C-level & Board

C-level appointments for innovation, transformation and lasting impact

At C-level, qualification is essential. But only in combination with strategic fit, leadership strength and cultural compatibility does it create the impact companies need at critical moments.

Whether growth, transformation, restructuring or generational handover: we start from your specific situation. Our consultants have held C-level, leadership and P&L responsibility themselves — as managing directors, entrepreneurs and leaders through phases of growth and change.

That experience sharpens our judgement on requirements, fit and potential. It is how we find people who take ownership, shape change effectively and make a lasting impact.

Specific mandates

Starting point:
An established mid-sized mechanical engineering company wants to strengthen its market presence in China, expand local manufacturing and make the step from pure production to local innovation at genuine China speed.

Our approach:
We find managing directors with China experience, entrepreneurial strength and a deep understanding of industrial markets. The search is for leaders who understand local market conditions, customer requirements and team cultures — while reliably bringing German standards in quality, engineering and compliance into the organisation.

What matters is the right balance: enough entrepreneurial latitude for local speed and innovation, a clear connection to headquarters, and dependable standards in quality, compliance and execution.

Starting point:
An owner-managed company is facing a generational handover, a growth phase or further development under private equity ownership. The search is for a CEO or managing director who respects tradition, shapes change effectively and takes entrepreneurial responsibility.

Our approach:
We find CEOs and managing directors who combine operational experience, strategic perspective and an understanding of shareholder logic. What counts are people who do not merely plan transformation, but make it work within the company — with leadership strength, focus on results and an understanding of culture, governance and growth.

 

Starting point:
A private equity firm is looking for experienced board profiles with operational depth and clear sector competence, to support value creation across the portfolio – in growth, internationalisation, transformation, M&A or operational performance.

Our approach:
We identify people who understand the difference between formal oversight and active value creation at board level – and who fill that role effectively. What counts is operational experience, strategic clarity, robust networks and the ability to challenge management teams constructively.

 

Starting point:
A management team or shareholder structure is looking for experienced sparring partners for strategic decisions, internationalisation, succession, transformation or M&A. What is needed are people who provide direction, challenge constructively and respect the entrepreneurial responsibility of the management team.

Our approach:
We find advisory and supervisory board members who challenge leadership constructively, bring relevant industry and market experience and use their network where it creates value. What matters is the fit with the company’s phase, the shareholder logic and the role of the board — advisory, supervisory or strategically supportive.

Business succession – one of the most far-reaching decisions in an entrepreneur’s life

Who takes responsibility? At what pace? And which person will lead the company forward — with respect for what has been built and the ambition to actively shape the future?

We support succession processes discreetly, in a structured way and with a clear understanding of entrepreneurs, shareholders and the organisation. We find people who take responsibility, build trust and develop the company with an entrepreneurial mindset.

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Our sector expertise

We know the demands placed on specialists and executives in the sectors we work in – from our own experience and from hundreds of appointment mandates.

Construction & Building Services

Construction, building materials, MEP / building services engineering, building technology, energy and HVAC engineering

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Engineering & Mechanical Engineering

Engineering, mechanical engineering, plant engineering, automotive, commercial vehicles, automotive suppliers, marine engineering, drive technology and power engineering

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Process & Basic Materials Industries

Chemicals, basic materials, process industries, paper and packaging, environmental and recycling industries, raw materials, minerals, stone, clay and ceramics processing

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Technology & Digitalisation

IT, software and systems integration, data centres, hosting and co-location, telecommunications, SaaS platforms, sensor technology, instrumentation and control, digital infrastructure

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Professional Services & Public Sector

Strategy and technology consulting, auditing, finance, insurance, professional services, public-sector organisations, associations, chambers and institutions

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Life Science & Pharma

Pharmaceuticals, medical technology, MedTech, biotechnology, diagnostics, laboratory services, nutraceuticals, cosmetics and nutrition

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Let’s talk about your C-level appointment.

Our consultants have held managing director responsibility themselves — in mid-sized companies, international structures and at well-known market and technology leaders. That is why we understand C-level roles from the inside and find people who fit the task, the culture and the company’s next stage of development.

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