling and due

diligence, market entry, product management,

operational efficiency, innovation and

profitability

?Bachelor of Technology in Material Science

Engineering from Institute of Technology,

Varanasi, India

(India) Adeel Hyder (United Kingdom)?Four years’ banking experience with RBS Global

Banking & Markets specialising in oil & gas

project finance and leveraged finance portfolio

management for clients across the UK, Europe

and Asia

?Experience: financial and credit analysis, market

entry, industry analysis, balance sheet

management, operational marketing and

stakeholder management

?BSc in Management (Hons) from the London

School of Economics

Kevin Millan (Mexico)?Six years’ experience in strategic planning, sales

and marketing, and manufacturing with Grupo

Modelo (Corona Extra), Pfizer, and Ford Motor

Company

?Experience: project evaluation, internal

consulting, strategic planning, strategic

management, supply chain and operations

?BSc in Industrial Engineering (Hons) with

Services and Manufacturing concentrations from

Universidad Iberoamericana

Ira Nabatalieva (Azerbaijan/Russia/

United States)?Ten years’ travel industry experience in revenue

management, pricing, scheduling and

forecasting with Continental Airlines across US,

European, and Pacific regions

?Experience: revenue optimization and cost

cutting strategies, contract negotiations, market

analysis, market entry, training and

organizational development

?BA in Economics with Finance concentration

(Hons) from St. Olaf College

Nicholas Osborne (United States)?Four years’ business intelligence consulting

experience with Claraview, a Division of

Teradata specialising in healthcare,

education, pharmaceutical, and

manufacturing industries

?Experience: IT strategy, business intelligence,

data warehousing, project management,

business development, market intelligence

?BSc in Systems Engineering (Hons) from the

University of Virginia

Kartik Rathod (Canada)?Seven years’ operations and management

experience of multiple Shoppers Drug Mart

retail franchises

?Experience: operational efficiency strategy

and implementation, leadership and

organizational development, purchasing and

cost optimization, new product launch and

integration, turnaround management

?BSc in Pharmacy from the University of

Toronto

To discuss how we can help your

organisation, please contact us

Consulting TeamLondon Business School, House 38

Regent’s Park,London NW1 4SA, UK

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7000 6670Fax: +44 (0) 20 7000 7401

e-Mail: consultingteam@london.edu

Consulting Team

LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL

London Business SchoolRegents ParkLondon NW1 4SA, UKTel +44(0) 20 7000 7000Fax +44(0) 20 7000 7001www.london.edu