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At HEADSAHEAD, people take center stage.

Since 2007, HEADSAHEAD has been successfully filling top-level management positions as well as advisory and supervisory board mandates in medium-sized companies and corporations.
We attach great importance to providing our clients with personalised and holistic advice. At the same time, we are responsible sparring partners for our candidates, with whom we openly discuss the challenges of the new role. We strive for the highest quality, professionalism, efficiency and transparency throughout the entire consulting process.

At HEADSAHEAD, people take center stage.

Since 2007, HEADSAHEAD has been successfully filling top-level management positions as well as advisory and supervisory board mandates in medium-sized companies and corporations.

We attach great importance to providing our clients with personalised and holistic advice. At the same time, we are responsible sparring partners for our candidates, with whom we openly discuss the challenges of the new role. We strive for the highest quality, professionalism, efficiency and transparency throughout the entire consulting process.

Our focus is on advising family businesses. We support the family or the supervisory or advisory board in the customised appointment of management or company succession. We are an independent and reliable dialogue partner for important entrepreneurial issues, even beyond the appointment project.

We hold a distinguished reputation and deep expertise across industries such as industrial, banking, insurance, public sector, technology, and retail. We understand leadership from direct experience – we hold supervisory board positions, are shareholders in family businesses and startups, and have held management responsibilities ourselves.

From our offices in Düsseldorf and Munich, we advise our clients primarily in German-speaking countries. Internationally, we work together with selected partners.

How we advise

HEADSAHEAD represents the highest quality standards and efficient, transparent search processes. We provide personal, dedicated advisory: instead of off-the-shelf solutions, you will find tailored project work with us.

Throughout the entire search process, we serve as critical, independent sparring partners and moderators for clients and candidates alike. Open and honest communication forms the basis of our trusted collaborations.

To support them globally in the search and selection of top-executives, we have enjoyed successful partnerships for many years with selected international Executive Search partners.

We find top-leaders.

We advise you in securing the best available leadership personality for your company, thereby gaining a decisive edge over competitors.

Outstanding professional and intellectual competence on the part of candidates is a fundamental prerequisite. However, sustained success for the new leader demands more: alignment of personality with corporate culture. Our goal is THE BEST FIT.

Therefore, we attach utmost importance to understanding your company and candidates holistically. Together with you, we analyze the individual company situation, business model, and leadership and performance culture, from which we derive the individual candidate profile.

Commitment, trust, and transparency are of paramount importance in our with clients and candidates. This influences the sustainability of decisions – a key factor for your long-term success.

Our aim

Together with you, we analyze the company profile and challenges of the position to be filled, thereby drafting the candidate’s requirements profile. This is followed by an extensive market analysis, initially identifying suitable target companies and subsequently potential candidates. Alongside digital options, we leverage our strong personal network.

Assessment of candidates is based on objective, competence-based criteria defined jointly with the client. Our evaluations stem from systematic research and structured personal interviews, encompassing key performance factors such as professional qualifications, individual leadership style, and personality. This ensures that our clients make informed decisions for sustainable success.

With the ethos of the “honorable merchant,” we conduct our search assignments with care and discretion. Subsequent projects and recommendations affirm our often long-standing, partnership-based relationships with clients.

Internationally connected

Many of our clients operate in international markets with their own production sites or subsidiaries. To support them globally in the search and selection of top-executives, we have enjoyed successful partnerships for many years with selected international Executive Search partners.

In addition to proven regional and industry-specific expertise, our international partners uphold the highest quality standards in search and project support. It is our pleasure to connect you.

Our Art

HEADSAHEAD is deeply committed to the arts. We have been proud supporters of the Düsseldorf Art Academy for over a decade, strengthening the regional and international art scene. We have integrated art into our corporate culture.
Our offices showcase numerous paintings and sculptures, transforming our company into an exhibition space. Artworks by talented emerging artists mingle with those of established artists.