Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Drew Vance. Drew spent 5 years as a leader within the Capital Excellence and Energy practices at McKinsey prior to starting independent consulting in 2024. His passion and deepest expertise is focused in operations […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Brynn Elcock Smart with Brynn Elcock Smart Consulting. Brynn partners with mission-driven organizations on strategy, business planning, and organizational development and change. Building on 10 years experience with top-tier consulting firms, Brynn has partnered […]
Eduardo Urdapilleta shares a comprehensive paper on how the banks in Brazil have developed a network of commercial entities with a focus on those who have moved outside of financial services. Abstract This paper explores the extent to which formal, regulated financial institutions such as banks have been able to partner with “correspondents”- commercial entities […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Thomas Jacques with darwill. Thomas started his career in consulting at Arthur Andersen and BCG, then joined TF1 (the leading free-to-air broadcaster in France), where he ran Innovation and Corporate Strategy departments. Thomas joined […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Henrik Joelsson with HJ Business Development. Henrik is a Swedish national with more than 30 years of experience in strategy consulting, private equity and M&A. He began his career at Bain & Company, where […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Anton Hoefter. Anton is a seasoned ex McKinsey-consultant and advisor with 25 years experience in operational and strategical roles, management consulting and active investment. Strong experience in hospitality, wellness, leisure and telco infrastructure across […]
Stephan Rend highlights the problem of clarity erosion in leadership and how it affects performance. Leadership rarely breaks through chaos. More often, it erodes while everything still appears to be working. Meetings are full. Decisions are being made. Activity is high. People are engaged and trying to do the right thing. From the outside, nothing […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Peter Yang. Peter is a strategy and operations executive with over 20 years of experience leading innovation and large-scale transformations. Most recently, he served as Area VP of Strategy & Operations at BMC Software, […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Timothy B Gustafson. Tim, MD, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine before serving as a psychiatry resident at Mt. Sinai Hospital in NYC. In 2005, he shifted to a non-clinical path […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Corwin Yulinsky with cy.XL. Corey has pioneered the use of information and analytics to transform business strategy and operating models across a variety of industries as both a consulting partner and a senior executive. […]
DC Jayasundera explains how to align collaborative technology with strategic business goals. Some value-added distributors are stepping ahead with pilots for AI-powered drones, IoT-enabled forklift automation, and GenAI-assisted workflows to modernize the warehouse floor. Isolated PoCs are showing gains in efficiency and safety – but are they scalable to create long-term value? The wave of […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Margriet van der Wal. Margriet is an ex-Bain consultant with 15 years of experience in strategy, HR, and organizational topics across multiple sectors. Since 2016, she has worked independently, focusing on complex HR, people, […]