Industrial

Our expertise and experience in serving industrial clients has matured over a long period. Today we are Europe’s leading Human Resources player in this market, and our industrial clients are a large part of our client base. Our reputation in this sector is reinforced by the numerous General Managers and top executives who have been met, interviewed, presented and placed through Neumann International. We are the reference organization in executive search and consulting when considering Human Resources needs in the industrial sector.

New challenges faced by this sector such as large mergers and acquisitions, globalisation and the relocation of low-tech activities to areas such as Central & Eastern Europe, Russia, Turkey and China have required strong Human Resources solutions. This is a challenge which we have responded to swiftly and with the strength of our Europe-wide industrial sector practice group expertise behind, operating seamlessly across borders.

Neumann International is the ideal partner for clients looking to assemble, grow, retain and develop winning teams -  whether it be locating and developing talent at the level of CEOs and COOs or for specialised functions such as Logistics, Manufacturing, Purchasing, R&D and Sales and Marketing/Customer Directors.

François Maechler is Neumann International’s Industrial and Automotive Sector Practice Leader. Based in Strasbourg, working across Europe for his clients, he has experience searching for senior executives in Manufacturing, R&D, Supply Chain and General Management  positions.

Previous Experience

François has more than 15 years of Executive Search experience and joined Neumann International in 1991. His international search experience includes a wide variety of Chief Executive, Chairman and first line roles in the industrial and automotive sectors. Due to the geographical location of the Strasbourg office, he regularly conducts search assignments for high level Executives on the French and German markets. He also has strong experience working with small and mid-sized independent companies.

Education

Mr. Maechler received his Master Degree in Social Psychology from the University of Strasbourg.