Gustavo Nieponice
Managing Director & Senior Partner
Buenos Aires
Gustavo Nieponice began his career at The Boston Consulting Group in 2000. He is a core member of the Industrial Goods practice and leads BCG's materials and process industries sector in Western Europe and South America, bringing more than 15 years of consulting experience dedicated to the natural resources industry and supporting clients on all continents. He works with natural-resources companies on profit improvement, optimization of large capex projects, strategy, value management, pricing and logistics, and organization projects.
Gustavo has led many projects in the natural-resources sector and heads BCG's mining sector in Western Europe and South America and the Energy practice in the Southern Cone.
He has coauthored several mining reports, including those for the BCG Value Creators series. Before joining BCG, Gustavo worked for three years in the Strategic Planning Division of SOCMA, a diversified Argentine conglomerate. He is fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
Building resilience—through profitable growth, productivity, and a commitment to full-cycle planning—is the only reliable way to achieve long-term value creation.
Shrinking shareholder returns have left investors skeptical about mining’s future. To win back their trust, miners must master a three-step process for fueling sustainable growth.
Contractor costs are a big—and growing—part of total mine site costs. Eight moves can help miners save as much as 20% to 25% on contractor services.
Creating value remains a challenge for mining companies. Productivity programs that focus only on efficiency in physical assets are not enough.
The halcyon decade is over for the mining industry. To achieve healthy shareholder returns, companies must now have an unwavering and holistic focus on productivity.
