Partners in charge.

Dr. Oliver Kempkens

Founder & Managing Partner

Oliver has been the youngest executive hire at Russell Reynolds Associates Germany, where he co-founded the digital practice. Before that, he served as VP at SAP in Palo Alto and Walldorf, playing a pivotal role in the firm’s intellectual renewal…

Sebastian Kohler

Founder & Managing Partner

At just 22, Sebastian embarked on his career as an Analyst in Zurich, Switzerland, joining a renowned international Management and Technology Consulting Firm. He became an advisor to numerous global clients, providing expertise in transformational and organizational strategy, as well as process improvement and restructuring…

We work differently.

Very high adaptability:

We adapt to our partners’ working habits, ensuring a seamless alignment. This can be in terms of communication during the project, process design and any other adjustments along the way. Each project is individually set up according to our partner’s needs.

Traction and Speed:

By handling the entire search project ourselves (without back-office involvement), we are able to reduce our internal coordination effort to an utmost minimum. This enables us to rapidly deliver results and build a high momentum.

Hands-On - Research:

Our Managing Partners, Oliver Kempkens and Sebastian Kohler, are both involved in the entire search process, handling the research by themselves. This means both partners are engaged from the beginning to the closure of each project.

Significance of Cultural Sensing:

We understand the importance of culturally aligned high-performance teams. Therefore, it is important to us to understand our partner’s culture, by spending time onsite and ideally talking to different people across various teams.

Our partners.

Start Ups & Scale Ups

Corporates

Customers Voices and Feedback

Dr. Oliver Kempkens

Founder & Managing Partner

Oliver has been the youngest executive hire at Russell Reynolds Associates Germany, where he co-founded the digital practice. Before that, he served as VP at SAP in Palo Alto and Walldorf, playing a pivotal role in the firm’s intellectual renewal.

Venturing beyond Russell Reynolds, Oliver led the scaling of ITMP, a St. Gallen-based Strategy Consultancy. Subsequently, he held a significant role as Managing Director/Acting VP for Digital Platform Strategy (965 FTE) at Europe’s largest bank, Sberbank, in Moscow from 2019 to February 2022.

Educationally accomplished, Oliver holds degrees in Law (BA, MA), Mediation (MA), and a Sociology PhD. He was also awarded a PhD hc at the University of Southampton, England.

In addition to his career, Oliver has shared his expertise through teaching Management & Leadership at prestigious universities like Stanford University, Hasso-Plattner Institute, University of St. Gallen, University of Vienna, and Johannes Kepler University Linz.

His outstanding contributions in the industry have earned him the title of Best Headhunter of the Year (2019) and the second-place award for providing the best candidate experience.

Throughout his journey, Oliver has successfully placed well over 100 executives across diverse industries.

Sebastian Kohler

Founder & Managing Partner

At just 22, Sebastian embarked on his career as an Analyst in Zurich, Switzerland, joining a renowned international Management and Technology Consulting Firm. He became an advisor to numerous global clients, providing expertise in transformational and organizational strategy, as well as process improvement and restructuring.

His academic journey took him to Cologne, Germany, and Guadalajara, Mexico, where he studied International Business with a focus on Management Consulting and Leadership Theories. In 2019, Sebastian joined Munich’s prestigious TSBC, a globally active boutique CEO-Advisory Firm, to deepen his knowledge in Leadership Advisory.

Since 2020, Sebastian has honed his skills in Executive Search, earning recognition as one of the youngest Executive Headhunters in the DACH-Region. He specializes in assembling world-class, culturally aligned teams that deliver exceptional performance.

Beyond his professional achievements, Sebastian invests in and advises various startups, and Co-Founded award-winning specialty coffee brand KANSO COFFEE LAB. Throughout his career, he has successfully placed over 80 Executives across diverse industries.