Key Points
Robert Willen, the global managing partner and chairman of Kearney, has been coming to India over the last two decades..
After taking the top job at the consulting firm in May 2024, Willen has spent the last couple of months meeting clients and colleagues amid renewed interest in India as companies look to diversify their supply chains beyond China, especially in sectors such as defence and telecom..
I have been seeing incredible growth in India and we see a great potential here..
Thats a pivot we want to make in a much stronger way to really serve the domestic market, which is part of the growth of India, the aspiration of India, the positioning of India...
For instance, if an American company wants to have an operation in Mexico, its not that it is replacing China, but it might also be thinking about resilience, speed to market, late-stage customisation, sustainability..
