Volvo Ocean Race
For the first time, the City of Stockholm hosted the Volvo Ocean Race in June 2009 and the Race Village was located at Skeppsbron right outside the doors of the BCG Stockholm office. In 2008, The Boston Consulting Group was appointed to assist The Volvo Ocean Race in defining the strategy and develop the right capabilities and skills to achieve the goal to make the race the world’s premier sailing event - in terms of both commercial and sportive measures.
Read an interview of Rune Jacobsen, Partner and Managing Director at BCG, and Knut Frostad, CEO of Volvo Ocean Race on developing a strategy for 2011-2012 Volvo Ocean Race. Read Interview
SvD's article on how BCG plans to increase share of woman consultants
Christina Synnergren, a Project Leader in BCG Stockholm tells about the efforts BCG is making to hire more woman consultants. Currently about 30% of BCG Nordic's consultants are women. Article also interviews two participants of exclusive event BCG organized for Northern European talented woman students in the Stockholm archipelago. More
SvD's article on credit risks banks are facing from loans made to Private Equity owned companies in 2009
Fredrik Burling, Partner and Managing Director at BCG Stockholm shares his expectations for 2009, and tells about how BCG works together with banks to turn around the companies struggling with their debt.More