The management consultancy Kearney has appointed Martin Tornes as the new leader of its Danish business, the firm announced on 18 September. Tornes will run the Copenhagen office and take responsibility for its strategy, operations and staff, while coordinating with the firm’s European leadership on growth and cross-border work. The hire strengthens Kearney’s bench in a competitive Nordic consulting market where senior talent is scarce.
Tornes joins after 20 years at rival firm Bain & Company, where he made partner in the Copenhagen office. His work has covered strategy, mergers and acquisitions, technology transformations, organizational restructuring and performance improvement, with a particular focus on private equity funds and financial services institutions. That client base has been among the busier corners of the Nordic advisory market.
In a post marking the move, Tornes said he was looking forward to the role. “I’m delighted to have joined Kearney as the leader of its Danish office,” he said. “I’m excited to start this next chapter.” The appointment pairs a well-known local operator with a global firm looking to grow its Danish footprint, and it follows a pattern of senior partners switching between the large consultancies.
Part of his brief is to expand Kearney’s presence in Denmark and support its work with private equity and financial services clients across the Nordic region. Those sectors have been active areas for consulting demand, as investors and banks weigh deals, restructurings and technology overhauls in a shifting economy, and firms compete to advise on the largest mandates.
The hire reflects continued competition among the large consultancies for senior talent in the Nordics, where a relatively small pool of experienced partners moves between firms. For Kearney, bringing in a long-serving Bain partner is a signal of intent in a market where reputation and client relationships tend to follow individuals as much as brands. The firm did not name a predecessor in the role. Kearney is a global management consultancy that competes with firms such as McKinsey, Bain and Boston Consulting Group. Its Nordic offices advise companies, investors and public bodies on strategy and operations, a market where demand has held up despite a slower wider economy.
