Andreas Gocke
Managing Director & Senior Partner
Munich
Andreas Gocke leads The Boston Consulting Group's global work in the chemical sector. He is a core member of the firm's Industrial Goods practice. He is also a core member of BCG’s Center for Digital in Industrials.
Since joining the firm in 1996, Andreas has focused on working with clients in the chemicals industry. He has also acquired deep experience in and knowledge about procurement and the aerospace and defense industries.
He believes strongly in empirically proven patterns of value generation: operational and cost improvements are a must in the short and medium term, whereas sustainable value can be achieved only with successfully implemented growth strategies.
Before joining BCG, Andreas worked at the University of St. Gallen.
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