Agesan Rajagopaul

Agesan Rajagopaul is a Partner at McKinsey & Company based in Johannesburg, South Africa. He serves clients globally in the mining and electric-power sectors, focusing on a wide range of topics including large corporate turnarounds and growth strategies.1

Areas of Expertise

Rajagopaul has developed significant expertise in:

• Advanced analytics: He has created new approaches that leverage advanced analytics to achieve rapid performance improvements in the resources sector.1
• Turnaround and growth strategies: He has led multiple such initiatives for clients in the global energy and materials sector.1
• Global experience: Rajagopaul has extensive work experience in Brazil, Canada, and South Africa, and has led projects in Australia, China, India, the United Kingdom, and the United States.1

Industry Focus

His primary focus areas include:

• Mining sector
• Electric-power sector
• Intersection of electricity and resources (including coal and uranium)1

Functional Expertise

Rajagopaul has deep experience in:

• Commodity perspectives
• Growth strategy
• Cost optimization
• Financial and corporate planning1

Recent Client Work

Some of his recent client engagements involve:

• Developing a large-scale turnaround strategy for a major energy company
• Implementing operational-improvement programs across several large coal mines
• Driving yield improvement at a major gold mine
• Supporting a global nickel-mining company's yield improvement
• Advising a large phosphate-mining company on opportunities to improve yield across its plants1

Additional Interests

Rajagopaul is also engaged in understanding climate-change regulations for mining and energy clients, with a particular focus on the potential of new technologies including energy storage and renewables. He also supports several nonprofit organizations in South Africa.1

At McKinsey, Rajagopaul is the leader of the Global Energy and Materials Practice as well as the Firm's Strategy and Corporate Finance Practice in Africa.2