Christoph Seyfarth

Dr. Christoph Seyfarth is a Managing Partner of TALENTspy. He focuses on procurement, supply chain, digital transformation, operations and corporate development. Christoph has worked in a range of corporate functions, in consulting and in international leadership roles: at large corporations (Daimler, Magna), at Alvarez & Marsal and at mid-sized companies in the automotive, mechanical engineering and renewable energy sectors. He has served as EVP and COO with responsibility for supply chain and manufacturing, and has also held roles in HR and in financial planning and analysis. Before joining TALENTspy, he was a member of the executive board of a large renewable energy company. Christoph grew up in Germany, and his assignments have taken him to Japan, Scotland, Norway and the USA. Outside work, he is interested in sociology, psychology and modern literature.

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Commodity prices, China, tariffs, fear of AI. “The company is paralysed.” External factors alone don’t explain it

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7 factors behind a company’s paralysis In the initial conversation about a CEO search, the investor says: “Commodity prices, China, tariffs, AI: that alone doesn’t explain the paralysis. Our problem goes deeper.” These are the factors that come up again and again in our conversations: 1. Politics in managementMid-sized companies aren’t immune to coalitions and

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“Erzählen Sie doch mal etwas von sich selbst!” Warum das keine Fangfrage sein muss

“Tell me a bit about yourself.” Why it doesn’t have to be a trick question

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A candidate told me about this experience: He (C-level, very experienced) is in a job interview with the CEO (also very experienced). At the start, the CEO, always pressed for time but with no hidden agenda, says: “Tell me a bit about yourself.” The candidate gets going. He makes the mistake of starting at the

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Melanie Kleemann

Mit dreifacher internationaler Vorstandserfahrung, unter anderem für die IKEA Group, Vorwerk International und die Peek & Cloppenburg Gruppe, blickt Melanie Kleemann auf eine umfassende Karriere entlang der gesamten Value Chain zurück. Ihr Herzstück und ihre Leidenschaft lagen dabei seit jeher in den Bereichen kommerzielles Wachstum sowie (digitale) Transformation.

Ihre internationale Führungskompetenz wurde maßgeblich durch globale Rollen und mehrjährige Auslandsaufenthalte in Schweden und der Schweiz geprägt.

Melanie ist Partner bei TALENTspy und verantwortet die Bereiche Commercial Excellence, Consumer&Retail, Private Equity. Mit feinem Gespür für Markt-Dynamiken und exklusivem Zugang zu Spitzenkräften unterstützt sie Corporate-Entscheider, Private-Equity-Investoren, Gesellschafter und Aufsichtsräte dabei, kritische Schlüsselpositionen diskret, treffsicher und mit nachhaltigem Wertzuwachs zu besetzen.