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Valentin Schönhaar

Valentin Schönhaar is a German independent interim recruiting and HR consulting specialist who has delivered assignments since 2010; in 2015 he founded VS | Interim Recruiting, HR Consulting and Career Advisory to serve clients across Munich, Stuttgart and Berlin from his base in Schliersee. He partners with organizations to design and run end-to-end talent acquisition as an interim manager, take on 360° search mandates, and provide career development support to qualified professionals and executives. His sector specialization spans real estate and construction, renewable energy, automotive and Tier suppliers, machinery and plant engineering, toolmaking, process and chemical industries, electrical engineering, IT, media, and mobility and transportation. Typical interim engagements include steering and executing operational recruiting in close alignment with hiring managers and leadership, active sourcing via online platforms and direct approaches, building concepts and strategies for recruiting and HR, start-up advisory, and project-based HR business partnering. Project references include assignments with VITRA Services, Vizona and Visplay, Idealworks (BMW AG), APCOA Parking, MicroNova, Gleason-Pfauter Maschinenfabrik, EKRA Automatisierungstechnik, Carl Zeiss, BioNTech, FlixMobility, McMakler, Morten, ParkNow, Fujitsu TDS, Aigner Immobilien, Sonnen, Element1 Media, Sky Deutschland, Canadian Solar EMEA, OpenText, and Harman Becker Automotive Systems. On the executive search side, he has completed hand-picked mandates such as managing directors in building construction and facility/portfolio management, CTO and country manager roles in electrical engineering, plant managers at Tier-1 suppliers, heads of hardware development, technical project leaders, sales and procurement leaders, and diverse engineering and IT specialist positions. His approach combines thorough needs and context analysis with mandate definition, targeted research and direct search, structured interviewing with detailed reports, and close moderation of shortlists, hiring processes and contract negotiations. Candidates benefit from CV design, interview and rhetoric coaching, assessment recommendations, market and vacancy screening, company analyses, compensation studies, DEI benchmarks, and guidance on labor law topics and works council communication. Authenticity, trust and performance guide his work, with availability on site, hybrid or remote, tailored to each project.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentRPOAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseTelecommunicationsCloud ComputingTelecom

HQMunich, Germany

Meyer Associates GmbH

Meyer Associates GmbH is a Frankfurt-based executive search and specialist recruitment consultancy focused on roles where people make the decisive difference: C‑level leadership and high-impact functions across Sales & Marketing, Digital, and IT. Combining decades of consultant experience from hundreds of search mandates, the firm operates with a clear, proven four-step methodology that begins with a rigorous briefing to define success profiles, target companies, search methods, and milestones; continues with deep market mapping, direct headhunting into agreed target lists, and thorough screening; moves into structured client interviews coordinated and feedback-managed by the consultants; and concludes with reference checks, offer support, and onboarding guidance to secure lasting hires. Meyer Associates applies sector-specific expertise across technology-driven markets, notably telecommunications, data center and cloud, IT services, software, eCommerce and IoT, internet and media, and payments/fintech, as well as adjacent domains such as consumer electronics, automotive and tier suppliers, semiconductors and components, machinery and plant engineering, professional services, and private equity and venture capital. Their consultants engage candidate and client stakeholders as true peers, ensuring transparent communication, detailed preparation for interviews, candid feedback, and continuous support throughout negotiations. The firm delivers both specialist and management placements, prized by clients for domain fluency, speed, and quality, and by candidates for a respectful, long-term partnership built on openness and trust. Current vacancies are published on their job portal, with some confidential searches handled discreetly, and qualified professionals are invited to submit speculative applications. With its boutique approach and network-driven direct search, Meyer Associates aligns business goals, team culture, and individual potential, consistently matching the right people to the right roles to drive measurable commercial impact.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceIndustrial MachineryChemical ManufacturingElectrical Engineering

HQFrankfurt, Germany

Winfried Bungert Executive Search

Winfried Bungert Executive Search is a Germany-based boutique search firm specializing in direct search (headhunting) for executives, experts, and entire teams. With an internationally oriented team, the firm combines an implementation-focused and strategic consulting approach to deliver short project timelines and quickly visible results. Its core competence is confidential executive search for hard-to-fill positions in narrow market segments, underpinned by deep industry knowledge and strong candidate networks. The end-to-end process includes role and context definition with the client, creation of a compelling position profile, targeted market research and mapping in clearly defined segments, development of a client-aligned target company list, direct candidate identification and outreach, rigorous assessment of application materials from professional and psychological perspectives, structured pre-screening interviews, informed shortlisting, and support through client-led interviews, hiring recommendations, and contract advice. Through its Professional Search offering, the firm places qualified specialists and leaders across IT, SAP, finance, management consulting, marketing, and sales, and supports strategic growth, continuous headcount build-up, and the recruitment of entire consulting teams. Clients include leading national and international companies in the IT and consulting sectors, as well as banks, insurers, and industrial enterprises. A dedicated focus on the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe includes classic sales roles and internal functions spanning legal, workout and resolution, credit analysis, and IT/organization. This sector intimacy reduces time-to-hire, ensures targeted outreach, and prevents unwanted market awareness. The company is led by Managing Director Winfried Bungert, an experienced management and recruitment consultant whose background spans software development, consulting, project leadership, and corporate strategy at IDS Scheer AG, including building banking and insurance consulting and managing international subsidiaries. Headquartered in Waghäusel, Germany, the firm serves clients nationally and internationally with a commitment to high quality and long-term partnerships.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceFinTechManagement ConsultingLegal

HQWaghaeusel, Germany

APY Consult

APY Consult is a boutique, human-scale recruitment and HR consulting firm based in Chabeuil (Drôme) in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, supporting organizations across France with a tailored and pragmatic approach. Acting as a true partner for hiring and talent optimization, the firm combines bespoke headhunting for permanent roles with HR consulting, audits, employer brand content, and HR-focused interim management to address urgent, time-bound needs directly on-site. APY Consult’s methodology starts with deep discovery of each client’s business, teams, challenges, and values to ensure cultural and technical fit, reduce turnover, strengthen retention, and refine compensation and people policies. Their recruiters deliver targeted search for critical profiles while HR specialists conduct comprehensive diagnostics of processes and propose actionable strategies adapted to SMEs and mid-market companies. The firm’s track record includes collaborations with well-known players such as Panzani, Refresco, Markal, Fareva, Conduent, Exsto, Herbarom, Natural Origins, Mekaboy, and Copas Systèmes, reflecting a strong footprint across food and beverage, industrial manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and ingredients, and technology-enabled services. With a national delivery capability and a commitment to proximity, listening, and responsiveness, APY Consult is recognized for measurable impact and positive client and candidate feedback. For employers, the firm offers end-to-end support from role scoping, employer branding assets and market mapping to candidate evaluation, selection, and onboarding follow-up. For candidates, APY Consult provides a transparent application experience, a dedicated job portal, and the option to submit a CV for proactive consideration. Whether the objective is to secure a rare profile, stabilize teams, accelerate a transformation, or professionalize HR practices, APY Consult aligns solutions to evolving market dynamics and delivers results with empathy, rigour, and speed.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtSOW/ProjectsAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseConsumer ElectronicsE-commerceLuxury Goods

HQChabeuil, France

CLOWIO

CLOWIO is a boutique staffing and recruiting company dedicated to executive search across the Telecom, IT, and digital sectors, partnering with clients that demand senior leadership and high-impact specialists who can drive complex transformation and growth. With more than twenty-five years of experience, the firm has cultivated a robust international network that spans twenty-three countries, centering on relationships with C-level executives, unit directors, project leaders, and supporting marketing and engineering professionals. From its base in Clinton, Iowa, CLOWIO operates with a global mindset, combining the rigor of a traditional executive search model with contemporary sourcing strategies to identify, engage, and secure the most relevant talent in telecommunications, software, infrastructure, and cloud-driven environments. The team is known for personal, high-quality, and honest career guidance for candidates and a consultative, detail-driven approach for employers, ensuring that every assignment begins with deep discovery of business objectives, organizational dynamics, and role-specific competencies. CLOWIO’s focus on long-term partnerships enables consistent delivery on hard-to-fill leadership roles as well as strategic individual contributor hires that sit at the intersection of technology and business outcomes. Its network-led methodology and sector specialization allow it to rapidly map markets, discreetly approach in-demand leaders, and present shortlists grounded in evidence, references, and cultural alignment. Whether a client is building a new line of business, scaling a digital product, modernizing networks, or strengthening cybersecurity and infrastructure, CLOWIO brings domain fluency, international reach, and a reputation for reliability to every search, aligning stakeholder expectations and maintaining transparent communication from briefing through onboarding. This commitment has earned the firm recognition as a competent, qualified, and trusted partner to organizations navigating today’s Telco and IT talent landscape.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceCloud ComputingTelecomSenior Executives

HQClinton, United States

Academic Resource AB

Academic Resource AB is a Swedish recruitment and staffing firm dedicated to connecting experienced academics with leading employers, operating from offices in Stockholm and Uppsala. The company focuses on three core business areas—Ekonomi & Finans (Finance & Accounting), HR, and Life Science—and provides flexible solutions spanning temporary staffing (personaluthyrning), permanent recruitment, and interim management across the service sector. Leveraging a proven methodology, Academic Resource executes either a comprehensive three-step search—engaging its active consultant network, mining a proprietary CV database of over 45,000 academics, and conducting targeted advertising—or an accelerated two-step approach for time-critical needs, frequently presenting at least one qualified candidate within 24 hours. Quality assurance is embedded through structured interviews, thorough reference checks, ongoing client and consultant check-ins during assignments, and end-of-engagement follow-ups to ensure mutual satisfaction. Dedicated consultant managers own every stage of each assignment and maintain limited portfolios to guarantee responsive communication and tailored service. With discretion and data protection as guiding principles, the firm operates with strict confidentiality and adherence to GDPR. Academic Resource’s value compass—Långsiktighet, Engagemang och Värdeskapande (Long-term partnership, Engagement, and Value Creation)—underpins its delivery, contributing to recognition among Sweden’s Superföretagen and compliance with Swedish industry authorization standards. Typical assignments range from CFO, controller, payroll, and broader accounting roles to HR specialists and life science profiles such as BioMedicinska Analytiker (BMA), supporting environments from hospitals and laboratories to pharma, biotech, and medtech companies. Serving many of Sweden’s most renowned organizations, Academic Resource combines speed, rigor, and market insight to match the right academic talent at the right time and cost, whether the need is a single specialist, an interim leader, or a scalable consultant solution.

Temporary StaffingPermanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtHospital & Health Care (Nursing)PhysiciansPharmaceuticalsLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)Human Resources

HQStockholm, Sweden

Climate House

Climate House is a purpose-built ecosystem dedicated to accelerating ecological and social transition by connecting entrepreneurs, scientists, corporates, public bodies, and mission-driven organizations in one collaborative environment. Centered around a 2000 m² hub at 39 rue du Caire, 75002 Paris, the House combines coworking and office residency (about 300 workstations), 15 meeting rooms, and 6 privatizable event spaces with a high-frequency program of more than 900 conferences, workshops, and masterclasses per year. Its community exceeds 800 engaged professionals, including 170 cofounders, 430 colocataires, and 200 member organizations, operating under an impact-first model certified ESUS. Climate House’s transformation engine, L’Ate.lier, offers five structured pathways (from individual à la carte access to enterprise acculturation, acceleration, and multi-actor alliances) to help teams learn, experiment, and deploy concrete decarbonization and transition initiatives. Its pedagogy is anchored in the 4H approach—Head (knowledge), Heart (relationships to self, others, and the living), Hands (experimentation), and House (ecosystem care)—and places science at the core of action, notably through collaborations with partners such as Quadrature Climate Foundation. The community co-develops sectoral protocols and pilots across themes like biodiversity, climate, economy, health, society, and tech, with examples spanning freight, telecoms, intellectual services, and payment means. Trusted by a diverse set of organizations, including SNCF, BPCE, LCL, MAIF, ING, Les Echos, Crédit Coopératif, Ville de Paris, ADEME, and more than 200 other members, the model demonstrably catalyzes collaboration and outcomes: a majority report new professional connections, expanded networks, and project partnerships that would not have emerged elsewhere. Through shared spaces, curated programming, and coalition building, Climate House turns knowledge into collective action, enabling organizations to move from intent to measurable impact while nurturing a resilient, cross-disciplinary community committed to a regenerative economy.

SOW/ProjectsPermanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtAll industriesManagement ConsultingLegalGovernment AdministrationLaw EnforcementMilitary & Defense

HQParis, France

Elzéar Executive Search

Founded in 2006, Elzéar Executive Search is a Paris-based executive search firm recognized for recruiting experienced senior executives and managers through a rigorous direct-approach methodology. Serving clients in France and internationally, the firm has built specialized practices that mirror its clients’ ecosystems, notably Intermediate-Sized Enterprises and family-run SMEs (“Hidden Champions”), Wine & Spirit, Agri-Agro Business, Defence, Luxury and exceptional craftsmanship, Naval & Maritime, Education, as well as a dedicated practice for Private Equity and Boards. Elzéar advises family shareholders and investment funds on governance transitions and leadership build-outs, including CEO succession, independent board appointments, and portfolio leadership upgrades across small-cap LBO and MBI contexts where the balance between performance and stability is critical. Its consultants combine deep sector expertise with disciplined assessment to deliver shortlists of highly relevant candidates within four to six weeks—faster when urgency demands—anchored in a duty of advice, transparent communication, and long-term relationship building. The firm’s assessment capability strengthens selection and onboarding, while its active presence across France, Africa and the Middle East, and its international partner network extend reach to scarce talent pools; partners include Talent Within Reach in the USA and, on selected engagements, Vauban Executive Search (property & construction) and LM Conseil (onboarding, skills assessment, orientation). Elzéar’s track record spans industrial B2B leaders and niche champions, luxury and premium brands, wine and spirits houses, agrifood players, naval and maritime actors, and education institutions, reflecting a consistent focus on quality, craftsmanship, and operational excellence. Guided by the inspiration of Elzéard Bouffier—Jean Giono’s emblematic figure of patient, purposeful creation—the team positions itself as solution seekers who go off the beaten path to keep promises and create the conditions for stable, virtuous growth for companies and individuals alike.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseFishing & AquacultureFashion & ApparelFood & Beverage

HQParis, France

Skill'm

Skill’m is a boutique recruitment partner dedicated to France’s industrial ecosystem, headquartered in Villeurbanne. Positioned as a premium “talent detector,” the firm focuses on leadership, management, and key white-collar roles across manufacturing and engineering environments, combining executive search rigor with a candidate-centric career management approach. Led by Laetitia Simonelli, whose decade-long background spans engineering services recruitment, an automotive equipment manufacturer’s HR function, and operational consulting with coaching, Skill’m brings a practitioner’s understanding of industrial contexts and HR challenges to every engagement. The firm concentrates on core industrial functions—procurement (achats), project/business management (gestion d’affaires), production management, methods/industrialization, quality, and supply chain—where it applies structured methods to secure the right fit. Its process blends headhunting and proactive sourcing with competency and soft-skill assessment to ensure cultural and managerial alignment, delivering what it calls a high-performance “enterprise–talent matching.” For companies, Skill’m integrates into HR strategy to identify high-potential candidates, maintain and animate a relevant network, and present the right profile at the right time; it also helps structure roles, accelerate onboarding, and support integration plans at 6–12 months to stabilize hires. For candidates, the firm develops a personalized journey that clarifies motivations, strengths, learning zones, and career aspirations, then hunts coherent opportunities and remains available at pivotal moments such as role changes, negotiations, or internal mobility. Transparency, a true partnership posture, and deep industry expertise underpin the methodology, aiming to de-risk recruitment decisions and sustain long-term value for both clients and talents. With a sharp focus on manufacturing and an experience base that includes the automotive supplier environment, Skill’m combines sector fluency with precise evaluation to provoke opportunities and build enduring, mutually beneficial careers.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentTotal Talent MgmtAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseElectrical EngineeringIndustrial AutomationIndustrial & Manufacturing

Mitarbeiter Gewinnen e.Kfr.

Mitarbeiter Gewinnen e.Kfr. is a boutique executive search and recruitment firm led by owner Monika Breunig, specializing in filling skilled and leadership positions for industrial and consumer goods manufacturers across Germany. Operating with a proven >90% placement success rate, the firm focuses on proactive, direct search to reach the hidden talent market rather than relying on reactive job advertising. Typical assignments span International Sales Managers, Product Managers (including FMCG Non Food), HR Business Partners and Personnel Leaders, Quality and Maintenance Heads, Logistics Leaders, PMO Leaders, Production Planning Leaders, and other key functional experts in manufacturing environments. Clients include well-known producers of tools, kitchen furniture and accessories, paper products, plastics, rubber components, and companies in the chemical industry, who value the firm’s confidentiality, reliability, and transparent fee model. Each search begins with a jointly defined requirements profile, followed by targeted identification of change-ready candidates, direct outreach, and in-depth screening via telephone and video calls. Shortlisted candidates are presented with resumes and structured interview reports that capture all relevant insights for client decision-making. The firm’s philosophy emphasizes a lean, flexible organization, personal on-site understanding of the client’s context and culture, and a highly individualized consulting approach supported by a large, well-maintained network. For candidates, Mitarbeiter Gewinnen works exclusively on retained client mandates and only for companies the team would choose themselves, ensuring high-quality matches and a smooth process. Combining deep sector know-how with a careful, trust-based handling of data, the firm delivers efficient, goal-oriented searches that save clients time and cost while improving hiring outcomes for critical roles in industrial and FMCG value chains.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseFashion & ApparelFood & BeverageConsumer Electronics

HQHochheim am Main, Germany

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