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Hermann Simon
Hidden Champions, pricing as strategy
Founder of Simon-Kucher & Partners, a global strategy and pricing consultancy. Author of *Hidden Champions of the Twenty-First Century*, which identified and analysed hundreds of obscure mid-sized firms dominating global niche markets, reshaping how strategists think about competitive advantage. His parallel body of work on pricing positions it as a profit driver rather than a financial afterthought.
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Last updated
10 May 2026