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Gustavo Nieponice began his career at Boston Consulting Group in 2000. He is a core member of the Industrial Goods practice and leads BCG's materials and process industries sector in Western Europe and South America, bringing more than 15 years of consulting experience dedicated to the natural resources industry and supporting clients on all continents. He works with natural-resources companies on profit improvement, optimization of large capex projects, strategy, value management, pricing and logistics, and organization projects.

Gustavo has led many projects in the natural-resources sector and heads BCG's mining sector in Western Europe and South America and the Energy practice in the Southern Cone.

He has coauthored several mining reports, including those for the BCG Value Creators series. Before joining BCG, Gustavo worked for three years in the Strategic Planning Division of SOCMA, a diversified Argentine conglomerate. He is fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EDUCATION

  • MBA, Stanford University
  • BA, industrial engineering, top 1 percent, University of Buenos Aires

Publications and Videos

Mining Faces Significant Challenges

Gustavo Nieponice, Managing Director and Senior Partner, discusses how mining companies in Chile must address future challenges and adopt a sustainable business model.

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Value Creation in Mining 2019: Return to Strategy

Building resilience—through profitable growth, productivity, and a commitment to full-cycle planning—is the only reliable way to achieve long-term value creation.
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Value Creation in Mining 2016: Restoring Investor Confidence

Shrinking shareholder returns have left investors skeptical about mining’s future. To win back their trust, miners must master a three-step process for fueling sustainable growth.
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Getting the Most from Your Service Contractors

Contractor costs are a big—and growing—part of total mine site costs. Eight moves can help miners save as much as 20% to 25% on contractor services.
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Value Creation in Mining 2015: Beyond Basic Productivity

Creating value remains a challenge for mining companies. Productivity programs that focus only on efficiency in physical assets are not enough.
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Value Creation in Mining 2013

The halcyon decade is over for the mining industry. To achieve healthy shareholder returns, companies must now have an unwavering and holistic focus on productivity.
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Value Creation in Mining 2012

Forget commodity prices. Consider four levers for securing sound performance and enduring competitive advantage, based on the successes of the decade’s top value creators.
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The 2009 BCG Multilatinas

One hundred high-performing Latin American companies are expanding their operations internationally with impressive speed, ingenuity, and sophistication, adopting approaches that may offer valuable lessons to others.