Year of birth: 1939. Peter Kraljic is a Director Emeritus at McKinsey, where he spent 32 years and held a number of senior positions until his retirement in 2002. Focused mainly on industrial clients in the chemicals, pharmaceuticals, automotive assembly, and steel and aluminium sectors, he was also a member of McKinsey's Personnel Development Committee and has managed the company's activities in France as a General Director. Peter has also written a number of scientific and business articles for publications such as the Harvard Business Review and Le Figaro Economic. He has also recently led special projects aimed at economic growth and job creation in Germany and Brazil. Peter graduated from the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia (Faculty of Metallurgy), and holds a PhD degree from PolytechnicUniversity in Hannover, Germany. He also holds a Masters degree in business management from the INSEAD business school, France.