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Xavier Veillard

PartnerParis

Brings deep expertise in the LNG, gas, and power sectors to advise leading utilities, industrial companies, and others on strategy, investment, growth, and transformation

Xavier is a partner in McKinsey’s France office, supporting utilities, industrial clients, public agencies, and investors across the energy value chain. He coleads our work on energy in France and leads our work on gas across Europe.

Xavier’s client work spans investment and growth strategies, energy commodities trading and risk management, and operational transformation. He has considerable experience across multiple energy markets, including renewables and clean tech, natural gas and LNG, biofuels, petroleum products, and coal.

Examples of Xavier’s recent work include the following:

  • advising a European utility on its B2B and B2C marketing and origination strategy for gas and power
  • helping a major utility in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region to develop a trading strategy and desk set-up covering operating model, design, processes, and systems requirements
  • supporting the natural-gas unit of an international oil company with commercial due diligence for a $1.7 billion LNG trading portfolio
  • assisting a government with a gas and power market-liberalization strategy, including third-party access, exchange, and security of supply requirements

In addition to his client work, Xavier regularly contributes to knowledge development in his areas of expertise. He has written more than a dozen articles on energy topics and has been a featured speaker at several industry conferences.

Before joining McKinsey, Xavier was a managing director at a major global consulting firm, where he led teams in London, Singapore, and Paris serving energy and commodities companies on issues in M&A, trading, finance, and growth strategy.

Xavier holds an executive MBA from HEC Paris, an MSc in aeronautical engineering from Imperial College London, and a BEng in engineering mechanics from McGill University, Montreal. 

Published Work

Unlocking value from power and natural gas trading in North America,” McKinsey & Company, November 2024

How traders can capture value in sustainable fuels,” McKinsey & Company, October 2023

Four themes shaping the future of the stormy European power market,” McKinsey & Company, January 2023

Five levers to optimize energy spent and risks for industrials,” McKinsey & Company, July 2022

Five trends reshaping European power markets,” McKinsey & Company, October 2021

Winning the race for world-class LNG optimization capabilities,” McKinsey & Company, March 2020

Managing industrials’ commodity-price risk,” McKinsey & Company, October 2019

Quel avenir pour le modèle coopératif agricole français? [In French], McKinsey & Company, July 2019

Past Experience

Accenture
Managing director, energy and commodities strategy

Education

HEC Paris
MBA

Imperial College London
MSc, aeronautical engineering

McGill University
BEng, engineering mechanics