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50 years
Of allowing us to create change that matters. When it matters most.
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McKinsey Mexico
50 years
Of allowing us to create change that matters. When it matters most.
McKinsey Global
McKinsey Mexico
1926
Founding of James O. McKinsey & Company, Accountants and Management Engineers, in Chicago.
1960
The London Office officially opened
The Firm's first location outside of the United States and the first step to making the Firm international.
1964
McKinsey Quarterly established
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1969-70
Our first steps in México
In April of 1970, John Lutz and a team began working to register the Firm in the country. In November, they started working on an engagement for the sugar industry.
1970
Mexico was the first office to open in Latin America
McKinsey opened offices in major world capitals.
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1970
John Lutz is appointed Managing Partner for Mexico
He was instrumental in establishing “long-term core-client relationship” that helped the Office grow and evolve.
1976
Mexico enters the first of three economic crisis (1976, 1982, 1988)
Hard work in those early years paid off, leading to the development of permanent linkages with different strategic industries for the country.
1980
The first decade of McKinsey in Mexico
McKinsey helps introduce ATM's in Mexico
Facilitating "ease of transaction" to the general public and becoming the backbone of contemporary retail payments.
McKinsey Mexico consolidates as part of the global Firm
The Mexico Office now has 40 consultants, including eight people on loan from offices in the US and Europe.
1982
McKinsey is now a Global Firm
All offices are treated as a single entity and English became the official language.
In Search of Excellence is published
Written by Tom Peters and Bob Waterman becomes one of the most successful business books in history, staying in The New York Times best-seller for 59 consecutive weeks.
1984
Alexis Falquier is appointed Managing Partner for Mexico
He would bring the Mexico Office into the some of its best years.
1986
Bernard Minkow is elected Senior Partner
Joined the Mexico Office after receiving an MBA from the Harvard Business School, one of the most influential and renowned leaders within the office.
1985
Mexico Earthquake
The Mexico Office partners set up a major contributory program for the reconstruction effort, and Alexis Falquier became a board member of the Mexican Earthquake Reconstruction Task Force.
1990
During this decade McKinsey boosts the modernization of the energy sector,
and helped to revitalize fundamental Mexican industries, helped the government structure to improve service quality and increase competition for pilar sectors.
Alumni Network Excels
Alumni become increasingly prominent in business and politics. Harvey Golub leads American Express, Helmut Panke CEO of BMW, Sheryl Sandberg chief operating officer of Facebook.
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Established to contribute to an understanding of economic issues of consequence to the Firm's clients while also providing with important views of the global economy.
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1992
The Firm launches the Women's Initiative
Whose goal is to create a working environment that better accommodates women’s individual needs.
1991
Monterrey Office
Mexico opens a much anticipated office in Monterrey. Juan Ferrara is the first on-site member of the new office.
1993
First Values Day
Established a global Firm-wide event in which all colleagues reflect on how to live the Firm’s core values.
1995
GLAM (Gays and Lesbians at McKinsey) is founded
Later GLAM will grow to include hundreds of colleagues from all around the world.
1993-2000
A journey towards modernization
The Office grows considerably due to a strong diversification of work with the public and private sector. During this time the Office was a key part of the movements and crisis that lead to the modernization of Mexico.
2000
The Mexico Office stabilizes building stronger connections with the rest of the world by leveraging its global network.
Manuel Mallen is appointed Managing Partner for Mexico
He led the Office during a time of unprecedented transition - socially, politically, and economically.
Day of service
A Firm initiative to increase our social impact by fostering awareness and inspiring our colleagues to participate in volunteering programs.
2004
The Mexico Office moves into Torre Mayor.
2005
Pablo Ordorica is elected Regional Energy & Materials practice leader
Pablo was the first regional practice leader based out of Mexico.
2008
Eduardo Bolio is appointed Managing Partner for Mexico
During his time as a Managing Partner the Mexico office grew and reached 100 consultants, accelerated women development and connected Mexico much more proactively, promoting exchange of consultants to the rest of the world, mainly USA, LatAm and Europe.
2008
Diconsa
The Gates Foundation & McKinsey work with Diconsa, a state-owned institution, distributing food and basic products to rural communities and designing a model for financial inclusion.
2009
Dominic Barton is elected Global Managing Partner
His signature theme is “Reach & Relevance.”
2009
McKinsey supports Mexico’s response to pandemic virus H1N1
2010-12
Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey
McKinsey helps modernize the most important private university in the country.
2010
Since 2010 McKinsey has broadened its strategic support in the Mexican private sector ecosystem, focused on:
Working on projects such as the first agile transformation in LatAm for a leading company in the retail industry and the largest implementation of an advanced analytics model for a major beverage company.
2014
McKinsey Mexico publishes:
Riding the source wave: How extractive companies can succeed in the new resource era.
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2014
McKinsey Mexico publishes:
A tale of two Mexicos: Growth and prosperity in a two-speed economy.
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2015
Sergio Waisser is appointed Managing Partner for Mexico
During this time, the Mexico office grew doubling its size in talent, projects and partners. The mix of its work shifted significantly to the Private Sector. The Experience Studio and Model Factory were established, sharpening the Firm's offer in Mexico and Monterrey.
2016
McKinsey Mexico reaches 200 Consultants
2017
Our Mexico Office moves to Torre Virreyes.
2018
McKinsey Mexico diversifies and expands its knowledge and tools
to support different kinds of projects across four main pilars.
Inauguration of AMC2
The center focuses on developing advanced capabilities in Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Sourcing and Change Management.
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McKinsey Design
A new group of consultants with design expertise starts working on projects with Mexican Clients.
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Experience Studio
Launched to create and develop new ideas and drive real innovation.
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Fuel Ignition
A locally-active and globally-connected community to support the Mexican startup ecosystem.
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2018
McKinsey Mexico supports Fideicomiso Fuerza México (FFM)
Incorporating best planning and organization practices, to maximize the benefits for the earthquake-affected populations.
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2018
Kevin Sneader is elected Global Managing Partner
Strengthening our commitment to helping create positive, enduring change in the world.
2019
Latin America’s missing middle of midsize firms and middle class spending power.
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2019
McKinsey Mexico publishes:
One aspiration, two realities. Promoting gender equality Investing in the development of women and ensuring that they advance is crucial to the economic performance of the country and its private-sector businesses.
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2020
A Year of Challenges
2020
COVID-19 Pandemic
Since the beginning of the Pandemic, McKinsey Mexico has worked with different states and organizations to enable the best possible response to this challenge.
