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Theodor Vendrig

PartnerOslo

Advises clients on large-scale digital and commercial transformations as well as strategy and M&A topics

Theodor is a partner in McKinsey’s Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) Practice. He leads the firm’s TMT work in the Nordics.

 

With over ten years of experience across industries, Theodor brings deep expertise in strategy, M&A, and large-scale commercial and digital transformations.

 

Driven by a focus on creating real, lasting impact, he works with organizations around the world on strategy projects and transformation programs. He has also led several business builds, helping companies strengthen customer experience, capture new growth opportunities, and achieve sustainable cost leadership.

 

Theodor advises leading telecommunications, media, software, technology, and global B2C companies. Recent examples of his client work include the following:

  • leading a full potential plan for a global software scale-up followed by execution of prioritized value creation levers
  • supporting a global telco in a large-scale digital transformation effort, including capturing wave one and two of impact across several of its operating countries and shifting to an agile operating model
  • supporting a global telco in establishing a new growth strategy and conducting the first acquisition in new verticals to accelerate the strategy
  • building a new digital platform for a global consumer industry leader via our digital business build offering, Leap by McKinsey
  • establishing an analytics platform for a leading media company to improve churn and retention practices
  • conducting commercial due diligence for private-equity companies across the technology, media, telecommunications, and consumer spaces
  • establishing and initiating a value-creation plan for a private-equity-owned portfolio company within the consumer technology and media industry

PUBLISHED WORK

"Europe in the intelligent age: From ideas to action," McKinsey & Company, January 2025

A new path for telco customer engagement,” McKinsey & Company, February 2019

EDUCATION

Norwegian University of Science and Technology
MSc, industrial economics and technology management