Teleperformance Replaces CEOs With McKinsey AI Consultant (2)

Feb. 27, 2026, 9:55 AM UTC

Teleperformance SE has appointed the McKinsey & Co. partner it hired to navigate the threat of artificial intelligence as its new chief executive officer, in a sweeping shakeup that sees the three highest-ranking executives at the world’s largest call-center operator step down.

Jorge Amar, who previously led McKinsey’s digital customer care practice, will become CEO of the French company on March 16, Teleperformance said in a statement on Thursday. Founder and CEO Daniel Julien, and deputy CEOs Thomas Mackenbrock and Olivier Rigaudy will step down from their roles a day earlier.

The abrupt leadership revamp is a sign ...

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