Industrial manufacturing is undergoing profound transformation, driven by digitalization, automation, and sustainability. Global competition, supply chain disruption, and pressure for efficiency demand leaders who can balance innovation with operational excellence.
Executives in this sector must navigate shifting global trade patterns, embrace Industry 4.0 and 5.0 technologies and AI, and lead cultural change in large, complex organizations. Success requires leaders who can drive both performance and transformation.
We partner with engineering, automotive, machinery, chemicals, and industrial technology companies, with global manufacturers as well as Mittelstand “hidden champions”. Leadership challenges include digitalization, sustainability, global supply chains, and transitioning to new business models.
The consumer and retail sector is evolving rapidly as digital channels, shifting preferences, new market entrants and sustainability concerns reshape markets and business models. Cost pressures, brand differentiation, and omnichannel strategies are top of the leadership agenda.
Executives today must combine customer insight with operational agility, while managing global supply chains and rapidly changing consumer expectations. The ability to drive both innovation and efficiency is critical.
From FMCG companies, food & beverages, retailers, luxury & fashion to e-commerce and direct-to-consumer innovators, we help clients facing digital disruption, changing consumer behaviors, and global supply chain pressures. Our searches focus on leaders who thrive in highly dynamic, competitive environments, can strengthen brands, grow markets, and build future-ready organizations.
Technology and connectivity are at the core of global disruption. From digital platforms to artificial intelligence, cloud, and 5G, innovation is transforming how businesses and societies operate.
In fast-moving tech and digital markets, the difference between growth and decline is often leadership. Leaders in this sector must combine technological vision with commercial acumen and the ability to scale innovation globally. They also need to navigate cybersecurity, regulation, and rapidly shifting business models.
We serve clients across software, hardware, telecommunications, IT services, digital platforms and emerging tech ventures. The challenge: finding leaders who combine innovation with scalability and resilience and can drive growth and innovation in an environment of constant change and disruption.
The energy and utilities sector is undergoing unprecedented transformation. The global shift toward renewables, decarbonization, and sustainability is reshaping business models and investment priorities. The sector is in transformation, from renewables to smart grids. Leaders must drive innovation, manage regulatory shifts, and balance short-term performance with long-term sustainability.
The leadership requirement extends beyond technical expertise: companies need executives who can drive transformation, balance legacy operations with future energy systems, and engage a broad set of stakeholders.
We cover clients in traditional utilities, oil and gas, renewables, clean tech, energy services, water and waste management, and environmental services and sustainability ventures. Our searches focus on leaders who can guide organizations through the energy transition while navigating regulation and ensuring resilience and sustainable growth, with the courage to transform business models for a carbon-neutral future.
Global supply chains and infrastructure networks are the backbone of the world economy, yet they face disruption from digitalization, sustainability demands, and geopolitical shifts.
Executive challenges include digital integration, supply chain redesign, and managing large-scale, complex operations. Leaders must combine operational expertise with strategic foresight and cross-border experience.
We work with clients across transport, logistics providers, shipping, airlines, rail, infrastructure operators, airports, and mobility services. Our focus is on leaders who can deliver operational excellence while building organizations fit for the future in a highly complex, international environment.
Public institutions are under increasing pressure to deliver efficiency, transparency, and innovation while meeting rising expectations from citizens and stakeholders. Leaders must navigate political complexity, regulatory frameworks, and resource constraints.
The leadership challenge lies in combining strategic foresight with integrity, resilience, and the ability to build trust. Executives in this space must balance short-term accountability with long-term societal goals.
We support clients across public administration, educational organizations, NGOs, and international institutions. In Austria, this often entails appointments according to “Stellenbesetzungsgesetz” and public tenders.
Our searches focus on leaders who can drive transformation, foster collaboration, and deliver lasting public value.
The services sector thrives on talent, reputation, and customer trust. Whether in professional advisory, management consulting, or consumer services, success depends on the quality and leadership of people.
Executives in this field must combine client-centricity with operational excellence. They need to scale service models, manage knowledge-driven organizations, and adapt to evolving customer expectations.
We work across consumer services, business/B2B services, hospitality, and professional service firms. In management consulting, we bring unique expertise in partner searches and team lift-outs. Our searches focus on leaders who can deliver value, trust, and sustainable growth.
Financial services face increasing regulatory demands, technological disruption, and shifting investor expectations. At the same time, private equity and portfolio companies require leaders who can rapidly create value and deliver results.
Executives in this space must combine strategic foresight with strong governance and risk management. They need to balance innovation — from fintech to digital assets — with the discipline of performance and compliance.
We support banks, insurance companies, private equity firms, venture capital, as well as investment/holding companies and their portfolio companies. Leadership challenges include digitalization, regulation, and transformation. Our searches often focus on leaders who combine financial expertise with the ability to transform and grow businesses sustainably. In private equity, the focus is often on building top teams quickly to drive portfolio performance.
Family-owned businesses face distinctive leadership challenges including managing family dynamics, ensuring professional management while maintaining family values, planning succession across generations, and balancing growth ambitions with family ownership considerations. They are also unique in their blend of tradition and innovation, often combining long-term orientation with a strong set of values and a high degree of entrepreneurship.
The leadership challenge is to respect heritage while enabling transformation and growth. Executives in family companies must understand family dynamics, align diverse stakeholder interests and foster continuity across generations.
We work with family companies across industries, helping them find leaders who respect their values while adapting their strategies and organizations to future market environments. Our searches often focus on succession, governance, and next-generation leadership.
