Alexander Gaus

Based in Munich, Alexander Gaus is active in Egon Zehnder’s Consumer Products, Technology & Communications, and Leadership Advisory practices, drawing on his deep industry experience to support mainly family-owned businesses across the retail, e-commerce, digital, and technology sectors. He is passionate about coaching and developing people to bring out the best in them.

Before joining Egon Zehnder, Alexander served as the Executive Vice President for Strategy at ProSiebenSat.1 Media, focusing on developing new business, digitalization, and increasing operational efficiency. Prior to that he was with Amazon as the Head of Beauty and Luxury Beauty for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. That was preceded by a stint at the Otto Group in Hamburg as the Head of Corporate Strategy in charge of strategy, M&A, and e-commerce projects. Earlier, Alexander started his career as a Senior Consultant at Roland Berger in Berlin, specializing in the consumer goods industry.

Alexander earned the Master of Science in Management, Diplom-Kaufmann, and Diplôme de Grande École degrees from ESCP Europe while studying in London, Berlin and Paris. When not working, he enjoys traveling, sharing good food and wine with family and friends, golfing, skiing, and listening to his collection of vinyl LPs.