Ep 47 - Melanie Tobler - The business case of attracting and retaining female talent - BearingPoint’s quest for more Women
Currently, 13 % of BearingPoint's partners are women.
By 2025, this number has the ambition to rise to 20 %, and the total number of female client-facing staff (excluding partners) to reach 40 %.
In this episode, Sammy talks with Melanie Tobler, Partner at BearingPoint and leader of the firm's diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, about how she's spearheading this rapid transformation.
What's in it for you:
1. Why BearingPoint is dead set on rebalancing the number of female staff at all levels.
2. What is the context in BearingPoint for female talent to thrive and for Melanie to become a Partner.
3. How BearingPoint's partnership fosters cohesion and continuity in Business success.
4. How BearingPoint is fostering and investing in entrepreneurial ideas.
About Melanie:
As a Partner within BearingPoint, Melanie is leading a team with a passion for the Automotive Industry and a clear focus on tackling the challenges OEMs face in digitalizing and optimizing their Operations, including integration points to vehicle development and finance. She is firmwide responsible for the Key Account BMW. Therefore, she animates and coordinates the exchange of expertise and client activities among the relevant Practices. For the Management Committee, she is leading BearingPoint’s firmwide DEI Initiatives, including their strategic goals to enhance shares of female employees across the firm and in leadership positions.
Find Melanie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanie-tobler-aa8b60191/
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About BearingPoint:
BearingPoint is an independent management and technology consultancy with European roots and a global reach. BearingPoint’s clients include many of the world’s leading companies and organizations. The company operates in three business units: Consulting, Products, and Capital. Consulting covers the advisory business, with a clear focus on selected business areas. Products provide IP-driven digital assets and managed services for business-critical processes. Capital delivers M&A and transaction services.
Website: https://www.bearingpoint.com
Industry: Advice, Business Development, Consulting, Management Consulting
Company size (2021): 4,300
Headquarters: Nieuw-Amsterdam, Netherlands
Founded: 2002
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About the host Sammy:
Sammy and SAWOO offer a B2B community-building service that establishes you as a thought leader in your industry and helps you build genuine, human-to-human relationships with your dream clients.
Get in touch with Sammy here on LinkedIn.
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