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Simon-Kucher and Partners Under New Leadership

May 1, 2009

Luxembourg/Bonn, May 1, 2009 – Simon-Kucher & Partners will be under new, joint leadership from today, May 1, 2009. At a meeting of the firm’s 44 partners in Luxembourg, Dr. Klaus Hilleke and Dr. Georg Tacke were elected co-CEOs as the successors of Prof. Hermann Simon. Both joined Simon-Kucher in 1988 and turn 50 years old this year. Dr. Hilleke established the company’s presence in the US and currently heads the Life Sciences division. Dr. Tacke is responsible for business in the large services and automotive sector. Both graduated and received their doctorates from the University of Bielefeld. Tacke was a visiting scholar at Stanford University, Hilleke at the University of California, Los Angeles. Simon-Kucher has almost 500 employees and 18 offices worldwide.


Photo:  Dr. Georg Tacke (left) and Dr. Klaus Hilleke (right)

About Simon-Kucher & Partners, Strategy & Marketing Consultants:
“Smart Profit Growth” is the focus of Simon-Kucher & Partners’ consulting work. Manager Magazine recently ranked Simon-Kucher as the leading consultancy in marketing and sales, based on a survey conducted with the top managers in Germany (August 2007). With almost 500 employees, the firm currently has 18 offices worldwide.