Kristian Pedersen is the Global Head of Consumer & Retail Practice Group at Pedersen & Partners. For more than a decade Mr. Pedersen has been growing the firm’s Consumer & Retail Practice Group while working with a cross-section of the largest Consumer Goods companies in the world on both executive and non-executive mandates throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. A trusted advisor, Mr. Pedersen leverages Pedersen & Partners’ vast functional competencies to deliver best-in-class Executive Search services across functions including positions in general management, Sales & Marketing, Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, HR, and R&D. Mr. Pedersen holds a Master’s degree in International Business from University of Southern Denmark and a post-graduate degree in European Economics from the College of Europe. He speaks native Danish, fluent English and French and communicates well in German, Swedish, and Norwegian.