C-level & Board

C-level appointments for innovation, transformation and lasting impact

At C-level, qualification is indispensable. But only in combination with strategic fit, leadership strength and cultural compatibility does the impact emerge that companies need in decisive phases.

Whether growth, transformation, restructuring or a generational handover: we think from your specific situation outwards. 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 eye for requirements, fit and potential. It is how we find people who take on responsibility, shape change effectively and have 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 director profiles 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 bringing German standards of quality, engineering and compliance reliably into the organisation.

The balance is decisive: enough entrepreneurial latitude for local pace and innovation, a clear connection to head office, and dependable standards in quality, compliance and delivery.

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

Our approach:
We find CEO and managing director profiles that combine operational experience, strategic perspective and a feel for shareholder logic. What counts are people who do not merely plan transformation but make it stick within the company – with leadership, 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 on strategic decisions, internationalisation, succession, transformation or M&A. What is called for are people who provide orientation, think along critically and at the same time respect the entrepreneurial responsibility of the management team.

Our approach:
We find advisory and supervisory board profiles that challenge leadership constructively, bring relevant industry and market experience, and make their network usable where it counts. What matters is the fit with the company’s phase, the shareholder logic and the role of the body itself – advisory, supervisory or strategically accompanying.

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

Who takes on responsibility? At what pace? And which person will lead the company onward – with respect for what has been achieved and the ambition to shape the future actively?

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

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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, industrial plant construction, automotive, commercial vehicles, supplier industry, marine and naval engineering, drive technology, power engineering

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Process & Basic Materials Industries

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

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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. So we know what really counts in C-level appointments.

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