Agustín Costa
Managing Director & Partner
Santiago
Agustin Costa is a core member of Boston Consulting Group's Industrial Goods practice and focuses on mining and metals. He joined BCG's Buenos Aires office as an associate in 2005.
At BCG, Agustin's recent experience includes implementing Obeyas, a lean performance management tool; leading a contractor cost-reduction program; managing a contractor cost-reduction and productivity program for a major copper mining company in Chile; redesigning the global copper organization for a diversified international mining company; and redefining the portfolio of a major global mining company through the asset-review program.
Before joining BCG, Agustín worked as a strategy specialist at British Telecom, a logistics planner at Ternium Siderar, and a maintenance planner at Du Pont.
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