DACH Executive Leadership Brief · Gregor Ghirmay

DACH Executive Leadership Brief


The most important CEO, CFO, private equity and governance signals from the DACH market. Every Monday – with an assessment of what they actually mean for appointments, succession and leadership.

Information is only valuable if it improves decisions.

In the DACH executive market, mandates rarely appear out of nowhere. A change of ownership, a carve-out, a restructuring, a CFO departure, new regulation or a CEO succession all send early signals. What matters is recognising these signals and interpreting them correctly.

The Leadership Brief therefore does not collect as much news as possible, but the developments with practical relevance for owners, supervisory boards, advisory boards, CEOs, CFOs, CHROs and private equity investors.

The Spiritus Rector principle

Signal → consequence → leadership question. Every development is examined for the decision it triggers, the role that becomes critical and the concrete conversation it opens. The result is not a news digest but an action-oriented leadership radar.

  • the most important CEO, CFO and C-level changes in the DACH market
  • relevant private equity transactions, carve-outs and succession situations
  • restructuring and transformation signals with leadership relevance
  • governance and board topics that influence appointment decisions
  • concrete implications for executive search and leadership advisory

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Leadership signals with practical relevance

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For those accountable for leadership decisions.

The brief is aimed at decision-makers who do not want to react only once a vacancy becomes public: owners, boards, advisory boards, CEOs, CFOs, CHROs and investors in mid-market, industrial and regulated companies.

Gregor Ghirmay
Executive Search & Board Advisory
Mid-market · Hidden Champions · Private Equity · Financial Services · Industrial · DACH