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| Andre Andonian |
Global management consultancy firm McKinsey & Company said Tuesday that Andre Andonian, the managing partner of its Japan office, will become the new managing partner for Korea, replacing the incumbent Choi Won-sik who took the position in July 2012.
Andonian joined McKinsey in 1988 at the consultancy's Dusseldorf office and has since worked in Europe, the U.S., the Middle East and Asia for the last 32 years serving clients across the semiconductor, advanced electronics, automotive and assembly, biotechnology and aerospace and defense industries.
During his five-year tenure as managing partner for Japan, he led the operation there to become one of McKinsey's fastest-growing offices, more than doubling its client portfolio and the number of office employees.
Andonian founded McKinsey's global Advanced Industries practice, which he led for six years, and has supported the development of global business leaders as the co-Dean of McKinsey's Bower Forum, an exclusive forum for CEOs and chairpersons to counsel and learn from one another.
Andonian served on McKinsey's Global Board, the firm's top decision-making body, from 2005 to this year.
Prior to joining McKinsey, Andonian worked for U.S. manufacturing company Masco Corp., and IBM's offices in Europe and Asia.
His academic credentials include an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, as well as an MA in economics from the University of Vienna and a BSc in engineering from Federal Engineering College Mödling, Austria.
McKinsey said that the Korea office has grown strongly under the leadership of Choi, who has helped some of Korea's most important companies with continued innovation, delivering extensive growth.
Choi will continue to serve clients in Korea, and coach and support colleagues as a senior partner.
