Former McKinsey boss Dominic Barton is giving up his ambassadorial post.
Barton announced that he would step down from his position at the end of the year.
The Canadian was appointed Ambassador of Canada to China after his time as McKinsey boss (2009 to 2018).
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is now saying goodbye to him for having helped Barton as ambassador to the release of two Canadians in China - the case had severely strained relations between Canada and China for several years and was a top priority for Barton as ambassador .
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The two men were officially accused of espionage in China, but many Western politicians saw it as an arbitrary retaliation by China against Canada.
Because the men were arrested shortly after the former Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Vancouver at the request of the United States.
The Chinese saw the arrest of the Huawei founder's daughter as a plot against Huawei, one of the most important companies in China.
After Canada let the woman leave for China after three years of house arrest in September, China also released the two Canadians in return.
Barton had assumed the post of ambassador in Beijing in September 2019 at Trudeau's request.
Before that, Barton had been very successful at the helm of McKinsey for nine years.
Under his aegis, McKinsey expanded significantly: sales and the number of employees almost doubled.
However, McKinsey's inglorious role in the American opioid tragedy also fell during his tenure, when McKinsey advisors helped aggressively commercialize the addictive pain reliever, Oxycontin.
McKinsey has now agreed to a settlement of around $ 600 million to settle lawsuits.