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Pricing · 4 min read
When the Margin Wasn't Where the Model Said It Was
By Cécile George · Hirondl
A Private Equity-backed welding manufacturer. Three years of transaction data. A structural pricing problem nobody had looked for. Here is what we found and how we fixed it.
AI & Commercial Transformation · 5 min read
AI in the commercial function: what we have learned, and what usually goes wrong
By Cécile George · Hirondl
Every PE-backed business is asking which AI tools to use in the commercial function. It is the wrong question, and answering it first tends to produce the same outcome. Here is what we do instead.
AI & Commercial Transformation · 5 min read
AI Boosts Market Segmentation Precision in B2B
By Cécile George · Hirondl · May 2026
One of the key impact levers of AI in commercial functions isn't efficiency. It's how much further we can take things we were already doing, starting with market segmentation.
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Cécile George
Cécile George
Founder · London
20+ years delivering rapid revenue and margin growth. Former Operating Partner. Ex McKinsey, INSEAD.
Renata Vancini
Renata Vancini
Partner · Rome
15+ years business building from Fortune 500s to startups. Sales and pricing transformation specialist.
Gregor Cohnen
Gregor Cohnen
Partner · Munich
20+ years Private Equity value creation leadership. Complex B2B commercial transformations at Aurelius and Paragon.
Yabing Wu
Principal · London
13+ years B2B SaaS and GTM strategy. Former Deel and Thomas International. Ecosystem-led growth and international market entry specialist.
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Igor Milat
Head of AI & Analytics · Zagreb
Former McKinsey consultant. 20+ years in business building and commercial transformation. Leads Hirondl's AI and analytics capability.
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Luca Pelamatti
Senior Expert · Milan
Former Bain consultant. 10+ years driving top-line growth for multinationals and SMEs. Revenue Growth Management specialist.
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Thomas Dahl
Senior Expert · Copenhagen
Former McKinsey consultant. Analytics and modelling across commercial transformation engagements.
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Krishna Chaitanya
Senior Expert · London
Former Simon-Kucher consultant. Pricing projects and analytics across Private Equity-backed engagements.
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Uthman Mahmood
Analyst · London
Warwick Business School Analyst.
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