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News Edition: April 2024

Short Introduction

Since 1993, Robert Breitbach Consulting has been a retained executive search firm with a focus on technical industries.

With offices in Germany, Spain, Portugal, and Estonia, we specialize on assisting German, European and American companies in the search and selection of their executives and specialists.

About 70% of the search projects contain the keywords: "CEO, Managing Director, Country Manager, Business Development Manager or Expansions Manager". In addition, we have been able to fill many positions in the areas of sales, plant, and production management. Not to forget many significant engineering positions.

We are pleased that you take the time to visit our "News" page. Here we would like to inform you - updated monthly - about selected topics from business and society.

From the Almanac

The term Headhunter describes a company or individual that provides employment recruiting services on behalf of the employer. Firms hire headhunters to find talent and to locate individuals who meet specific job requirements.

Recruiting dates back to the time of the Roman Army.

Korn Ferry International, founded in 1969, is considered the largest executive search firm in the world.

In the United States, the Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants (AESC), represents search firms who work on exclusive and retained basis.

The German equivalent to the AESC is the Bund Deutscher Unternehmensberater (BDU).

Almost 150,000 people in the United Kingdom work in recruitment.

According to LinkedIn ©, 78% of recruiters are happy with their job.

On The Move

Takabumi Asahi replaces Koji Naito as CEO of Christie Digital Systems.

BP appoints Murray Auchincloss as their permanent chief executive officer.

Johnson & Johnson names Tim Schmidt new worldwide chair for their MedTech division. He replaces Ashley McAvoy, who spent nearly three decades with the company.

What's On The News?

• PYMNTS.com takes a look at how CFOs embrace leadership role.


• On forbes.com, Roger Trapp contributes how executive decision making goes to the heart of the organization.


• For newsweek.com, Joseph Soares, Managing Partner at IBPROM CORP., writes that good leadership is about understanding that sometimes you lead and sometimes you are lead.


• Jackie Plunkett explains for hrmorning.com, how to reward and recognize work achievements without causing disenchantment.


• On personalwirtschaft.de, Tim Stakenborg points out that new female board members are usually discovered externally by headhunters.

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