Bain & Company has appointed Hernan Saenz as the new head of its Global Strategy & Transformation practice, marking a key leadership transition as the firm continues to expand its capabilities in large-scale business transformation.
The appointment underscores Bain’s ongoing focus on helping clients navigate complex, rapidly changing business environments through integrated strategy and execution. Saenz brings more than 25 years of experience at the firm and previously served as global head of its Performance Improvement practice, where he led significant growth and helped clients drive value through operational and business model transformations.
Before that role, Saenz was managing partner for Bain’s Southwest region, overseeing operations across Dallas, Houston, and Mexico, where he contributed to a doubling of the region’s size. His expertise spans performance transformation, operations reinvention, and strategy in periods of economic and technological disruption.
Saenz also serves as an advisor to the World Economic Forum, contributing to initiatives focused on digital, traceable, and circular value chains. In addition, he is on the faculty at Cornell University’s Johnson School of Business, where he teaches on strategy and operations in a rapidly evolving global landscape.
He succeeds Dunigan O’Keeffe, who led the Strategy & Transformation practice through a period of innovation and growth, including the integration of strategy and transformation teams into a unified practice.
The leadership transition comes as Bain continues to emphasize end-to-end transformation capabilities, combining strategic insight with execution to help clients achieve long-term competitive advantage.
KEY QUOTES:
“Transformation has been part of our Bain DNA for more than 50 years. It’s at the core of what we do. Under Hernan’s leadership, our Strategy & Transformation practice will harness the full range of Bain’s capabilities, and its deep expertise across industries, to enable clients to reinvent their businesses with bold, industry-defining strategies and dynamic execution to create maximum value. Hernan brings to his new role vast experience, recognition across the firm as one of Bain’s most respected and inspiring leaders, and an outsized track record of building our business. Under his leadership, we are energized to see the results for the firm and our clients as he leads the practice in its next exciting chapter of growth and industry leadership.”
François Faelli, Global Head of Capabilities, Bain & Company
“I want to thank Dunigan for leading the Strategy practice through a highly successful period of both growth and innovation. Looking ahead, we will build upon the deep capabilities developed under his leadership to help clients navigate what is a time of extraordinary change for every business. We will continue to champion Bain’s mission to partner our clients to drive unparalleled levels of economic value while setting new standards for our respective industries. This will require client partnerships defined by breakthrough strategic thinking, the relentless pursuit of full potential, and transformational results. I’m excited to work with our clients at this defining moment to drive towards industry leadership, and to bring Bain’s expertise to help them chart their course and turn their ambitions into reality.”
Hernan Saenz, Head of Global Strategy & Transformation Practice, Bain & Company
