Technology

Simon Leissinger first completed a degree in business administration. After successfully graduating, his professional career took him to various countries in the field of HR, Finance and Technology.

Already at the beginning of his career, he discovered his great passion for personnel consulting. His focus lies on connecting companies and people focusing on fruitful, long-term and sustainable cooperation. He is convinced that employees are always the decisive factor for success in any company.

In the course of his work at ISG, he built up the locations in Spain and also established a Technology Recruiting Hub. Today, this hub supports the worldwide ISG branches in global IT recruiting tasks.

Simon Leissinger has been Managing Director of ISG Germany since 2020.

After finishing his studies in mechanical engineering at the Vienna University of Technology, Klaus Gieber started with an Austrian CAD provider as a product manager.

After several successful years he switched to an international software house for process control engineering, where he continued to work as a member of the board (CTO and HR). In this role, Mr. Gieber was responsible for building up the organizational structure of the company including the establishment of subsidiaries in Germany, Switzerland and Holland, as well as increasing personnel from 20 to 140 employees. He was responsible for the implementation of an employee stock ownership programm, the introduction of a new salary structure and the realization of a Management-Buy-out.

As an independent consultant, Mr. Gieber also took over the management and coordination of ERP migration projects.

Based on his professional experience Klaus Gieber is available for all your personnel consulting concerns.

Sebastian Widmoser studied Human Resources and organizational studies at the Management Center Innsbruck. In the course of his professional career, he has gained a lot of experience as a specialist and executive staff member in Austrian corporations with international context.

His focus in personnel management lies on the field of in-firm training and on-the-job training as well as on personnel development and coaching. He used his broad experience in handling projects such as the introduction of SAP modules in the personnel administration and development.

In 2007 he started at the ISG International Service Group as Managing Partner for Tyrol, Vorarlberg and South Tyrol.

His role includes recruiting, structuring adult education, developing business ratios concerning human resources as well as qualitative and quantitative company manpower planning.

Thanks to 18 years of professional experiences in the middle and upper management he is a competent partner in all HR belongings.

His main focus is:

• Personnel Selection & Search for specialists and executive staff with an emphasis on engineering and industry especially in the field of Executive Search
• Quality leasing for technicians and higher administrative positions
• Creating conceptual designs for leadership trainings and team development
• Conducting workshops and systemic coaching for specialists and executive staff

Motto: “He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have”.(Socrates)

Michael Bruhn is co-founder (in 1998) and owner of Recruiters Search & Selection, and has since 2017 been the Country Manager for ISG Denmark.

He has a BA in Economics and 15 years of experience from Danish and international IT-Companies as IT-Consultant, Trainer, Marketing Consultant and Partner Relation Manager.

Michael recruits across all management disciplines providing clients with a tailored search, advertised selection, recruitment support and assessment solutions as required. Furthermore, he can offer tailored outplacement support adjusted to the individual needs of employees.

After completing secondary school Gottfried Jägersberger graduated from a university of applied sciences degree program for military leadership. Working in various capacities with personnel and disciplinary responsibility for up to 200 employees he gained extensive experience in training, further education, and managing employees.

After graduation in the social and economic sciences he shifted his professional interest to the field of personnel management. Gottfried Jägersberger joined the ISG team in Oberwaltersdorf in the fall of 2010.

Areas of consulting:

• Personnel search and selection
• Executive Search
• Development of individual assessment centers
• Micro-politics and lobbying

Oliver Hammer joined ISG in 2016.

He coordinates the interests of ISG in the CIS and Gulf region.

Oliver has profound experience in the Retail, Logistic, Industrial and IT sector.

In addition to his professional activities, he is a member of Rotary International.

Strong expertise, especially in the CIS and D/A/CH markets combined with a high degree of intercultural competence, professionalism, reliability and absolute discretion makes him an asset to the entire ISG organization.

Expertise:

• Executive Search
• Recruitment
• Personal & Leadership Development

Quote: “The people decide everything!”

After his technical apprenticeship with ABB (former BBC) in Zurich, Lorenzo worked in the field of project management for different departments within ABB. During this time, he successfully completed an evening business school in Zurich.

November 1992 he moved to Hungary. From the planned six months stay he finally remained for 8 years, during which he was working for the internationally highly recognized Berlitz language school.

By the end of 2000 he returned back to Switzerland and worked with Credit Suisse in the HR department of the Private Banking International division supporting HR Business Partners.

Lorenzo joined ISG Hungary October 2006 as HR consultant. Since then he established a wide business network. Thanks to his knowledge of both Swiss/German and Hungarian cultural and social aspects he is able to support his clients in an effective way. He is a native German speaker, and fluent in Hungarian, English, Italian and French.

INDUSTRY FOCUS POINTS

IT / Telecommunication, Pharma, Production / Manufacturing, Finance-Banking.

His personal specialities include:

• Executive Search, Headhunting, Direct Search (national and international)
• Personnel Search & Selection
• Designing of Assessment / Development Centres, acting as an Assessor
• Potential Analysis, Talent Management
• Outplacement
• Market Screening and Scope
• Career Consultancy
• HR Consultancy

Motto: “Treat others the way you want to be treated. “

Peter Wadsholt is Country Manager in ISG Sweden, ISG Finland and ISG Latvia.

He has degrees in Law, Computing, Economics and NLP and 28 years of experience from Danish and international companies as Business Builder, Sales Executive, Executive Management and Lawyer.

Peter recruits across all management disciplines providing clients with a tailored search, advertised selection, recruitment support and assessment solutions as required. Furthermore, he can offer tailored outplacement support adjusted to the individual needs of employees.

Memberships

Peter is a member of the Danish-German Chamber of Commerce (Dansk-Tysk Handelskammer / Deutsch-Dänische Handelskammer) and is an expert in cross-border recruitment between Denmark, Germany and Sweden.

Bogdan joined ISG in 2006 as a business development manager and senior consultant.

He specializes in senior executive positions in Industry and Building & Construction. Having held senior positions in various international companies, Bogdan has gained considerable experience in a variety of industries in Romania and Central and Eastern Europe.

Before joining ISG, he served as an IT Division Manager in a large retail company.

He graduated from the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest, Romania.

Senior international business executive with over 19 years record of business management experience, operations management, sales and marketing, new business development and human resources management. Has worked in executive positions as a president, board member, managing director and country manager for multinational companies in Poland, Germany and in Canada. Masters Degree in International Business from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada as well as postgraduate diploma in International Trade and in International Marketing. Management Certificate from the Harvard School of Business.
Accomplished team leader with broad experience in effective recruitment, team building and team development in multinational and multicultural environment. Over the past 19 years has worked for Canadian, American, British, German, Swedish, Irish, Spanish and Polish companies. Great network of business contacts in Poland as well as in the CEE Region.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with ability to effectively manage, delegate, communicate, negotiate, network and to make presentations in three languages (Polish, English and German).

Karmele Guibert, graduated in 2017 with a double degree in International Business and Economics. After a first professional experience at Volkswagen Navarra in the HR and Communication department she decided to move her career to the HR consulting side. Since then, she has been focusing on projects all over Europe with a special focus on the IT and Automotive sector. Having a very profound understanding of different HR processes thanks to her experience at ISG and completing an additional Masters degree, she has been able to successfully guide candidates and find the right match.

Karmele enjoys working on cross border projects and assists clients in all phases of the process, trying to find the perfect balance between the client’s requirements and the expectations of the candidates. She has a special focus on supporting candidates in their relocation within the EU, guiding them throughout the process and preparing them for the cultural changes.

After the studies at the technical collage HTBL Engineering / Foundry Technology in Vienna he started his career at a well-known company in the metal industry (Hutter & Schantz), where he passed different departments, starting as technical designer. Finally he became a member of the sales team. As a sales representative of the company he visited architects, designer, building companies and private clients on order to make business with them.

Through a career move into an international company in the steel industry (Bekaert), he developed within ten years from sales representative to the local CEO of Austria. His function was to led the CEE region as a sales manager of building products. He was responsible for the selection and training of his employees in this region. During eight years he realized the objectives together with his team with great success. Reporting and participation in global processes for developing the division took on.

Hans Georg Stadlober thus spent two years as a member of the central team at the headquarter in Belgium. As a marketing specialist, he developed new services and products and strengthened further development and communication within the division worldwide. Recently, he took during three years the position as CEO of a major German steel group (HOESCH Bausysteme, a group member of ThyssenKruppAG) . As head of the lead company in the CEE region, he was responsible for the different sales offices and two production facilities.

Ongoing internal and external training accompanied him throughout his professional career. He has extensive experience with the function of different positions in particular in international production companies, construction and related trades. The tools of modern business management he is well known as a critical user. One of his key success factors is the recognition of the importance of motivated, qualified employees how to achieve this status and to reinforce them.

Early 2011, he took the decision to join ISG. His aim is, to use his knowledge in order to serve companies and candidates in a professional manner, to educate and train people as an executive can.

Lasse Ohlsson is Managing Partner in ISG Sweden and based in Stockholm.

He has many years of experience from working in purchasing, sales, marketing, general management positions and with recruitment in FMCG, retail and industrial companies such as ICA, MoDo, Colgate, Duracell and Gillette/Procter & Gamble in the UK, Nordics/Baltics and Asia Pacific.

Degree in Business Administration and Marketing followed by studies at Stockholm School of Economics (IFL/SSE) and Executive MBA.

With experience from supporting international companies establishing enterprises in new markets in Europe and Asia Pacific he has been working with business development, organisation changes, international recruitment, training & development and coaching.

Lasse recruits domestically and cross-border across all management disciplines providing clients with search & selection, recruitment support and assessment solutions as required. Furthermore, he can offer interim management and strategic support within business development, reorganization including tailored outplacement support adjusted to the individual needs of employees.

Memberships

Lasse is a member of the German – Swedish Chamber of Commerce (Tysk – Svenska Handelskammaren / Deutsch – Schwedisch Handelskammer) and is specialized in cross-border recruitment between Sweden, Germany and Denmark.

Sergio Rivera is Business Administration graduate from Saint Louis University where he discovered his talent for Human Resources. During his studies, he had the opportunity to specialize in accounting and finance, representing his university in international competitions. He’s lived and worked in both Europe and North America and understands how to operate in both markets professionally.

After his studies, he entered the Human Resources sector where he began his career and applied theory to the real world. He’s also gained experience in the retail, education, and tourism sectors throughout his life. Currently, he is a search and selection consultant, and manages the ISG social network marketing channels.

His focus is on providing solutions to the IT and Finance sectors selecting intermediate and management profiles.

Elifa Velagic completed her studies in International Business Administration with an emphasis on International Business, Human Resource Management and Austrian & European Labour and Employment Law.

During her studies she participated in several exchange programs in Kiev, Hanoi or Yogyakarta and got the possibility to enhance her technical and intercultural competences. She also gained practical experience from several internships, especially in the field of recruiting at a well-known Austrian company.

At the end of 2010 Elifa Velagic started her career at ISG. As a Consultant she is responsible for international Search & Selection Projects and supports customers of different sectors and industries.

Motto: „To be able to start is strength. To be able to finish is power.” Lao-Tse

Peter Wadsholt is Partner in ISG Denmark.

He has degrees in Law, Computing, Economics and NLP and 28 years of experience from Danish and international companies as Business Builder, Sales Executive, Executive Management and Lawyer.

Peter recruits across all management disciplines providing clients with a tailored search, advertised selection, recruitment support and assessment solutions as required. Furthermore, he can offer tailored outplacement support adjusted to the individual needs of employees.

Memberships

Peter is a member of the Danish-German Chamber of Commerce (Dansk-Tysk Handelskammer / Deutsch-Dänische Handelskammer) and is an expert in cross-border recruitment between Denmark, Germany and Sweden.

Sabine Wimpissinger joined ISG Spain as a Partner in 2017. Sabine brings many years of international experience in the regulatory, public affairs, communications and legal areas, being a lawyer by background and having been based in Vienna, Brussels and Madrid as a communications and public affairs consultant as well as initially as a trade diplomat. Her experience covers EU-wide projects with particular knowledge of the Austrian, German, Swiss, Scandinavian, Spanish, Belgian and French  markets. Sabine has worked with a broad variety of sectors and policy areas including environment, energy, trade, food, consumer, health and digital policy and she advises clients on the recruitment of profiles in the functional areas related to regulatory, legal and public affairs as well as to communications. In accordance with her multi-cultural background she helps companies and organisations regarding needs for international positions.

Sabine is a dual citizen of Austria and Sweden. She has a Master´s degree in law from the University of Vienna and she also holds a Master of international politics from the Université Libre de Bruxelles. In addition to her native German and Swedish, she speaks fluently English, Spanish, French and Portuguese.

David Gökcedag joined ISG Personalmanagement GmbH as Recruitment and Talent Search Partner to support our valuable clients in the Software Sector by evaluating Specialists and Managers especially in Software Development, Software Design and Architecture, and Product & Project Management positions throughout the EU leveraging our over 650 ISG employees.

He is a member of our IT Sector Group focusing on Telecommunications, Information Technology and Software Development.  David is an Industrial & Management Engineer having completed his technical education with honors from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.

Fluent in English, Turkish, German and Spanish David was a Business Developer and Project Manager for the last 20 years, providing a wide range of consultancy services to companies developing their international business in Turkey and other emerging markets.  He has experience both with global corporations (General Electric) and start-up companies having established a successful software company in Istanbul which he is still currently advising as board member.  He gained valuable market know how for very well-known SME’s as well as international corporations from the USA, UK, Spain, Turkey, China and Germany.

You will find in David an experienced professional with a vast range of expertise for:

• Recruitment & Selection of IT Specialists and Leaders
• Design and Implementation of Digitalization & Change Processes
• Training & Development

Motto:  “Be the Change you want to see in the World” (Mahatma Gandhi)

Franca Höss studierte Internationale Betriebswirtschaft an der Hochschule Furtwangen University. Hierbei spezialisierte sie sich auf das Personalwesen mit besonderem Augenmerk auf hispanische Länder. Im Rahmen ihres Studiums absolvierte sie ein Auslandssemester in Málaga sowie anschließend ein Praktikum bei der ISG in Madrid. Dabei konnte sie nicht nur ihre sprachlichen Kenntnisse in Englisch sowie Spanisch verfeinern, sondern ebenfalls ihre interkulturellen Kompetenzen weiter stärken.

Seit Praktikumsende März 2020 verstärkt Franca Höss auch künftig das ISG Team mit Ihrer aufgeschlossenen Art. Insbesondere im IT- und Technologiesektor konnte sie sich branchenspezifisches Know-how aneignen und berät empathisch und zielsicher länderübergreifend Kandidaten sowohl bei den nächsten Karriereschritten, als auch beim Relocatingprozess.

Narcisa Vasilache is a Psychology graduate from University of Bucharest. During her studies, she had the opportunity to work in a start-up as well as being part of an international volunteering network both experiences contributing to her growing passion of working in international environments.

After finishing her student exchange program in Spain, she decided to settle in Madrid and pursue an opportunity that renders a multicultural working environment. At ISG she had the chance to fulfill this particular goal. During her internship, she acquired specific know-how in the technology sector along with strong intercultural skills and since then she was able to kindly counsel and guide people throughout the recruitment process with her good-natured, friendly approach.

Uwe Schmitt is Managing Partner in the metropolitan region Frankfurt / Rhine-Main. He has 33 years of professional and management experience in international IT companies, including Nixdorf Computer, Oracle, and IBM in the areas of sales and HR / personnel development.

He is a certified management coach, member of the world’s largest coaching association ICF (International Coach Federation), and former menber of the ICF Management Board. In addition, he is member of the German Federal Association of Personnel Managers (BPM) and has been executive coach & mentor at Absolventum’s alumni network of the University of Mannheim since 2019.

He is focused on:

1. 1. labor market of the 50 plus generation in Germany
2. 2. Working worlds 4.0 – Support of the digital transformation from a personnel point of view
3. 3. Support in the implementation of strategic personnel planning
4. 4. Career coaching for outstanding top talents
5. 5. Supporting executives selection process

Sectors:

1. 1. ICT
2. 2. Management consultancy

Yulia Tsvetkova is a Project Management Master graduate, who has a double degree from EAE Business School and Rey Juan Carlos University. During her studies, she started to gain her professional experience within international environment, taking internships in Russia and Spain, and obtaining knowledge in the fields of IT and multinational communications.

Deciding to combine her personal skills with professional interests, she joined the team of ISG in 2021, making a step forward in her career. Project Management background is helping her to understand needs of both client and candidate sides, always trying to find a perfect match.

Rehab El-Shikh studied business and commercial sciences at Ain-Shams University in Cairo.

Born in Egypt, she comes from a social work background. Her professional career is characterized by strong commitment and a deep conviction that changes and challenges can be met with courage and expertise. Her approach always focuses on supporting and encouraging people individually – because she firmly believes that every individual has the potential for change.

As General Manager Middle East & North Africa, she specializes in recruiting specialists from the Arab region. The main focus of her work is to connect companies and people in a long-term and sustainable way.

Further information for applicants from the Middle East and North Africa can be found here: https://isg-mena.com

Motto: “The future belongs to those who have the power to integrate and promote talent from all over the world.”