| | Bain & Company has
appointed Cyrus Jilla as
the new managing partner
of the global consulting
firm's operations in the
United Kingdom,
effective 1 August,
2007.
Jilla, who joined
Bain & Company in 1997
and currently leads
Bain's European Consumer
Products Practice, will
succeed Roger Siddle,
who has served in the
role for more than six
years.
Based in London,
Jilla will lead Bain's
highly successful UK
business that has more
than doubled in size
over the past five
years. He will continue
to serve clients in his | |
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| | new role, while taking
the additional
responsibilities of UK
resource deployment,
business development,
talent management and
operations. Bain's
London office has been
repeatedly ranked as one
of the 'Best Places to
Work' in major surveys
of UK and European
employers.
Bain rotates the role
of managing partner
using the principle that
the role exists to
support and serve the
partners, allowing them
to focus on clients.
"We all thank Roger
for his dedication to
serving our partnership
and his exceptional
leadership over the last | |
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| | six years where Bain UK
has expanded its
long-standing client
roster, and recruited
outstanding talent,"
said Steve Ellis,
worldwide managing
director Bain & Company.
"We are delighted that
Cyrus has accepted this
challenge. He has
demonstrated remarkable
leadership and has an
impressive record of
delivering results for
Bain's clients, both in
the UK and around the
world. His achievements
in serving Bain clients
have only been
paralleled by his
commitment to the
advancement of our
firm's strategy."
During his decade | |
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| | with Bain, Jilla has
advised public and
privately-held companies
in the consumer
products, luxury goods,
retail, and consumer
financial services
industries. His
experience encompasses
corporate strategy,
major transformations,
organisation, mergers
and acquisitions and
private equity work. He
is particularly
recognised for his work
in the luxury goods
industry, where he has
authored numerous
articles on brand
strategies, including:
Your Brand's Best
Strategy (European
Business Forum), New
Rules of Luxury (Harvard | |
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| | Business Review) and
How Bigger Can Be
Better (Financial
Times).
Prior to joining Bain
in 1997, Jilla worked
for several years for
Kalchas, a boutique
strategy firm in London
and at investment bank
Schroders. He earned a
Bachelor of Science in
the History of Medicine,
with honours, from
University College
London and studied
Medicine at Charing
Cross & Westminster
Medical School.
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