Michael Proft
Michael
Proft
Odgers Berndtson
Frankfurt office
Michael Proft is a Partner with Odgers Berndtson, Frankfurt which he joined in 1995. He heads the Business & Professional Services practice in Frankfurt and is leader of the global Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) practice. He specializes in recruiting senior managers in rapidly evolving markets, especially in consultancies, TMT and financial markets.
Having earned a degree in physics, he worked as a consultant for Gemini Consulting for five years focussing on strategy and process consulting in the telecommunication, automotive and consumer goods sectors. Prior to getting into executive search consulting, Michael Proft served as the CEO of an IT service provider for several years.
Industries & Functions
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Business & Professional Services
The continuing globalization of this high-end, high-value sector demands exceptional leaders, who know how to differentiate services, embrace innovation and deliver value.
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Financial Services
Financial services firms require strong leaders, global visionaries and superbly qualified professionals to move them forward in the 21st Century.
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Media & Entertainment
A magnet for talented young people, the essential element in success in the media & entertainment business is securing senior executives who have the vision, energy and acumen to make the right decisions.
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Information & Communications
The demand for new leaders is endless for both information & communications organizations selling into the enterprise, as well as convergent, web and wireless enabled technology businesses.
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Technology
In technology, with apparently boundless application and insatiable markets, it is the human factor - leadership - that differentiates the stellar successes from the rest.
Search Professionals
- Klaus Hansen
- Managing Partner
- Peter Herrendorf
- Managing Partner
- Ludger Birkendorf
- Ralph Göller
- Katja Hollaender-Herr
- Christine Kuhl
- Dirk Lindemann
- Hubert Lindenblatt
- Michael Proft
- Peter Reichardt
- Kajus R. Rottok
- Nicole Rydzek-Scherf
- Claudia Scheuvens
- Patrick D. Schild
- Gabriele Stahl
- Roland Staub
- Veronika Ulbort
- Regina Köhler
- Stefan Lang
- Zohra Mojadeddi
- Petra Pavlik
Odgers Berndtson
Frankfurt office