Petter is a Director at Arthur D. Little’s office in Stockholm. He is the Global Strategy & Organization and Corporate Finance Practice Leader. He is affiliated to the TIME, Health Care and Public Sector practices. His professional focus is on strategy & organization and financial advice to private equity and industrial investors pre and post transactions (e.g. due diligence, valuation, strategy, change management, post merger integration) and governance issues faced by corporations, investors, governments and multi-lateral organizations. Petter holds a Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration from the Stockholm School of Economics and the Rotterdam School of Management.

Ignacio is affiliated to the Strategy, Organization & Corporate Finance Practice and to the TIME practice. His professional focus is on strategy formulation for high tech companies and network industries in fast moving or uncertain environments. His other main areas of involvement are growth strategies, strategic marketing, transaction services and post merger integration. Ignacio holds an MSc (Hons) in Electrical Engineering from Delft University of Technology and an EMIM (Hons) (European Master's in Management) from ESCP/EAP - the European School of Management in Oxford, Madrid and Paris. He is fluent in Spanish, Dutch, English, French and German.

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Jan is the Head of the Strategy and Organization practice in Nordic and has extensive experience consulting for the leading private equity and venture capital funds, as well as other investors in Nordic and elsewhere. He has worked in the areas of strategy development and implementation, due diligence, merger and acquisitions, and performance management. He has also worked extensively in the areas of turnaround and performance management in various industries. His industrial experience spans over a wide area of manufacturing and process industries.

Thomas Kuruvilla is the Managing Director of Arthur D. Little, Middle East. Thomas is also the Head of the Strategy and Organization practice in South East Asia and Middle East.

Thomas has extensive consulting and operational experience in the Middle East, Europe and South East Asia in the areas of strategy development and implementation, due-diligence, merger and acquisitions, and performance management. He has also worked extensively in the areas of turnaround and performance management in various industries.

Jesús Portal is our Managing Director. He also leads the TIME (Telecommunications, IT, Media and Electronics) practice in Spain. He has great expertise in the IT, Telecommunications and Aeronautics industries. Jesús is an aeronautical engineer and holds an MBA from ICADE.

With considerable experience in the automotive and manufacturing industries, Thomas’s professional focus lies on M&A, strategy and organization, marketing and sales improvement. He holds an MBA and a PhD in Business Administration and a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Natan leads the firm's New York City office and the North American Private Equity practice, with a focus on mid-market funds and their portfolio companies. He is a trusted advisor to some of the leading global and mid-market private equity firms and hedge funds, advising clients on due diligence, as well as operational improvement and the strategic repositioning of their portfolio companies. Natan holds an MBA in Finance and Management, with the highest distinction and Beta Gamma Sigma, from Columbia Business School; and, a BA in Diplomacy and Foreign Affairs, summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from Miami University of Ohio where he was a Benjamin Harrison Scholar.

Karim Taga is Managing Director Austria. He specializes in telecommunications and is a member of the TIME (Telecommunications, Information Technology, Media and Electronics) practice. He is also head of the TIME practice in Austria. Karim received a Master of Science Degree in 1989 from the Ecole Supérieure de l'Energie et des Matériaux, Orléans France with a master thesis accomplishment at the University of California Berkeley. While a research assistant at the Vienna University of Technology he developed an infrared fiber optical sensor. He received his Ph.D. in 1992 followed by an MBA in International Business from the Webster University St Louis Mi in 1993. Karim speaks French, Arabic, English and German.

Mario is Managing Director in Arthur D. Little's office in Italy and has extensive experience in management consulting. His primary focus area is expertise in Strategy and Organization and he has worked with most Italian Companies. Mario is a graduate of Politecnico of Milan, where he obtained a degree in Engineering.