Simon-Kucher

Simon-Kucher
TypePartnership
IndustryManagement consulting
Founded1985
Number of locations
46 offices, 31 countries
Area served
Worldwide
Key peopleCo-CEOs: Dr. Gunnar Clausen, Joerg Kruetten
ProductsManagement consulting services
Websitewww.simon-kucher.com

Simon-Kucher is a global strategy consulting firm with offices in 30+ countries with 46 offices and  a team of more than 2,000 employees. Founded in 1985, the firm focuses on growth strategy, marketing, pricing, and sales.

Background

Simon-Kucher was founded by Hermann Simon and his doctoral students, Eckhard Kucher and Karl-Heinz Sebastian, in Bonn in 1985. At the time, Simon was a professor at the University of Bielefeld.

In 1996, Simon-Kucher became the first independent German consultancy to establish a subsidiary abroad when the firm opened an office in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This was the beginning of Simon-Kucher's international expansion with new offices opening annually, starting with Paris, Zurich, Tokyo, and Munich. The firm is led by a board, consisting of nine partners from different countries and offices. Dr. Gunnar Clausen and Joerg Kruetten are the company's Co-CEOs since 1 January 2025.  Dr. Andreas von der Gathen and Mark Billige were Co-CEOs from 2020 to 2024. Dr. Georg Tacke was CEO since 2009, when Hermann Simon stepped down as board chairman, a position that he had held since 1995.

References

  1. ↑ "Simon-Kucher - About Us". www.simon-kucher.com. 4 March 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Simon-Kucher & Partners continues growth despite Covid-19". www.consultancy.eu. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  3. ↑ Joseph, Ugesh A. (2016). The "Made in Germany" Champion Brands. Nation Branding, Innovation and World Export Leadership. London New York. p. 221.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ↑ Wolf, Sabina (10 April 2008). "Prof. Dr. Hermann Simon im Gespräch mit Sabina Wolf" [Prof. Dr. Hermann Simon in an interview with Sabina Wolf (Bayerischer Rundfunk/TV)] (PDF) (in German). Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  5. ↑ Bohne, Andreas (22 December 1997). "Preis-Consultant in der Höhle des Löwen" [Price Consultant in the lion's den]. Handelsblatt (in German). p. 21.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  6. ↑ Simon, Hermann; Krütten, Jörg M. (2012). "Globalisierung und Führung - Kulturelle Integration und Personalmanagement in global agierenden Beratungsunternehmen". In Bamberger, Ingolf (ed.). Strategische Unternehmensberatung. Konzeption - Prozesse - Methoden. Springer/Gabler. pp. 132–153, 139.
  7. ↑ "Global Consulting Firm Simon-Kucher Appoints New Co-CEOs". www.simon-kucher.com. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "Simon-Kucher elects new co-chief executive officers". www.consulting.us. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "Leadership und Management" (in German). Retrieved 12 March 2018.