Finding the right people across borders.
International search with a particular focus on Europe and Asia.
I work with companies looking for senior leaders and key specialists internationally, with particular depth across Europe and Asia and more than 30 years of first-hand experience in Southeast Asia.
As a Managing Partner at ISG, I combine my background as a founder and CEO with ISG’s international search capabilities and global network.
Executive Search & International Recruitment
Finding the right person becomes more demanding when the role is critical, the candidate market is limited, or the search crosses borders.
I work with companies on senior leadership and key specialist appointments, combining direct search, international reach and a practical understanding of the business behind the position.
Executive Search
For senior leadership and critical positions where the right appointment requires targeted identification, direct approach, careful assessment and discretion.
International Recruitment
For management and specialist positions that require access to talent beyond the client’s immediate market. Through ISG’s international network, searches can be managed across countries while maintaining one point of contact.
Cross-Border Search
Particular depth across Europe and Asia, supported by extensive first-hand business experience in Southeast Asia. Where assignments extend into other markets, I can draw on ISG’s wider international network and local expertise.
A Search Partner Who Has Sat on the Other Side of the Table
First-hand leadership experience brought into every search.
Before partnering with ISG, I built and led businesses across Europe, Australia, East- and Southeast-Asia, from entrepreneurial ventures to organizations with more than 2,000 employees.
As a founder and CEO, I was responsible for building management teams, hiring senior leaders and specialists, and making appointments that had a direct impact on business performance.
That experience shapes how I approach search today.
I look beyond whether a candidate matches the formal requirements of a role. I want to understand the business situation, what the person will actually need to accomplish, the environment they will enter, and what kind of individual is likely to succeed there.
For clients, that means working with someone who understands senior hiring not only from the search side, but also from the perspective of the person ultimately accountable for the decision.
When Visionaries Fail
Why Successful Entrepreneurs Rarely Make Great CEOs and How to Break Through Founder Limits to Unlock Your Company’s True Potential
The book goes deeper into the founder-to-CEO transition and why the strengths that build a company can later become limits if the operating model does not keep up.
- Why working harder stops solving problems as teams grow
- Why founders get pulled back into operations
- What makes decisions slow down inside growing companies
- How roles and responsibilities must change as the company grows
- How founders keep control without becoming the bottleneck
My background
- Founder & former CEO with more than three decades building and leading companies across Europe and Asia
- Founded a business that crossed USD 10M in annual revenue within three years
- Led companies at 25 people, 150 people, and well beyond 1,000
- Experienced in rebuilding teams, restructuring operations, stabilizing complex situations, and leading transformation under pressure
- Now working independently with founders, boards, and leadership teams through focused operating interventions and interim executive mandates
Looking for a senior leader or key specialist?
If you have an important position to fill – locally or internationally – I would be glad to understand what you are looking for and whether I or the wider ISG network can support the search.
For international and cross-border assignments, I bring particular depth across Europe and Asia, backed by more than 30 years of first-hand experience in Southeast Asia.