The Meister-Team
Where Passion Begins!
MANAGEMENT
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.
Raphael Matt has been a partner at Meister Executive Search AG since 2024 and heads up the Zurich office. He holds a Bachelor's degree from the ZHAW and an MAS in Corporate Finance from the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. With his many years of experience as COO at Managing Director level at a major bank, he has an extensive network at C-level and in-depth knowledge in the areas of COO, CFO, HR, risk, compliance, single family offices, asset management and advisory & sales. Raphael communicates fluently in German and English.
Anna Katharina Laederach has more than 20 years' experience as Head of HR at well-known large companies and in the public sector. In 2005, she founded Leaders Solutions AG, which focussed on executive search, coaching and assessment. After fifteen successful years, Meister Executive Search AG took over the Executive Search division as a succession solution in 2022. She contributes her many years of expertise and extensive network as a member of the Board of Directors and supports her long-standing clients as a sparring partner. She is fluent in German, English and French.
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.
Stéphane Lehideux has a double degree in law and business administration. He began his career in strategy consulting, then gained experience in the software industry before finding his calling in executive search 25 years ago. Stéphane is an experienced expert who has successfully managed the French branch of several international headhunting firms and has been supporting Meister Executive Search as a Senior Consultant since 2024. He is perfectly bilingual in French and English.
Davide Ringgenberg graduated from the University of Bern with a degree in economics and joined Meister Executive Search AG as a research analyst in 2018, where he specialised extremely successfully in identifying and approaching specialists and managers. He was promoted to Research Associate in September 2020 and has been working as a consultant for our clients at Meister Networks since January 2022. In addition to his native languages German and Italian, he is fluent in English and French.
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 a consultant in direct search. Lorenzo speaks fluent German and English.
OPERATIONS TEAM
Romina Bally has a Master of Science in Industrial and Organisational Psychology and has headed the internal research team since July 2022. After completing her studies, Romina Bally joined Meister as a research analyst. During this time, she learnt the processes and intricacies of recruitment with direct contact from the ground up. The skills and experience she acquired as a result enable her to support research staff effectively and manage them in a target-orientated manner. She speaks fluent German and English.
Sabrina Canonica joined Meister Executive Search AG as a Research Associate in 2023. She was able to familiarise herself with various personnel selection procedures during her psychology studies and has since gained in-depth practical experience in direct contact and the diverse processes of personnel recruitment. This knowledge and her understanding nature have helped her to lead the internal research centre in a co-management role since March 2024. She speaks fluent German, Spanish and English.
Lars Aeschbacher joined the Meister Executive Search team in 2008 while studying history. Over the years, his area of responsibility has developed from pure acquisition to a broad management support and administration function. His dedicated understanding of our mission and our quality standards as well as his perseverance have already opened numerous doors for Meister Executive Search. Lars Aeschbacher 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.
Lukas Boss studied social sciences at the University of Bern and completed his bachelor's degree in 2021. In the same year, he joined Meister Executive Search as a research analyst and made a name for himself with his empathetic approach to direct search and market analysis. Lukas Boss is studying for a Master's degree in Society and Communication in Fribourg. He puts this knowledge to good use at MES. He has been a Research Associate since March 2023 and works in customer acquisition. Lukas Boss speaks fluent German and English.
Jonas Zust completed a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration at the University of Bern and, after an internship in the HR department of a large corporation, joined Meister Executive Search in September 2021. Having joined Meister as an HR generalist, the sports enthusiast from Lucerne acquired in-depth knowledge of identifying and approaching specialists and managers. He has been studying European Global Studies at the University of Basel since September 2023 and is fluent in both German and English.
We are proud of our professional research team. Through regular training and further education in research, we ensure that we always have the best tools for analysing the market.
Jérôme Baeriswyl
Nataša Petruljevic
Cyrill Hess
Nadja Steinke
Jim Ganyi
Samuel Widmer
Angel Viso
Raphaela Feikert
Loïc Lysser
Benjamin Goranin
Sebastian Köpfli
Working at Meister Executive Search AG
Do you see Meister Executive Search AG as an exciting and diverse company and would you like to develop your career with us?
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