Knut Storholm joined Roland Berger in 2014 as a Partner in the Middle East and was appointed Global Head of the firm’s Financial Services Competence Center on 1 January 2016, a role he performs from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. His core competencies include strategy, transformation and M&A for regional, national and global financial services institutions. Beyond insurance companies and national & international banks, he advises sovereign wealth funds, central banks and stock exchanges, as well as state-owned enterprises and government agencies.

Prior to joining Roland Berger, Knut was a Partner and Managing Director at a few leading international consultancies. Knut studied at the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration and earned an MBA from Glasgow University in the UK.

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