Author: Jochen Neese

Two Exciting Staff Announcements

As of January 1, 2024 Dr. Viktor Lau took over the position of Managing Partner at PMCI Executive Consulting GmbH. He now manages the company together with Dr. Jochen Neese and Arne tom Wörden. PMCI is one of the leading providers of executive search services and supports renowned organizations in German-speaking countries in filling critical […]

Conversations between companies and candidates: A balancing act

Die Entscheidung zwischen “Grillen” und “Wohlfühl-Atmosphäre” ist nicht binär. Immer wieder begegnen wir als Personalberater der Entscheidung von Unternehmen und deren handelnden Personen bei der Frage, wie viel Stress man Kandidat*innen im ersten oder zweiten Gespräch aussetzen will. 👉 Auf der einen Seite will das Unternehmen gerade bei wichtigen Positionen ein belastbares Bild davon gewinnen, […]

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About Simone Flachmann

Growing up in rural East Westphalia, I developed a deep connection to nature at an early age, which has had a lasting impact on my personal and professional life.

My path began with a scientific degree in geography with a focus on ecology. I then worked in environmental services on the topics of recycling management, waste disposal and remediation.

My enthusiasm for working with people eventually led me into HR services and consulting. For more than 20 years, my focus has been on connecting the right talents with the right positions (nationally and internationally) – always with a special feel for the individual needs of companies and candidates.

Today I live in Cologne and support people in realizing their professional goals and companies in attracting the best talent for their teams. In addition to my extensive professional experience, my training as a systemic coach (IHK) enables me to provide my clients with holistic support in professional orientation, personal development and change processes.

In addition to my work as a personnel consultant, I have been a freelance trainer and career coach for a renowned academy in the field of life science management for over ten years. With empathy, precision and commitment, I am a “passionate service provider”.

My focus is on companies that make a positive contribution to society and the environment over and above their economic goals. I am particularly passionate about organizations that want to make the world a better place through innovation, sustainability and social responsibility.

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About Dr. Viktor Lau

I am an HR generalist with more than 25 years of experience. I came to personnel management by chance: After completing my doctorate in philosophy at the University of Constance in 1997, I initially worked in adult education and was offered a lectureship in personnel and organizational development at the Private University of Applied Sciences in St. Gallen and Zurich.

After a stint at CSC Ploenzke AG in Wiesbaden in 2000, I joined Commerzbank AG in Frankfurt am Main in 2005, where I got to know HR work in a corporate group. As part of the merger of Commerzbank and Dresdner Bank, I was responsible for the HR integration of around 3,500 people from the two IT organizations.

Family events have brought my wife and me back to our shared home, the northwest of Germany. From 2010, I was responsible for personnel controlling as well as personnel and organizational development at Bremer Landesbank. In 2014, I returned to the Rhine-Main region, my adopted hometown of Wiesbaden, and have lived there ever since.

From 2014, I worked as a senior manager at zeb.rolfes.schierenbeck.associates for eight years, advising numerous banks on all HR-related issues, and from 2021 I worked at DZ PRIVATBANK as a manager in the HR department. I have been a Senior Partner at PMCI since 2023 and am responsible for the Finance & Banking client area.

During my career to date, I have written numerous articles and books on human resources topics “on the side”. I also enjoy being active in research and teaching to this day.

In my private life, the interests I developed during my studies have never left me, so that today I am still interested in the history, literature and philosophy of the 18th to 20th centuries. Music plays a major role here. Unfortunately only passively, but that also means that I am still pursuing my long-standing hobby of high-quality reproduction of music (“high end”).

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"We have been able to fill several searches, even for difficult positions, together with Mr. Eller. The cooperation was always characterized by trust, professionalism and reliability!"

Caroline Czech
HR Manager Recruitment & Management Development - Otto Krahn Group

"Mr. Eller succeeded in building trust with good candidates and convincing them to join our company. At the same time, he helped us to develop realistic and sustainable expectations of the new organization with a great deal of sensitivity."

Caroline Renk
HR Manager - SchlegelGiesse

"We promptly received very good candidate proposals and a
Absolutely professional support throughout
process - even after the occupation has ended."

Marc Zube
COO - Callista Private Equity GmbH

"With Dr. Neese's team, we have successfully and quickly filled the positions of "Global Chief Marketing Officer" (UK location and reporting channel) and "Global Chief HR Officer" (Germany location and reporting channel), which are very important for us as part of our continued growth. The cooperation was extremely sound and professional, from the preliminary discussions to the respective conclusion, including the very good support of the candidates at all times, also at international level."

Stephan Butscher
Chief HR Officer - Simon-Kucher & Partners

"IDL, now part of the insightsoftware group, is one of the leading software companies for financial performance management (FPM) in the areas of consolidation, planning, reporting and business intelligence. With Dr. Neese and his team, we have filled the position of Head of Software Development and - at the same time - Head of the Ahrensburg site. The collaboration was characterized by great professionalism at all times; it was a valuable "consultancy" in the best sense and not just a delivery of CVs. We were able to fill this key position in our company quickly and on a long-term basis with the right person."

Harald Frühwacht
at the time of the search Managing Director, IDL GmbH Mitte

"In connection with filling a CIO position, Dr. Neese and his team supported me. The cooperation was characterized by great professionalism and commitment, so that we were able to fill this business-critical position with the right person in a timely manner. The added value of a serious, efficient HR consultancy was clearly demonstrated in this project."

Sven Meise
Management Board / CDO / COO
Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG, Berlin

"Working with Mr. tom Wörden and his team was professional and pleasant at all times. We were able to fill a key position in our company quickly and on a long-term basis. A real benefit for our company."

Dr. Tobias Seng
CFO - Wortmann KG
International shoe production

"Tailor-made candidates and transparent project management were the key to a successful appointment within a very short time. Many thanks for the trustful cooperation. We will be happy to come back to you."

Sabine Elting
HR Manager / HR Business Partner
Melitta Europe GmbH

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About Arne tom Wörden

As a true “Nordlicht”, born and raised in Cuxhaven, I have now been in the Rhineland for more than 20 years. The well-known open and communicative nature of the Rhinelanders suits me very well, which is why I have felt very much at home here for a long time.

I have been in the recruiting business for more than 24 years. In 1999, when I joined the HR department at OBI in Wermelskirchen, I lost my heart to the subject. It was an obvious step to go into consulting at some point. As a personnel consultant, I can combine two of my strengths and passions. For one thing, I am a very curious person. Getting to know new customers, new industries, new functional areas; understanding what challenges there are in this particular environment spurs me on – makes me happy. On the other hand, I see a real opportunity to create prospects for people. Every candidate is important to me. The decision to take on a new challenge must be carefully considered. That’s why I see myself as a consultant for the candidates as well as for my clients.

The passion to do something for people is also reflected in my private activities. As a member of the Lions Club Langenfeld, as a member of the board of the Düsseldorf regional group of the Association of Executives and as chairman of the state commission for labor market and education policy of the NRW Economic Council, I am actively involved in supporting society and the community.

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About Dr. Jochen Neese

I studied mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Munich, specializing in design engineering, and later – yes, 30 years ago – I did my doctorate on the subject of artificial intelligence. Incidentally, this translation was even more incorrect back then than it is today…

After a total of 11 years as a software developer, project manager and executive at FAG Kugelfischer and IBM, I moved to the consulting division of KPMG in Frankfurt in 1998, where I worked with my team as an IT management consultant, most recently as a partner and managing director. The topics of leadership and change management have always fascinated and challenged me, at least since the IT outsourcing from FAG to IBM.

Having worked in personnel consulting since 2006, my core areas of IT, consulting and medium-sized industry have never really let go of me. In addition to the classic executive search, I have supported many individual candidates in their repositioning through career coaching in recent years. This dual perspective often helps me and “my” candidates in executive search projects.

In my private life, I have a diverse “migration background” within Germany: I was born in Bielefeld, graduated from high school in Schweinfurt, then via professional stations in Schweinfurt and Munich finally ended up with my family near Frankfurt am Main.

I completely reversed my decades-long aversion to golf in 2010 and even gave up playing tennis. Furthermore, during my time as a part-time retailer of Italian wines from 1991 to 2018, I adapted a much-quoted saying: “Life is too short for trivial wines.”

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About Gerhard Eller

I am an Austrian citizen, trained as an engineer in Vienna and have a degree in economics. After this training, I worked in the international supplier and packaging industry. In 1996, I moved to Hanover with my family. Professionally, I have been most influenced by the experience I have gained in sole responsibility for companies or business units since 1998. I find this experience – including the moderation of change processes – particularly valuable in consulting. They sharpen my focus on requirements and help me to talk to everyone involved on an equal footing. I have been a personnel consultant since 2016 and mainly support companies in the technical manufacturing industry.

I still live with my wife until today near Hanover; our three adult children in Lower Saxony. Sport, especially cycling, is one of my passions.

When asked why I went into consulting, I like to answer that it’s nice to bring people together in the right way – to move people.

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