09/11/09
Shumeet Banerji Featured in the Financial TimesAs Booz & Company CEO, “Shumeet Banerji has the unusual job of leading a 95-year-old start-up,” begins a profile in the August 24, 2009 issue of the Financial Times.
A year after Booz & Company became an independent entity, the article takes an in-depth look at Banerji and his task “to help the firm establish its sense of purpose and build an international communal spirit” across 59 offices in 33 countries.
“It has not been an easy time for consulting firms,” the newspaper writes. “Many of their clients are now pinched for cash and unwilling to shell out for expensive consulting projects. When they do hire outside advice, they want it to be practical and focused, something that Mr. Banerji thinks plays to Booz’s strengths.”
Banerji says that Booz & Company has an uncanny ability to connect with the issues that companies care deeply about, which, in turn, builds client loyalty and helps the firm survive the economic downturn. “This is a firm that exists to serve clients, and as long as you stay focused on your clients, even when they’re going through a hard time, things will come back,” Banerji says.
