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Drawing on their own extensive integration experience, the systematic analysis of 167 mergers, and cutting edge academic research, the authors of this book identify the common leadership challenges to be tackled for the achievement of what we call ‘corporate health’, the most thorough and sustainable test of merger success. DAVID G. FUBINI is a Director of McKinsey & Company, Inc., United States/Boston Office. David currently leads the Firm’s Worldwide Post Merger Practice and has also served as the North American Leader of the Organization Practice. David has been with the Firm for over 25 years, during which time he has led efforts for over two dozen of the world’s largest mergers. He has also worked extensively in the area of organization transformation improvement. David received a degree in Business Administration with honors from the University of Massachusetts, and a master’s degree in Business Administration, with distinction, from Harvard University. COLIN PRICE is a Partner of McKinsey and Company and Director of the London office, and the co-author of several books including the bestseller Straight from the CEO (reissue; Nicholas Brealey, 1998) and Wisdom of the CEO (John Wiley, 2000). He was formerly global head of the Strategic Change consulting practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers and is a regular speaker at international conferences. MAURIZIO ZOLLO is the Shell Fellow in Business and the Environment, and Associate Professor of Strategy at INSEAD. He holds a PhD degree in Management from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, USA, and a Laurea degree in Monetary Economics from Bocconi University, Italy. Before starting his academic career, he had extensive professional experience in management consulting and investment banking advisory services for firms like McKinsey & Company and Merrill Lynch.
