Experience: CEO & Founder of Pleinert & Partner, Professor at UIBS, extensive experience in human capital management and organizational development, particular focus areas in leadership training & coaching and in the design and implementation of sourcing & pipelining models; previous professional experience in asset management, including several years in quantitative analysis, and in research & high tech.
Education: PhD in Technical Sciences from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Masters in Physics Engineering, Program for Executive Development at the IMD in Lausanne.
Languages: English, German, French and Finnish.
Location: Switzerland
Experience: COO and Head of Finnish operations, extensive experience in human capital management; award winning background in sales, marketing and recruiting. Previous positions in the IT and FMCG industries, in professional services and in international trade, in multinational corporations as well as an entrepreneur; has established several new businesses.
Education: Masters in International Business Administration from the Swedish School of Economics in Helsinki.
Languages: Finnish, English, Swedish, basic German.
Location: Finland
Experience: in-depth expertise in HR operations, payroll and insurance, also extensive experience in recruiting. Previous professional experience in IT- and marketing consulting in the area of internet and e-business solutions. Prior experience in a financial role in the nonprofit sector.
Education: Masters degree in Commerce from the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration.
Languages: German, English, French, Finnish.
Location: Switzerland
Experience: Consultant for HR Development and Management Trainer, extensive experience in strategic human resource development with particular focus on competency modeling, strength oriented leadership training, team development and conflict management; previous professional experience in conflict research and management consulting.
Education: PhD in Conflict Research from Zurich University, Masters in Management of NGOs from the London School of Economics, Certified Mediator, accredited Insights MDI® & Assess® Trainer and consultant for stress prevention with RELIEF (R).
Languages: English, German, French and Italian.
Location: Switzerland
Experience: Practice Leader Life Sciences and Recruitment Lead, extensive experience in Executive Search and Active Sourcing, in particular conducting highly specialized international searches for clients in the life sciences industry; previous experience in Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs and in training and teaching.
Education: Master of Science in Psychology and Master of Science in Molecular Biology - both from Warsaw University (Poland). Extensive study in HR management. NLP Practitioner.
Languages: Polish, English.
Location: Switzerland
Experience: Senior Consultant in Finnish operations. Extensive experience in, sales, coaching, recruitment process, business developing and in commerce skills developing in profit and non-profit organizations. Previous positions in IT, in facility management, in professional services and in sales developing. Experience in multinational corporations as well as an entrepreneur.
Education: Master degree in Economics and Business Administration (Hanken School of Economics Helsinki, Finland)
Languages: Finnish, English, Swedish
Location: Finland
Experience: Extensive experience in strategy, risk management, business development, change management, supply chain, procurement, logistics, HRD and recruiting in various positions. Previous positions in airlines, travelling, logistics, customer service, MRO and professional services. Experience in multinational corporations, middle size companies and public organizations.
Education: Master degree in Industrial Management (Helsinki University of Technology, Finland)
Languages: Finnish, English, Swedish
Location: Finland
Experience: Practice Leader HR Consulting & Outsourcing, extensive experience in HR consulting with a focus on HR strategy, HR processes and legal aspects; previous international experience as Director of Human Resources in global large and mid-sized companies, among other in the telecom and IT industries. Prior experience as Head of Corporate Services and Corporate Lawyer with a focus on Mergers & Acquisitions (HR Due Diligence).
Education: Master Degree in law (University of Berne) and admitted to the Bar of Berne; certificates on European Business Law (University of St. Gallen) and best-practice international Human Resources (University of Berne).
Languages: German, French, English.
Location: Switzerland
Experience: Silver Borer, M.A. HSG, certified tax expert, has been practising tax and legal consulting for more than 15 years, focussing on small and medium-sized enterprises. His specific areas of expertise are reorganizations of companies, succession planning, and sale of companies. Besides, he is active as a board member, director and branch manager for various enterprises. After his start in tax and legal consulting, he was a partner in a medium-sized trust company for several years. In 2005, he started his own enterprise
Education: He obtained his law degree from university of St. Gallen (HSG). While working with Arthur Andersen he was trained to become a tax expert
Languages: German, English.
Location: Switzerland
Experience: Executive Coach focussing on a holistic approach. Previous background in process design, quality management, business analysis and IT project management in the financial, logistics and food industries.
Education: Fachhochschule für Wirtschaft, Olten, followed by advanced training in process- and quality management.
Languages: German, French, English, Dutch.
Location: Switzerland
Experience: Technical Writer at u-blox AG, previous professional experience at Avaloq Evolution AG, as Practice Leader IT at Pleinert & Partner, in software engineering and system- and database administration in the USA and in Switzerland, and as an editor, writer and co-producer of an English language bi-monthly publication in Switzerland.
Education: Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics, Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburg.
Languages: English and German.
Location: Switzerland
Experience: Comprehensive experience in transition and change management and organizational development. Particular strengths in executive training and coaching and in the design and implementation of Procurement- and Supply Chain Transformation. Prior professional experience in production management, international relocation of processes and production, supply chain development and the development of efficient purchasing departments in the consumer goods sector.
Education: Engineer, specialized in Supply Chain Management, Production and Procurement. SCRUM-Master.
Languages: English, German
Location: Switzerland
Experience: consultant in the field of business law, extensive experience especially pertaining to Agreements, Labor Law, Competition Law, M&A and Corporation Law. He has worked as a Legal Counsel at the office of Ernst & Young in Helsinki for 12 years having clients from small and medium size companies to multinational conglomerates; has also have worked at Attorneys offices, at the office of the Finnish Competition Authority and recently at the Federation for Technology Industries of Finland and holds several board positions.
Education: Law degrees from the University of Helsinki (Master of Laws) and from University of Amsterdam (LL.M.), Licensed Legal Counsel which means that he has right to represent clients in any court in Finland.
Languages: English and Finnish.
Location: Finland
Experience: Extensive expertise in resourcing/recruitment for all levels of positions, employer branding, recruitment process outsourcing, vendor management, restructuring, competency based assessment, launching HRIS for recruitment, leadership development and other HRD related learning solutions. Previous experience in career counselling, vocational rehabilitation, various development/research projects, e.g. related to wellbeing or creating a quality system. Worked in multinational corporations, adult education, social psychiatric organisation and public sector.
Education: Master of Science in Psychology (University of Tampere, Finland)
Languages: Finnish, English; intermediate Spanish, German, Swedish and French
Location: Finland
Experience: Extensive experience in developing people and business. Specialist in leadership development, leadership coaching and training. Mentorship programme designer and senior mentor. Experienced in competency development, trainee programmes, HR development, organisational restructuring, lay off process execution, HRDD, A&M, management group work. Trains coaches and HR/HRD professionals. Held leadership positions in marketing, communications, business development and HR. Work experience includes the third sector, international FMCG corporations and the biggest Nordic family owned media and marketing agency group.
Education: Master of Arts (Helsinki University, Finland), Bachelor of Business Administration (Haaga University of Applied Sciences), Certified Business Coach, Executive Leadership Coach, MBTI Certified trainer, Global Leadership Profile Practitioner, Certified Board Member.
Languages: Finnish, English, Russian and Swedish.
Location: Finland
Experience: extensive experience as Managing Director and Business Leader in operations, customer service and HR. Strategic executioner focusing on productivity and profitability.
Education: Master of Laws, Helsinki University, Narrative Big Five certified practitioner
Languages: Finnish, English
Location: Finland
Experience: Executive in Post Merger Integration Management, previous professional and entrepreneurial experience as the Managing Director of a Management Consulting boutique in Switzerland with a focus on business development, strategy, business modeling, restructuring, process reengineering, M&A, Due Diligence and pricing in various industries (Oil/Gas, Metal Industry, Automotive suppliers) and services providing companies, and prior experience in controlling and project management in industries and banking.
Education: Studies in Mining Engineering and Business Administration at RWTH-Aachen.
Languages: German, English.
Location: Switzerland
Experience: Senior Executive with deep experience in digital learning, business development and innovation management. As digital learning consultant led a banking education program with more than 3'000 participants per year. Also consulted leading companies in digital education, e.g. ZKB, Schindler, UBS, Valiant Bank, Sanitas Assurance, and more. Also engaged as innovation manager and coaching StartUps and corporates in new ventures and in business models. Teaching at several business schools for digital learning, innovation management and digital business transformation.
Education: Executive MBA in Business Engineering - University of St. Gallen, Master of Applied Science in Education Management - Zürich University of Applied Psychology, Bachelor in Business Administration - Private University of Zürich
Languages: English, German, Spanish, French
Location: Switzerland, Mexico, Spain
Experience: consultant and trainer in corporate communications, business development, and employer branding, focus areas are in building corporate online communication awareness and developing strategic internal and external communication strategies. Vice President and board member of 'Living In' organization for Integration initiatives, lecturer at 'Swiss Skills Academy', founder of Tuskwood MEDIA.
Languages: English, Russian, Lithuanian
Location: Lithuania, Switzerland
Experience: Practice Leader Communications, also focusing on training; previous professional experience in language and exam training (Certified ELC examiner), in developing and elaborating course concepts, and as an official translator and interpreter for various international clients in the areas of Private Banking, Law and Market Research.
Education: B.A. and B.Ed in English Language and Literature, University Debrecen, Hungary, Bar-Ilan University, Tel-Aviv, Israel, M.A. in Journalism, MUOSZ, Budapest, Hungary
Languages: Hungarian, English, German.
Location: Switzerland
Experience: Executive in real estate and founder of Alexander-Experte Zurich, specialised in practical health education and health at the workplace. Executives and office workers seek out Daniel Harbach to improve their presentation skills, awareness and posture. Professional musicians and elite sports men and women come to improve their performance while reducing the risk of injury. Previous experience as a Consultant at McKinsey & Co., in UBS Training & Education and as a Freelance Consultant.
Education: Master in Management from the HEC Lausanne, Certified Teacher of the F.M. Alexander Technique.
Languages: German, English, French and Italian.
Location: Switzerland
Experience: change management specialist focused on designing, delivering group and individual coaching/ training programs, background in business modeling, process reengineering and organizational restructuring as internal and external consultant; she led change management projects using different facilitation and survey techniques, designed and implemented leadership development trainings and employee engagement workshops.
Education: Master of Science in Industrial & Organizational Psychology.
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Guidance & Psychological Counseling - double major.
Erickson International Certified Professional Coach, Points of You® training and coaching tools Expert, Lewis Deep Democracy facilitation method Level 3 Practitioner
Language: Turkish, English, basic German
Location: London, Zurich
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