Lukas Kühne holds a degree in history from the University of Bern and a Master of Advanced Studies in Human Resource Management from the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland. He has been working in recruitment since 2004 and took on the role of Managing Partner at Meister Executive Search in January 2020. Lukas Kühne therefore has a wealth of experience in handling executive search mandates and a network that has been cultivated over decades. Lukas Kühne is fluent in German and English.

Laura De Paolis studied business economics and deepened her knowledge with a Master's degree in International Management. She has been working in recruitment for ten years and learnt the trade from scratch as a research analyst. In 2017, she took over the management of the research team and shortly afterwards increasingly took on the project management of mandates. She has been working full-time as a consultant since 2019, completed an MAS in HRM and has also been operationally managing the Meister Networks division since 2022. She speaks fluent German and English.

Giorgio Albisetti is a qualified lawyer and notary, holds an Executive MBA HSG degree and has been Chairman of the Executive Board of Von Graffenried AG Liegenschaften since 2017. Giorgio Albisetti contributes his experience as an entrepreneur, his eye for innovation, his extensive network and his valuable strategic expertise to various boards of directors and foundation boards. He has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of Meister Executive Search since January 2020.

After graduating in mechanical engineering, Stefan Schwendt joined Unilever in 1994. There he gained over 25 years of experience in responsible international management positions along the entire supply chain and was most recently responsible for 14 production sites as Technology Director. Having grown up in a small business family, he knows both large and small companies very well. As a consultant and trained business coach, he has been successfully pursuing his passion for filling a wide range of management positions for our customers since 2019.

Davide Ringgenberg completed his Bachelor's degree in Economics at the University of Bern and earned his Master's degree in International and European Business at the University of Fribourg. He joined Meister Executive Search AG in 2018 as a Research Analyst, where he very successfully specialized in the identification and approach of specialists and executives. In September 2020, he was promoted to Research Associate, and since January 2022, he has been working as a Consultant for our clients within Meister Networks. In addition to his native languages, German and Italian, he speaks fluent French and English.

Lorenzo Albisetti graduated from business school in Bern and joined Meister Executive Search AG as a Research Associate in 2024. As a long-standing team leader in the cantonal administration, he has valuable practical experience in the recruitment and management of employees. He now brings his wealth of experience and strong communication skills to bear as our Head Research. Lorenzo speaks fluent German and English.

Yanik Zurkinden joined Meister Executive Search as a Research Associate at the end of 2022, shortly after completing his Master's degree in Industrial and Organisational Psychology at the University of Fribourg. He quickly took on additional management and technical responsibilities and has been responsible for the further development of processes and business development in a broad role since 2024. He speaks fluent German and English.

Samuel Widmer has been working in research at Meister Executive Search since February 2024. He is supplementing his work with a master's degree at the University of Lausanne, where he is studying management, strategy, leadership and organisation. He particularly values the direct exchange with candidates and the structured research, which gives him valuable insights into various roles, companies and industries. He is fluent in German and English.

Natasa Rogers has been studying business administration at Bern University of Applied Sciences since 2023 and began specialising in marketing in 2025. At the same time, she works at Meister Executive Search as a research associate, successfully applying her analytical thinking and customer focus to direct search and market analysis. Through her studies, she combines business knowledge with practical experience in the executive search field. She is fluent in German and English.