Unique Business and Fee Model

Our goal is to make a meaningful and lasting impact on the growth of our clients’ businesses through the performance of the leaders we place. Guided by this commitment, we focus on quality over quantity and accept assignments only when confident of delivering exceptional results for our clients.

In line with this approach, our unique business model and fee structure are designed to reflect our commitment:
a significant portion of the total fee is charged only after the placed leader has been working with the client for 12 months.

Hiring for Cultural Fit

Technical expertise alone is not enough for lasting success as a board or executive committee member. For top management roles, personality and cultural fit are critical success factors.

This is where Witena’s approach stands out, prioritising the cultural alignment between candidates and the client organisation. The foundation for this is our Witena Compass and our exceptional dedication even before the search begins. We invest significant effort to deeply understand the client company, its unique characteristics, markets, and the role to be filled. Guided by this analysis, our search and evaluation process – right from the initial outreach to successful placement – is designed to identify the ideal leadership personality for the client organisation.

Our Independence as a Guarantee for the First Choice of Suitable Leaders

As an independent consulting boutique, each Witena partner focuses on a few selected client companies within a sector. With no internal competition for clients or top talent and minimal off-limits restrictions on target companies, we guarantee access to the most promising candidates.

Commitment and Passion

Successfully attracting sought-after leadership talent for a client company relies heavily on the search consultant’s profound market knowledge, dedication, and passion. That’s why the mandate-responsible Witena partner personally handles every aspect of the process. This includes identifying and evaluating candidates, facilitating initial and follow-up interviews between candidates and clients, and ensuring the candidate’s smooth placement and integration into the client company.

Industry Focus and Expertise

We are convinced: Only those who have a deep understanding of a company’s industry and markets can provide successful executive search consulting services.
Each of Witena’s consultants focuses on a few selected industries, building deep expertise and insight. They are well-versed in the key companies, market dynamics, and challenges, and maintain a strong network of industry leaders and top talent, enabling them to deliver exceptional results.

Witena operates in all relevant industries:

  • Electrical Industry
  • Measurement, Control & Regulation Technology
  • Automation Technology & Robotics
  • Plastic Technology
  • Machinery
  • Engineering
  • Material Handling and Warehousing Technology
  • Packaging Technology
  • Metal Processing
  • Process Engineering
  • Chemical Industry
  • Pulp & Paper Industry
  • Aviation & Aerospace
  • Defense
  • International, Integrated Utility Companies
  • Regional Utility Companies
  • Municipal Utilities
  • Energy Trading, Commodity Trading
  • Network Operators
  • Energy Services
  • Contracting, Waste Management & Recycling
  • Building Technology and Installation
  • Construction Industry
  • Building Material
  • General Contractors
  • Architecture and Engineering Sector
  • Facility Management, Cleaning, Building Security
  • Real Estate Management
  • Real Estate Development
  • PropTech
  • Asset Management and Wealth Management
  • Corporate Banking
  • Retail Banking
  • Private Banking
  • Investment Banking
  • Private Market & Real Estate Investments
  • Digitisation, Fintech & Insurtech
  • Primary Insurance & Reinsurance
  • Health Insurers
  • Pension Funds
  • Cloud, Big Data, Analytics, BI (IaaS, SaaS, PaaS)
  • Digitisation
  • Software
  • SW-Applications & Infrastructure
  • Enterprise Architecture
  • ERP/CRM
  • IT Services & Outsourcing
  • IoT, Robotics & Chatbots
  • Innovation & Business Engineering
  • IT Transformation & Change Management
  • IT & Technology Consulting
  • Retail
  • Consumer Goods Manufacturers
  • Luxury Goods & Watch Industry
  • E-Commerce
  • Wholesale
  • Direct Sales
  • Hospitality (Hotels & Restaurants)
  • Tourism
  • Strategy Consulting
  • Auditing and Fiduciary
  • Law Firms
  • PR & Advertising Agencies
  • Sustainability Consulting and ESG
  • Pharma
  • Medtech
  • Biotech & Biotech Startups
  • Agronomy
  • Service Providers
  • Digital Health
  • Hospitals
  • Psychiatries
  • Rehabilitation Clinics
  • Health Directorates
  • Health Leagues
  • Foundations in Healthcare
  • Federal Health Organisations
  • Investment Funds Healthcare
  • Wellness
  • Federal Administration
  • Cantonal Administration
  • City/Municipal Administrations
  • Industry Associations
  • Public Organisations
  • Non-Profit Organisations

 

Mobility, Transport & Logistics

 

Family Businesses & Private Equity

Board Advisory

Every company is unique, with specific needs regarding its leadership structure and requirements. Drawing from our extensive experience advising top management, we position ourselves as a trusted “sparring partner” for the board of directors. Through close collaboration, we develop customised, actionable solutions for the following governance areas:

  • Developing succession plans for top management. Beyond fostering internal talent, it is crucial to strategically build external relationships with leadership figures for key positions, enlarging proactively the options to the company’s own management capacities
  • Assessment of boards and executive committees, and offering guidance on their composition and areas of expertise
  • Planning and structuring succession strategies for owner- and family-run businesses, addressing their complex challenges
  • Providing counsel on transformation processes, mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, and other significant changes affecting executive management composition