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Sean Ryan and Michael Ooms
Sean Ryan
Partner, Kearney Sean Ryan is a partner in Kearney’s consumer practice, where he leads the Strategy practice for the Americas. He has extensive consulting experience with clients across North America and Europe, leading strategic transformation engagements in the beverage and alcohol, consumer products, healthcare, chemicals, high-tech, and financial sectors. Sean was recognized by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs as one of Chicago’s emerging leaders. He publishes and speaks on a variety of strategy and growth-related topics in the national press and at conferences. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, a master’s degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, and a bachelor’s degree from Boston College. He is based in Kearney’s Chicago office and can be reached at Sean.Ryan@kearney.com. Michael Ooms Partner, Kearney Michael Ooms is a partner in global consulting firm Kearney’s consumer practice, where he leads the firm’s beverage sector. He specializes in commercial transformations and end-to-end M&A for beverage companies, with particular expertise in the beverage alcohol space. His commercial transformation work focuses on revitalizing top-line growth through sales force optimization, pricing and revenue management strategies, and go-to-market redesigns that deliver measurable margin improvements. His M&A expertise extends across the complete transaction life cycle, from identifying strategic targets and conducting operational due diligence to designing post-merger integrations that capture anticipated value. He holds an MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and International Politics from Washington and Lee University. Currently based in Cleveland, he can be reached at Michael.Ooms@kearney.com.AUTHOR’S CONTENT
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