Tawfik Hammoud
Managing Director & Senior Partner; Global Leader, Principal Investors & Private Equity Practice
Toronto
Managing Director & Senior Partner; Global Leader, Principal Investors & Private Equity Practice
Toronto
Tawfik Hammoud leads Boston Consulting Group’s Principal Investors & Private Equity practice globally and the firm's Corporate Development and Technology, Media & Telecommunications practices in Canada. He is also a member of the firm's Executive Committee.
Since joining BCG in 2005, Tawfik has worked extensively with clients in Europe, North America, and Asia, helping transform their businesses. He has also worked with private and public institutional investors around the world.
In his client work, Tawfik advises clients on all aspects of business strategy, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, operations, and family business and governance.
Prior to joining BCG, Tawfik ran a project management software company in the U.S. and worked in consulting and investment banking in France.
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