
Connecting People, shaping the future, creating added value - out of passion!
Thorsten Amend-SchnaarCEO / Managing Partner
Connecting PEOPLE and COMPANIES to become more successful!
Sustainable personnel consulting is a matter of trust and far more than discrete headhunting for the right candidate.
My mission as a headhunter and advisor is to connect people and accompany them as a sparring partner so that they make their own company more successful – this is how I create added value and a stable basis for long-term and successful relationships.
The foundation for cooperation with clients and candidates consists of trust, respect, mutual appreciation and mindfulness in personal interaction – but above all, it is passion for what you do.
My job in executive search begins with a comprehensive look at the organization of a company and a constructive-critical questioning of ideal ideas, objectives and expectations of the individual stakeholders.
On the way to a sustainable occupation, it is often necessary to moderate between the parties until all the building blocks have been put together to form a solid foundation for long-term successful cooperation.
It is important to me to actively and personally accompany all those involved throughout the entire process and to support them as a sparring partner beyond onboarding.
As a coach, I am available to individuals and companies as a neutral listener, questioner, impulse and feedback provider, and as a consultant and mediator.
About me
After completing my studies in economic sciences at Lüneburg University, I started my first job in product management with an owner-led company in Germany and Spain.
In 1998, I began work for a company in various professional roles within procurement, product management, and later on as a leader of a business unit.
My next position was as a member of the Executive Board of a medium-sized family-owned company, responsible for commercial and strategic business.
After that, I worked internationally als Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of a medium-sized company.
I now support companies with Executive Search, Succession Planning, Board Executive Search and Advisory.
Executive Search and Selection of Executive Managers, Business Leaders, Supervisory and Advisory Board Members
Discreet headhunting is not enough and a deep understanding of the respective business models is required.
The following questions are always the focus of discussions with clients:
- How do the boards and management levels have to be set up in order to develop a company sustainably?
- Which management skills does a manager have to bring to the table in order to continue to successfully cope with new challenges and changes in the future?
It is not a question of formal and professional qualifications whether a managing director or a management team leads a company to success – these are basic requirements. In addition to the “culture fit”, it is crucial how concrete challenges and constantly changing framework conditions are successfully mastered.
As Managing Partner of Höchsmann & Company, I have an executive search boutique, established for over 20 years, with a flexible and agile organization to develop tailor-made solutions for customers, supervise projects individually and personally take care of clients and candidates.
Together with the teams in our offices in Düsseldorf and Frankfurt, I support internationally active medium-sized companies, family businesses, smaller corporations as well as public organizations and candidates in putting the individual “pieces of the puzzle” together in such a way that a successful and sustainable occupation is guaranteed.
I am happy to explain specific questions and reference projects in a personal conversation.
Advisory & Executive Coaching
Sometimes a change of perspective is all it takes to see more clearly and broaden one´s mind.
As a coach and Advisor, I accompany family businesses in succession planning and change processes.
In confidential one-to-one sessions, we focus on specific issues, discuss alternative actions, and identify and resolve doubts you may be unaware of.
I work with executive managers, business leaders and others, offering guidance around all aspects of their personal and business leadership objectives, particularly in phases of change processes, conflict situations, reflection, and decision-making as well as burnout prevention.
With an expanded “scope of possibilities”, new challenges can be recognized as opportunities and future tasks can be solved in the best and most efficient way.
I support you professionally in initiating your work-related and personal change process, setting priorities, clearing blockages and conflicts, and putting your visions into practice.
Appreciative and respectful interaction at eye level will form the basis of our professional cooperation. I guarantee a results-oriented process and absolute confidentiality.
In coaching I combine experience from my professional and personal environment with specific coaching and consulting skills. As my client, you will develop individual tools with my support in order to be prepared for new challenges and the daily “rush hour”.
References of clients and candidates
Team

DR. GERHARD MICHAEL ECKERT
MANAGING PARTNER

Christine Bahn
Managing Partner

ANJA CEBULA
SENIOR PARTNER

CLAUDIA GRÜTER
FINANCE & OFFICE MANAGEMENT

JUTTA JOHÄNNING
MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT

TATJANA SIEMENS
MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT

ZSUZSANNA KORDE
MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT
Contact
I look forward to talking to you.
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Thorsten Amend-Schnaar
Geschäftsführer / Managing Partner
Höchsmann & Company GmbH & Co. KG
Executive Search – Management Advisors
Mobil: +49 (0)179 520 41 06
Düsseldorf
Immermannstraße 35
D-40210 Düsseldorf
Frankfurt
Cassellastraße 30-32
D-60386 Frankfurt