BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Effective January 1, 2020, Mark Billige, from the UK, and Dr. Andreas von der Gathen, from Germany, will assume leadership of the global strategy and marketing consultancy Simon-Kucher & Partners as co-CEOs for the next five years. The 114 Partners of the company elected them at their global Partner Meeting in Atlanta at the end of June. Billige (40) and von der Gathen (51) succeed Dr. Georg Tacke (60), who has been the company’s CEO since 2009 and will step down at the end of his term in December.

Mark Billige has been with the company since 2006. He currently heads the London office and manages the consultancy’s UK business. He advises clients from the internet, tech, media, and software industries and leads business with many of the company’s private equity clients. Dr. Andreas von der Gathen has been with Simon-Kucher for 20 years and is based in the company’s head office in Bonn. As global head of the Consumer Goods & Retail practice, he has built up and currently leads one of the firm’s largest industry practices. Both Billige and von der Gathen are Partners and members of Simon-Kucher’s board.

Simon-Kucher & Partners, Strategy & Marketing Consultants: Simon-Kucher & Partners is a global consulting firm with around 1,300 professionals in 38 offices worldwide focusing on TopLine Power®. Founded in 1985, the company has more than 30 years of experience providing strategy and marketing consulting and is regarded as the world’s leading pricing advisor.