Klaus D. Wernecke, previously owner and managing director of Wernecke Executive Search GmbH, joined the KSR team as an associate partner in November 2015. Before starting his own business in 2004, Klaus was one of the founders of Synercon Personalberatung GmbH/Search Partners AG, based in Frankfurt am Main, and was part of the management board. Until then, he worked as consultant for executive search with PA Consulting Group and as managing director of the subsidiary and German head office in Frankfurt. After successfully completing his studies at the University of Applied Sciences Frankfurt, Klaus started his professional career in the HR department with Dunlop AG, Hanau, where he worked for nearly 10 years, in his last position as deputy HR manager.