A. T. Kearney History

A.T. Kearney Origins

  • 1926: Firm was founded in Chicago
  • 1929: A marketing pioneer called Andrew Thomas Kearney joined the firm. Our consultants were some of the earliest known modern-day management consultants
  • 1939: The original consultancy split and Andrew Thomas Kearney became the managing partner
  • 1946: Our firm became A.T. Kearney & Company

A.T. Kearney More Recent History

  • 1961: A.T. Kearney opened an office in its second location in the U.S.
  • 1964: A.T. Kearney's first overseas office was opened in Düsseldorf, followed by Paris, Milan and London
  • Between 1976 and 1984: A.T. Kearney doubled in size. This expansion continued aggressively in the 1980's with new locations and joint ventures being opened worldwide
  • 2006: A.T. Kearney became a partner-owned firm again after having joined forces with EDS for the previous 11 years

A.T. Kearney London

  • 1969: A.T. Kearney acquired UK consulting firm Norcross & Partners
  • 1979: A UK management team was formed
  • 1994: A.T. Kearney UK, consisting of one managing director and forty consultants, moved from Victoria to Lansdowne House
  • 2006: There are approximately 125 consultants, including ten partners and one managing director, based in London. We currently occupy the Ground and Lower Ground floors of Lansdowne House

Lansdowne House History


Mayfair

  • 1560: The first St. James's Fair took place
  • 1664: Attempts made to put an end to this "riotous fair"
  • 1688: Royal permission granted for a cattle market to be held where the fair had taken place
  • 1690s: A fair held in the first two weeks of May evolved as an excuse to revive the old custom
  • 1709: An ineffective Royal Proclamation was issued against the fair, forbidding "plays, shows, gaming, music meetings or other disorderly assemblies"
  • 1764: The fair was finally brought to an end with Berkeley Square
  • 1664: John Berkeley purchased a piece of land on which he build his town mansion, Berkeley House
  • 1696: Berkeley House was sold to the Duke of Devonshire and was renamed Devonshire House
  • 1736: Building leases were obtained to construct the first houses in what was to become Berkeley Square
  • 1766: An Act of Parliament was passed for "enclosing, paving, lighting and adorning Berkeley Square"
  • 1789: The trees which stand today were planted in 1936; Present Berkeley House was built on the east side Lansdowne House
  • 1762: Building of Lansdowne House started, designed by Robert Adam. The house, built originally for the Earl of Bute was named Bute House. The Earl of Bute, resigning as the Prime Minister, sold the house for £22,000
  • 1920s: Lansdowne House was rented by the Selfridge family in 1935; The first Lansdowne House to be built on the site of the present building was completed
  • 1985: Lansdowne House was demolished and rebuilt
  • 2006: The seven floors of Lansdowne House is currently home to thirteen corporations, including A.T. Kearney on two floors
 
 
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