Our self-understanding of a trusting relationship with our clients is a characteristic of everything we do. We see ourselves as a sparring partner and advise you when it comes to making important corporate decisions. We are also a dependable advisor to our candidates and support them throughout the entire project cycle, up to and including the signing of the contract and the onboarding process. Particularly in volatile times, this holistic approach and the role of our consultants is becoming ever more important.

Since 1989, Dr. Heimeier Executive Search has been a member of IMD International Search Group, a world-leading association of more than 150 executive search consultants at over 30 major business locations in 20 countries. The members are among the leading medium-sized businesses in their respective countries, with strong local networks and established structures. IMD enables our clients to meet the usual high standards with excellent knowledge of the local conditions and requirements.

The group is a guarantee of high performance, consistent global standards and a high level of authenticity of our services.

Besides supervisory and control-related tasks, they are sparring partners and experienced heads for the company management and form the professional link between the various shareholders and the management. The issues nowadays often go beyond a company’s strategic direction and also cover matters of ownership structure and family as well as macroeconomic and social trends.

Dr. Heimeier Executive Search supports its clients with matters concerning the organisation and composition of suitable supervisory board and advisory board structures. When filling individual advisory board positions, we don’t just rely on industry networks or ‘big names’, but also focus on the objectification of the search and selection process. In addition to industry- and position-specific knowledge and skills, we especially concentrate on working out an individual’s particular suitability and ability to take on a corresponding role and responsibility. Potential supervisory board and advisory board members are approached solely by the consultant responsible for the project.

In addition, selection processes backed up by aptitude diagnostics also provide the candidates themselves with greater certainty with regard to their suitability for the future role. Such processes also offer employees and managers who apply for internally advertised positions an objective, reliable and fair assessment of their competencies, skills and potential. Medium-sized companies are now also taking advantage of the possibilities afforded by systematic diagnostics when making important personnel decisions. In rapidly changing markets in particular, the procedures provide additional opportunities to objectively benchmark existing and future leadership and management requirements. 

Dr. Heimeier Executive Search has decades of expertise in the conception and organisation of diagnostic procedures, from the interview-based audit to complete assessment centres. Here we take a multidimensional approach, which usually includes a psychometric test, a skill-based interview, including the discussion of different management situations, complex case studies and interview simulations.