Marc-André Kamel
Partner,
Head of our Global Retail practice, with a cross-sector advisory record and 30+ years of leadership in retail foresight.
About Marc-André
Expertise
Highlights
- Vice President & Board Member of AmCham France
- Member of the Monaco Digital Advisory Council
- Former Chairman of our Global Nominating Committee
Marc-André Kamel leads our Global Retail practice. He is also a core member of Bain's Customer Strategy and Full Potential Transformation practices.
Marc-André has more than 30 years of management consulting experience, working with CEOs and senior management teams on their most pressing issues and helping them drive full potential transformation programs. Since joining Bain in 1988, he has worked with clients in a wide range of industries including retail and consumer products, luxury goods, media and tourism. His projects have covered a broad cross-section of issues including corporate and business unit strategy, transformation, marketing strategy, cost reduction and operational improvement, mergers & acquisitions and organization.
Marc-André was until recently the Chairman of Bain's global Nominating Committee and served previously on the firm's global Compensation and Promotion Committee for six years. He is currently Board Member and Vice-President of AmCham France (American Chamber of Commerce in France), Member of the Monaco Digital Advisory Council and is a regular speaker on retail and luxury.
Marc-André is a graduate of the "Ecole Spéciale des Travaux Publics" in France, where he received a degree in civil engineering. He also earned a Master of Science degree in civil engineering from Northwestern University and completed an MBA with distinction from the Wharton School.
Recent Insights
- “Technology in Retail: Escaping the Complexity Trap ,” Brief, marzec 2024
- “What It’s Like to Lead a Full Potential Transformation,” Executives on Transformations, luty 2024, Video
- “The Future of Grocery: Easing the Profit Squeeze,” Infographic, czerwiec 2023
- “Six Ways Retail Can Soar Through the Macroeconomic Clouds,” Brief, maj 2023
- “The Future of Retail: The Age of Convergence,” Brief, grudzień 2022
In the News
- “Bain & Company appoints Kurt Grichel to lead its Americas Retail Practice,” Press release, styczeń 2024
- “Don’t sit on your hands: Retailers should act now to avoid risks of macroeconomic uncertainty,” Press release, maj 2023
- “‘Digital native’ retail to double revenue share by 2030 but convergence between old and new will shape next retail era, fastest growth for ‘digital natives’ likely to be over − Bain & Co ,” Press release, grudzień 2022
- “Beyond Omicron: Six Strategic Priorities for Retailers,” Mid-East Info, kwiecień 2022, Mid-East Info
- “E-commerce profits may become harder to make,” The Economist, marzec 2021, The Economist