# Executive Search in Potsdam - URL: https://kitalent.com/potsdam-brandenburg-germany-executive-search - Language: en - Family: geo - Description: KiTalent brings sector-specific intelligence and direct headhunting capability to senior leadership searches across Potsdam. ## Page Content Potsdam, Germany Executive Search # Executive Search in Potsdam KiTalent brings sector-specific intelligence and direct headhunting capability to senior leadership searches across Potsdam. [Discuss a Potsdam Brief](/contact) [How We Work](/methodology) 7-10 days to qualified shortlists in many searches 80% of relevant passive talent reached through direct headhunting 42% faster time-to-hire than traditional search benchmarks 96% one-year retention from KiTalent's broader methodology These are KiTalent track-record figures referenced across our core [about](/about) , [services](/services) , and [methodology](/methodology) pages. ## Why Potsdam is a deceptively difficult executive market A city with 5.2% unemployment and three thriving innovation clusters sounds like a straightforward hiring environment. It is not. Potsdam's executive talent pool is constrained by forces that conventional recruitment methods are not designed to handle. Job postings and database searches produce a shallow, repetitive candidate set because the leaders who matter here are already embedded in the institutions that make the city productive. Potsdam's private economy employs approximately 14,000 people in MediaTech alone, with several hundred more in senior biotech manufacturing and enterprise IT roles. Yet the city's population is under 200,000. The implication is direct: the senior professionals capable of running a GMP-compliant biologics facility or a virtual production stage are known quantities. They are not browsing LinkedIn. They are solving problems at Sartorius, Studio Babelsberg, or SAP's Innovation Center. Reaching them requires [direct headhunting](/headhunting) built on individually crafted outreach, not mass messaging. The [passive majority of senior talent](/articles/hidden-80-passive-talent) is not an abstract concept in Potsdam. It is the entirety of the viable candidate population for most senior mandates. 42% of Potsdam's skilled workforce commutes from Berlin. This makes Berlin both the city's primary talent reservoir and its most aggressive competitor. A VP Engineering candidate living in Charlottenburg can choose between a Potsdam scale-up and a Berlin Series B on the same S-Bahn line. When S-Bahn disruptions on the S7 and S1 lines reduce commuter reliability, as they did repeatedly in 2025, the convenience calculus shifts. Hiring leaders into Potsdam means competing not just on compensation but on a total proposition: the quality of the mandate, the trajectory of the organisation, and the lifestyle premium that Potsdam's lakeside districts offer over Berlin's density. Getting that proposition right requires [compensation and market benchmarking](/market-benchmarking) calibrated to the Berlin-Potsdam corridor, not to Brandenburg averages. The most sought-after executives in Potsdam do not fit neatly into a single sector classification. A Creative Technologist bridging traditional film production and software engineering draws on competencies from both the media and technology worlds. A Managing Director for a biotech scale-up needs scientific credibility and manufacturing operational expertise in equal measure. These hybrid profiles are rare nationally. In a city of this size, they are extraordinarily scarce. Finding them requires a search partner with genuine vertical expertise across multiple sectors, not a generalist recruiter applying the same keyword search to every brief. This is why the [Go-To Partner approach](/about) exists. In a market this small, this interconnected, and this competitive with its neighbour, executive search must be built on pre-existing intelligence, not post-mandate scrambling. [Discuss a Potsdam Brief](/contact) ### What search architecture has to account for The best Potsdam mandates are designed around geography, sector depth, and passive-candidate access before outreach begins. - ● A talent pool that barely exists on the open market - ● The Berlin gravity problem - ● Hybrid roles that cross sector boundaries [See How We Work](/methodology) [How Parallel Mapping Supports Search Design](/talent-mapping) ## What is driving executive demand in Potsdam Several structural forces are converging to shape executive demand across Potsdam. ### MediaTech and virtual production Babelsberg is no longer simply a film lot. The operational launch of two LED-volume stages at Studio Babelsberg in 2025, combined with the €40M AI training and render farm facility opened by the MediaTech Hub consortium, has repositioned the district as a production technology centre. Studio Babelsberg AG employs roughly 500 people directly. Trixter, RISE Visual Effects, and UFA GmbH add depth. Netflix and Amazon Studios source technical services locally. The total ecosystem, including freelance crew and post-production, reaches approximately 14,000 jobs. Executive demand centres on Unreal Engine technical directors, VP supervisors, and the new category of AI integration leads who can embed generative tools into post-production workflows. Our AI and technology practice and telecommunications and media expertise converge on exactly these profiles. ### Life sciences and biotech manufacturing The Potsdam Science Park in Golm has entered a new phase. Three incubator graduates secured Series C funding in 2025 and moved into the BioInnovation Center's 12,000 square metres of GMP-compliant production space, creating over 400 skilled manufacturing jobs. Sartorius AG announced a €50M expansion of cell-culture media production in Golm. Phyton Biotech and BAB Pharma GmbH continue to grow. The cluster is shifting from science-to-patent to science-to-manufacturing, and 2026 marks the first commercial batches of algae-based active pharmaceutical ingredients produced on site. This transition demands Managing Directors with dual scientific and operational credibility, plus regulatory affairs specialists fluent in EU-GMP and ATMP frameworks. Our healthcare and life sciences team understands these requirements from the inside. ### Enterprise IT and digital engineering SAP's Innovation Center Networks maintains Potsdam as a primary location for Design Thinking research. The Volkswagen Group Design Center houses approximately 250 designers and UX engineers. Oracle Deutschland runs sales and cloud support operations. Dataport provides public IT infrastructure. The Hasso Plattner Institute generates roughly 150 deep-tech spin-offs annually, with a 2026 focus on enterprise AI agents and climate-tech SaaS. Deep Render, an AI video compression startup spun out of HPI and Filmuniversität, raised a €15M Series A in 2025 and chose to stay in Potsdam rather than relocate to Berlin. This cluster needs VP Engineering talent for distributed systems and founders-turned-operators ready to scale B2B products. The industrial automation and enterprise software intersection is particularly active here. ### Cleantech and energy systems Brandenburg's renewable generation surplus feeds a Potsdam-based ecosystem of energy consultancies, grid-tech developers, and hydrogen pilots. BEHYDrogen GmbH reached 10MW electrolyser capacity in January 2026. 50Hertz maintains a transmission system operator office in the city. The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, while publicly funded, consistently spawns private consultancies. €120M in EU Innovation Fund allocations for 2025 to 2027 target hydrogen and biotech projects across the region. Leadership demand here sits at the intersection of engineering operations and policy fluency, a profile explored in depth through our oil, energy and renewables practice. ### Cross-border and multinational complexity Potsdam's largest employers are not local businesses. They are German outposts of global corporations: SAP, Volkswagen, Oracle, Sartorius. Their leadership roles report into matrix structures spanning multiple geographies and time zones. A VP Engineering at SAP's Innovation Center does not report to Potsdam. They report to Walldorf or Palo Alto. This means every senior search here carries an [international executive search](/international-executive-search) dimension, even when the role is physically located in a mid-sized Brandenburg city. ## Potsdam's leadership markets by sector Potsdam is not one talent pool. It is at least four distinct communities that rarely overlap, each with its own compensation norms, career expectations, and competitive dynamics. [MediaTech and Virtual Production Technical directors, VFX supervisors, and AI integration leads for Germany's most advanced production technology cluster. MediaTech and creative technology search](/ai-technology-and-digital-infrastructure-recruitment/telecoms-recruitment) [Life Sciences and Biotech Manufacturing Managing directors, bioprocess engineers, and regulatory affairs specialists for GMP-compliant biologics production in Golm. Life sciences and healthcare search](/healthcare-and-life-sciences-recruitment) [Enterprise IT and B2B Software VP Engineering, MLOps architects, and Design Thinking leaders for SAP, Volkswagen, and the HPI spin-off ecosystem. Technology and enterprise software search](/ai-technology-and-digital-infrastructure-recruitment) [Cleantech and Energy Systems Operations directors, hydrogen logistics specialists, and grid digitalisation leaders serving Brandenburg's energy transition. Energy and renewables search](/energy-natural-resources-and-infrastructure-recruitment) [Automotive Design and UX Senior designers and UX engineering leads for the Volkswagen Group Design Center and adjacent mobility technology firms. Automotive executive search](/mobility-aerospace-and-defense-recruitment/automotive-and-mobility-recruitment) ## Sector strengths that define Potsdam executive search Potsdam's executive search market is strongest where its economic specialisation is deepest. ### MediaTech and virtual production Babelsberg is no longer simply a film lot. The operational launch of two LED-volume stages at Studio Babelsberg in 2025, combined with the €40M AI training and render farm facility opened by the MediaTech Hub consortium, has repositioned the district as a production technology centre. Studio Babelsberg AG employs roughly 500 people directly. [AI & Technology](/ai-technology-and-digital-infrastructure-recruitment) ### Life sciences and biotech manufacturing The Potsdam Science Park in Golm has entered a new phase. Three incubator graduates secured Series C funding in 2025 and moved into the BioInnovation Center's 12,000 square metres of GMP-compliant production space, creating over 400 skilled manufacturing jobs. Sartorius AG announced a €50M expansion of cell-culture media production in Golm. [Healthcare & Life Sciences](/healthcare-and-life-sciences-recruitment) · [Industrial Manufacturing](/industrial-manufacturing-and-robotics-recruitment) ### Enterprise IT and digital engineering SAP's Innovation Center Networks maintains Potsdam as a primary location for Design Thinking research. The Volkswagen Group Design Center houses approximately 250 designers and UX engineers. Oracle Deutschland runs sales and cloud support operations. [AI & Technology](/ai-technology-and-digital-infrastructure-recruitment) ### Cleantech and energy systems Brandenburg's renewable generation surplus feeds a Potsdam-based ecosystem of energy consultancies, grid-tech developers, and hydrogen pilots. BEHYDrogen GmbH reached 10MW electrolyser capacity in January 2026. 50Hertz maintains a transmission system operator office in the city. [Oil & Energy](/energy-natural-resources-and-infrastructure-recruitment) ### Cross-border and multinational complexity Potsdam's largest employers are not local businesses. They are German outposts of global corporations: SAP, Volkswagen, Oracle, Sartorius. Their leadership roles report into matrix structures spanning multiple geographies and time zones. ## Why companies partner with KiTalent for executive search in Potsdam Companies rarely need only reach in Potsdam. They need interpretation, calibration, and a search architecture that reflects the real structure of the market. ### We operate across Germany Our team runs Potsdam mandates through KiTalent's four regional hubs, combining local market intelligence with cross-border execution across Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. ### We reach the candidates that matter The strongest executives in Potsdam are passive. Our direct headhunting approach engages the passive majority of senior talent through discreet outreach rooted in real market knowledge. ### We do not start from scratch Our parallel mapping methodology means we already hold live intelligence on restructuring, transition windows, compensation patterns, and candidate attraction opportunities when a brief arrives. ### Our model de-risks the investment In Potsdam, the cost of a wrong executive hire extends far beyond the recruitment fee. Our [Proof-First Search](/interview-fee-model) model lets clients see real market output and qualified candidates before the bulk of the investment is committed. [Start a conversation about your Potsdam search](/contact) ## How we run executive searches in Potsdam KiTalent's methodology was designed for exactly the kind of market Potsdam represents: small, specialised, interconnected, and dominated by passive talent. Searches here are coordinated from our [European headquarters in Turin](/turin-piedmont-italy-executive-search) , with consultants who bring sector-specific expertise in the verticals that define Potsdam's economy. ### 1. Parallel mapping before the brief is live We do not start research when a client calls. Through [parallel mapping](/methodology) , KiTalent continuously tracks career movements, compensation evolution, and organisational changes across MediaTech, life sciences, enterprise IT, and cleantech. We know who holds what role at Studio Babelsberg, Sartorius Golm, and SAP's Innovation Center before a mandate is defined. This is how we deliver interview-ready shortlists in 7 to 10 days: the groundwork was completed months ago. ### 2. Direct headhunting into the passive majority of senior talent In a city where the viable candidate population for most senior roles is measured in dozens rather than hundreds, direct outreach is the only method that works. Every approach is individually crafted, sector-informed, and respectful of the candidate's current position. We do not send mass InMails. We have conversations with professionals who know our consultants by reputation because those consultants operate in their sector full-time. This is [headhunting](/headhunting) as it should be practised in a tight professional community. ### 3. Market intelligence as a search output Every Potsdam engagement produces deliverables beyond a candidate shortlist. Clients receive a full market map showing who holds comparable roles across the Berlin-Potsdam corridor, how compensation packages are structured at competing employers, and where the realistic boundaries of the talent pool lie. This intelligence is what transforms a single hire into a long-term [talent pipeline](/talent-pipeline) strategy. ## Across Brandenburg Related city stories from the same regional talent cluster. [Berlin Berlin's €207 billion economy runs on digital platforms, life sciences, photonics, and a deep creative sector that no other German city replicates. With real GDP growth of 1.3%…](/berlin-germany-executive-search) [Bremen Germany's aerospace capital, a Mercedes-Benz electric luxury production hub, and the country's emerging hydrogen logistics gateway: Bremen concentrates senior leadership demand…](/bremen-germany-executive-search) [Hamburg Northern Germany's economic centre runs on a rare combination: Europe's leading rail-port handling over 8 million TEU annually, one of the world's largest civil aerospace clusters…](/hamburg-germany-executive-search) [Freiburg Freiburg im Breisgau is Germany's most concentrated green-technology economy: a city where Fraunhofer ISE, a growing medical AI cluster around the Uniklinik, and a trinational…](/freiburg-im-breisgau-baden-wurttemberg-germany-executive-search) ## Essential reading for Potsdam hiring decisions These resources provide deeper market intelligence and explain how KiTalent turns insight into a faster, more transparent search process. ### [Potsdam-Babelsberg's Film and VFX Boom Has a Problem Capital Cannot Solve](/articles/potsdam-babelsberg-film-vfx-hiring) Studio Babelsberg ran at 94% occupancy through 2024. Its 21 sound stages hosted seasons of Babylon Berlin , Netflix's The Empress , and Apple TV+ pre production work. The €45... [Read the Full Article](/articles/potsdam-babelsberg-film-vfx-hiring) ### [Potsdam's Software Sector Is Growing. Its Talent Market Is Not Keeping Up. Here Is Why Berlin Next Door Makes It Worse.](/articles/potsdam-software-talent-proximity-paradox) Potsdam's digital economy added positions at a 4.2% annual growth rate through 2024, anchored by SAP's Signavio business unit, Siemens' industrial AI campus, and a... [Read the Full Article](/articles/potsdam-software-talent-proximity-paradox) ### [Potsdam's Heritage Tourism Cannot Grow Its Rooms. So It Must Grow Its Revenue. The Talent Required Barely Exists](/articles/potsdam-heritage-tourism-hiring) Potsdam recorded 4.2 million visitors to its Sanssouci palace properties in 2023. The city holds approximately 6,800 hotel rooms. UNESCO buffer zone restrictions and... [Read the Full Article](/articles/potsdam-heritage-tourism-hiring) ## Quick links for Potsdam mandates Use these pages to navigate between parent markets, sector pages, and supporting articles. ### Parent market pages - [Executive Search in Germany](/germany-executive-search) - [Executive Search in Brandenburg](/brandenburg-germany-executive-search) ### Sector pages - [AI, Technology & Digital Infrastructure](/ai-technology-and-digital-infrastructure-recruitment) - [Industrial, Manufacturing, and Robotics](/industrial-manufacturing-and-robotics-recruitment) - [Automotive & Mobility](/mobility-aerospace-and-defense-recruitment/automotive-and-mobility-recruitment) - [Hospitality & Leisure](/consumer-retail-and-hospitality-recruitment/hospitality-and-leisure-recruitment) - [Healthcare and Life Sciences](/healthcare-and-life-sciences-recruitment) - [Mobility, Aerospace & Defense](/mobility-aerospace-and-defense-recruitment) ### Firm for C-Level Leadership Hiring - [KiTalent Turin Hub](/turin-piedmont-italy-executive-search) - [Proof-First Search](/interview-fee-model) - [Executive Search Fees Explained](/executive-search-fees) - [The Executive Search Process](/executive-search-process) - [Our Methodology](/methodology) - [Retained vs Contingency Search](/retained-vs-contingency-search) - [Executive Search by Role](/executive-search-by-role) - [CEO Executive Search](/ceo-executive-search) - [Board of Directors Recruitment](/board-of-directors-recruitment) ### Supporting articles - [Berlin's Creative Sector Is Growing Headcount and Losing Experience: The Senior Talent Crisis Hiding Behind the Numbers](/articles/berlin-creative-talent-juniorisation) - [Stuttgart's Automotive Suppliers Are Cutting Thousands of Jobs and Cannot Fill the Ones That Matter](/articles/stuttgart-automotive-skills-mismatch) - [Munich's Insurance Cluster Is Hiring for Volume and Starving for Capability: The Talent Mismatch Reshaping the World's Reinsurance Capital](/articles/munich-insurance-talent-gap) - [Leipzig's Logistics Boom Has a Workforce Problem No Job Board Can Solve](/articles/leipzig-logistics-talent-gap) ### Other cities in Germany ▼ [Aachen](/aachen-north-rhine-westphalia-germany-executive-search) [Augsburg](/augsburg-bavaria-germany-executive-search) [Berlin](/berlin-germany-executive-search) [Bonn](/bonn-north-rhine-westphalia-germany-executive-search) [Bremen](/bremen-germany-executive-search) [Cologne](/cologne-north-rhine-westphalia-germany-executive-search) [Dortmund](/dortmund-north-rhine-westphalia-germany-executive-search) [Dresden](/dresden-saxony-germany-executive-search) [Düsseldorf](/dusseldorf-north-rhine-westphalia-germany-executive-search) [Erfurt](/erfurt-thuringia-germany-executive-search) [Essen](/essen-north-rhine-westphalia-germany-executive-search) [Frankfurt](/frankfurt-hesse-germany-executive-search) [Freiburg](/freiburg-im-breisgau-baden-wurttemberg-germany-executive-search) [Hamburg](/hamburg-germany-executive-search) [Hanover](/hanover-lower-saxony-germany-executive-search) [Heidelberg](/heidelberg-baden-wurttemberg-germany-executive-search) [Karlsruhe](/karlsruhe-baden-wurttemberg-germany-executive-search) [Kiel](/kiel-schleswig-holstein-germany-executive-search) [Leipzig](/leipzig-saxony-germany-executive-search) [Lübeck](/lubeck-schleswig-holstein-germany-executive-search) [Mainz](/mainz-rhineland-palatinate-germany-executive-search) [Mannheim](/mannheim-baden-wurttemberg-germany-executive-search) [Munich](/munich-bavaria-germany-executive-search) [Münster](/munster-north-rhine-westphalia-germany-executive-search) [Nuremberg](/nuremberg-bavaria-germany-executive-search) [Regensburg](/regensburg-bavaria-germany-executive-search) [Rostock](/rostock-mecklenburg-vorpommern-germany-executive-search) [Stuttgart](/stuttgart-baden-wurttemberg-germany-executive-search) [Ulm](/ulm-baden-wurttemberg-germany-executive-search) [Wiesbaden](/wiesbaden-hesse-germany-executive-search) [Wolfsburg](/wolfsburg-lower-saxony-germany-executive-search) ### Other regions in Germany ▼ [Baden-Württemberg](/baden-wurttemberg-germany-executive-search) [Bavaria](/bavaria-germany-executive-search) [Berlin](/berlin-germany-executive-search) [Bremen](/bremen-germany-executive-search) [Hamburg](/hamburg-germany-executive-search) [Hesse](/hesse-germany-executive-search) [Lower Saxony](/lower-saxony-germany-executive-search) [Mecklenburg-Vorpommern](/mecklenburg-vorpommern-germany-executive-search) [North Rhine-Westphalia](/north-rhine-westphalia-germany-executive-search) [Rhineland-Palatinate](/rhineland-palatinate-germany-executive-search) [Saarland](/saarland-germany-executive-search) [Saxony](/saxony-germany-executive-search) [Saxony-Anhalt](/saxony-anhalt-germany-executive-search) [Schleswig-Holstein](/schleswig-holstein-germany-executive-search) [Thuringia](/thuringia-germany-executive-search) ## Frequently asked questions about executive search in Potsdam These are the questions most closely tied to how executive search really works in Potsdam. ### Why do companies use executive recruiters in Potsdam? Potsdam's senior talent pool is small and almost entirely passive. With fewer than 200,000 residents and executive roles concentrated across a handful of institutions in Golm, Babelsberg, and the SAP campus, the population of qualified candidates for any given mandate is measured in dozens. Job postings and inbound applications produce a negligible response at this level. Companies use executive recruiters because [direct headhunting](/headhunting) is the only method that reaches the professionals who actually hold the relevant experience. In a market this tight, speed and discretion are equally critical. ### What makes Potsdam different from Berlin for executive hiring? Berlin offers scale. Potsdam offers specificity. Berlin's tech market is broad and competitive, with thousands of startups competing for generalist engineering and commercial talent. Potsdam's demand is narrowly concentrated in MediaTech production technology, GMP biotech manufacturing, and enterprise IT anchored by SAP and HPI. The compensation dynamics differ. The professional networks differ. And the 42% commuter overlap means a Potsdam search must map both cities with precision rather than treating one as a proxy for the other. Berlin recruiters rarely understand Potsdam's institutional fabric at the granularity required. ### How does KiTalent approach executive search in Potsdam? Through continuous [parallel mapping](/methodology) of the city's core sectors, combined with sector-native consultants who have genuine credibility in MediaTech, life sciences, and enterprise IT. We maintain a live view of who holds what role at Potsdam's key employers and within the Berlin-Potsdam commuter corridor. When a mandate arrives, we activate pre-existing intelligence rather than starting from zero. This is coordinated from our European headquarters in Turin, with direct consultant engagement throughout the process and full pipeline transparency via weekly reporting. ### How quickly can KiTalent present candidates in Potsdam? Interview-ready shortlists are typically delivered in 7 to 10 days. This speed is possible because of parallel mapping: the research and relationship-building that powers a Potsdam search was completed before the mandate was formalised. The result is a 42% reduction in time-to-hire compared to conventional search timelines. In biotech manufacturing roles where a vacant seat delays production launches, this speed translates directly into protected revenue. ### How does Potsdam's housing shortage affect executive search? Critically. With a residential vacancy rate of 0.8% and median rents at €14.50 per square metre, relocation into Potsdam is a genuine barrier for candidates. This means most senior hires will either already live in the Berlin-Potsdam corridor or will commute from Berlin. Search design must account for this reality. Compensation packages may need to include commuting allowances or flexible working arrangements. And for candidates considering relocation, the total proposition must extend beyond the role itself to address practical quality-of-life concerns. [Market benchmarking](/market-benchmarking) that reflects these dynamics is essential to avoiding offer-stage failures. ## Start a conversation about your Potsdam search Whether you are hiring a Managing Director for a biotech scale-up in Golm, a Creative Technologist for Babelsberg's virtual production studios, or a VP Engineering for an HPI-born enterprise software company, this is the right starting point. What we bring to Potsdam executive mandates: Executive search and direct headhunting · Talent mapping and market intelligence · Compensation benchmarking and mandate calibration · Connection to KiTalent's [European headquarters in Turin](/turin-piedmont-italy-executive-search) and [international executive search](/international-executive-search) network. [Discuss Your Potsdam Brief](/contact) [Register as a Candidate](/contact) ### Tell us about your Potsdam hiring challenge Whether you are running a live mandate or want to pressure-test a brief before going to market, this is the right place to start the conversation. ### Related Market Insights [Aachen's EV Cluster Generates the Innovation but Exports the Talent: What Hiring Leaders Must Understand](/articles/aachen-ev-automotive-talent-gap) [Read Article →](/articles/aachen-ev-automotive-talent-gap) [Berlin's Tech Sector Is Splitting in Two: Why the Talent Market Looks Easy Until You Try to Hire the Roles That Matter](/articles/berlin-tech-bifurcation-hiring) [Read Article →](/articles/berlin-tech-bifurcation-hiring) [Stuttgart's Financial Services Hiring Problem: Engineering Capital That Cannot Fill Its Own Finance Technology Roles](/articles/stuttgart-finance-skills-gap) [Read Article →](/articles/stuttgart-finance-skills-gap) [Munich's Semiconductor Boom Has an €8 Billion Problem: The Engineers Do Not Exist Yet](/articles/munich-semiconductor-talent-gap) [Read Article →](/articles/munich-semiconductor-talent-gap) ### Explore Our Executive Search Guides [What Is Executive Search?](/what-is-executive-search) [How Executive Search Works](/how-executive-search-works) [The Executive Search Process](/executive-search-process) [Executive Search Fees Explained](/executive-search-fees) [Executive Search vs Recruitment Agency](/executive-search-vs-recruitment-agency) [Retained vs Contingency Search](/retained-vs-contingency-search) [How to Choose an Executive Search Firm](/how-to-choose-executive-search-firm) [Executive Search by Role](/executive-search-by-role) [CEO Executive Search](/ceo-executive-search) [CFO Executive Search](/cfo-executive-search) [Board of Directors Recruitment](/board-of-directors-recruitment) [Executive Search FAQ](/executive-search-faq) Author of record: [Chiara Giacoletti](/authors/chiara-giacoletti), Associate Director, Central & Eastern Europe. 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