David Panhans
Managing Director & Partner, Middle East
Managing Director & Partner, Middle East
David Panhans leads Boston Consulting Group’s Technology, Media, & Telecommunications practice and coordinates BCG’s Digital & Analytics efforts in the Middle East.
Since joining BCG in 2011, David has worked with numerous fixed and mobile operators on projects related to corporate strategy, opportunity assessments, and commercial turnaround strategies. He has acquired extensive experience partnering with clients in the Middle East, Europe, and Africa.
David’s project experience includes leading the development of an integrated broadband strategy for a large Middle Eastern operator, and he has also worked with telecommunications clients to redesign their consumer market offering portfolios and pricing strategies. He has also helped a wide range of companies in the areas of due diligence, market-entry strategy, investment strategy, and business transformation.
Prior to joining BCG, David was cofounder of a leading European Internet start-up (dooyoo.com) and responsible for the business model strategy and product development. He also worked as a quality controller in the main manufacturing plant of Mercedes-Benz in Sindelfingen, Stuttgart.
Robotics Process Automation (RPA) is a rapidly expanding technology that has been hailed as a game-changer by COOs and CIOs in industries from financial services to media to energy production. RPA super-charges the ability of simple processes to drive real competitive advantage and is one part of the broader automation ecosystem discussed in this report. Find out how exactly does RPA impact customer experience, efficiency, and the role they play in speed to market.
As part of a recent global digital maturity study, centered around our proprietary Digital Acceleration Index (DAI) framework, BCG surveyed ~150 companies in the Middle East, focusing on the largest companies in the GCC. Survey responses were used to identify Bionic Champions – those most digitally mature and contrast them with Laggards. This article shares key findings on how these Bionic Champions outperform by leveraging digital boosters to drive performance and resilience.
Wireless spectrum is in high demand. New users and applications are emerging rapidly. To maximize this limited natural resource, countries must adopt a new management model.
