Patrick Forth
Managing Director & Senior Partner
Sydney
Patrick Forth is a core member of DigitalBCG and a past Global Leader of Boston Consulting Group’s Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) practice.
Since joining BCG in 1987 in London, he has operated from Paris, Milan, Lisbon, Singapore, and Sydney. Patrick has held a number of leadership roles, including heading BCG's Australia and New Zealand practice for five years. He led the Asia Pacific TMT business for five years and also opened and led BCG's office in Singapore. He helped to found, and currently serves on the board of BCG Digital Ventures.
Patrick's client work has focused on advising CEOs and senior executives around the globe in digital and technology transformation in all sectors. In the TMT industry, he focuses on issues of leadership, strategy and direction, governance, mergers and acquisitions, growth, disruptive technologies, infrastructure, transformational and operational improvement, and digital and productivity.
With so much at stake, why do so many companies fail?
TMT companies have the opportunity to lead consumers, companies, and the public sector into an increasingly digital world.
The top ten value creators demonstrate the payoff from long-term strategies built around AI, the cloud, the Internet of Things, and software as a service.
While the names may have changed, the top performers have figured out an old-media lesson: subscriptions and recurring revenues pay.
Despite the industry’s relatively weak performance, 15 of the 63 operators in our sample managed to generate double-digit annual returns.
Digital natives are generating a large—and growing—share of the sector’s value. But some traditional companies are also performing well. Other TMT players can join their ranks.
The tech industry has sparked tremendous value creation. Studying top performers is a master class in how to use new capabilities and practices to drive growth.
Digital giants dominate their markets, while many traditional companies are looking to transform. Some incumbents are making big leaps—changing how they do business and achieving results.
Digital transformation is hard, particularly for telcos. The leaders are looking beyond their core and using their strengths to meet the challenges.
