Boston Consulting Group selects Rahul Jain to head India office: Report

Boston Consulting Group (BCG), the global management consulting firm, has selected Rahul Jain to head its India office, industry sources told a publication.

At present Jain is MD and Senior Partner with BCG, he heads the Industrial Goods practice across the Asia Pacific region. He brings with him an experience of 22 years, as per Linkedin profile.

In his role as Asia Pacific Leader for the Industrial Goods practice, he drives BCG's business with various industrial companies in China, Japan, India, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand, and Korea, the website adds.

"There were other contenders in the fray but Rahul Jain has pipped them to the post," one of the persons cited above told the news source.

Two other persons confirmed the selection and said Jain would replace Alpesh Shah who has led BCG's India office since September 2018.

An alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad, Shah has experience in sectors like insurance, financial services, telecommunications and technology. It was not immediately clear what Shah's new role would be.

Currently, BCG India’s Chairman is Janmejaya Sinha.  

 "Yes, there is a change in the works at BCG in terms of taking over from Alpesh and an official announcement can be expected in a day or two," a fourth person added.

Jain, an alumnus of IIM Lucknow, is an expert in automotive, engineering, logistics, and various process industries including cement, steel, chemicals, power, and other building materials.