About Us

Signium is a global executive search and leadership consulting firm, helping clients around the world make the right decisions at moments of strategic importance.

Celebrating 70 years of experience, we are experts in helping clients recruit, develop and retain the best leadership teams. This means we don’t just find talent – we advise senior business leaders on developing their skills, their people and their organizations.

Our clients operate all around the world, and so do we. With offices in 30 countries, we combine global reach with deep local knowledge to exceed our clients’ needs – whenever, wherever, whatever. During periods of significant change, we give our clients the edge when shaping their futures.

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As former business leaders, our more than 150 consultants have firsthand experience with the pressures you face.

For more information about Signium’s consultants visit: https://www.signium.com/consultants

Solutions And Expertise

Solutions
  • Assessment
  • Board Services
  • Executive Coaching
  • Executive Search
  • Interim
  • Leadership Develop.
Industries
Functions
  • Board/Governance
  • CEO/President
  • Finance/Accounting
  • GM/Operations
  • Government
  • Human Resources
  • Information/Digital
  • Legal/Compliance
  • Marketing & Sales
  • Risk Management
  • Supply Chain

News Briefings

Signium Names Co-Leaders of Global Technology Practice

Executive search consortium Signium appointed Stéphanie Engels and Alexander de Freitas as new co-leaders of the global technology practice. Based in Zurich, Ms. Engels has developed new business models and coached intrapreneurs as well as partner start-ups. As a partner at Signium, she is experienced in defining new business models with different types of partners (big companies, SMEs and start-ups)

Signium Elects New Board

Executive search consortium Signium today will announce the election of its new board of directors: Annelize van Rensburg, director of executive search in Johannesburg, South Africa will be elected chair, and Piotr Pilecki, managing partner in Wroclaw, Poland will be elected as vice chair. Signium also will add Felipa Xara-Brasil, senior partner in Lisbon, Portugal; Aleksander Montalbetti,

Signium Expands in Mexico City

Even in the face of a global pandemic, executive search consultants are seeing an increase in hiring mandates from around the world. To meet demand, they continue to develop new practices, hire new recruiters and open new locations. Global recruiting consortiums, meanwhile, are taking advantage of a resurgence in certain geographic areas. Recently, executive search

Signium Expands in Munich 

Even in the face of a global pandemic, executive search consultants are seeing an increase in hiring mandates from around the world. To meet demand, they continue to develop new practices, hire new recruiters, and open new locations. Global recruiting consortiums, meanwhile, are taking advantage of a resurgence in certain geographic areas. Recently, executive search consortium Signium strengthened

Press Releases

Signium Announces Stéphanie Engels and Alexander de Freitas as Co-leaders of Technology Practice Group

(June 14, 2021) Signium, one of the world’s leading executive search and leadership consulting partnerships, announces the appointment of Stéphanie Engels and Alexander de Freitas as new co-leaders of the Global Technology Practice. As a partner at Signum Switzerland, Stéphanie supports companies in finding and hiring the right leaders for the future. She holds a

Signium Welcomes Manuel Gómez Uriarte as Managing Partner in Mexico City

(Jan. 19, 2021) Signium announces Manuel Gómez Uriarte has joined its Mexico City office as Managing Partner responsible for the firm’s growth and positioning in Mexico. Manuel joins one of the country’s key Human Resources consulting firms, including talent management, executive search, and overall human resources advisory and consulting. “We are excited to welcome Manuel

Signium Ireland Officially Celebrates its 25-Year Anniversary

(Nov. 2020) One of the longest standing executive search and leadership advisory firms in Ireland, Signium has a deep-rooted understanding and experience of Irish business across a number of industries and specialisms gained over decades of relationship building and partnering with clients in helping to build their leadership teams. “There was a stark rationale for

New Report Highlights the Importance of Executive Search in the War for Global Talent

Research questioned over 650 Business and HR leaders across 13 93% of business leaders plan to use Executive Search in recruiting for senior roles. Only 30% of HR Leaders, globally, are confident their In-House Recruitment always finds the best possible candidates for senior positions. The top priorities when deciding how to hire for senior roles

New Report Shows Global Leaders Are Convinced Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Improves Business Performance

June 24, 2020 – Equality is the ultimate goal of Diversity & Inclusion Research questioned over 650 Business and HR leaders across 13 countries 91% say that D&I contributes positively to business performance But senior leaders still need to be held more accountable for D&I Listed companies are 10% more likely to commit to D&I

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