Noriko Takagi

Noriko Takagi is managing partner and co-owner of Steinbach & Partner.
She is the founder of the offices in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Tokyo. With her passion for leadership topics, she has many years of experience in human resources management in Europe and Asia, especially in staffing and selecting managers as well as coaching managers and teams.

Since 2022, she has also been a member of the supervisory board of the Chinese subsidiary of a German family business.

Before joining Steinbach & Partner, Noriko worked for the Kienbaum Group, one of the most renowned human resources consulting firms in Germany. She was also one of the youngest lecturers at the Ruhr University Bochum in Germany.

Born and raised in Japan, she has lived in the USA, Germany, Singapore and China. She is fluent in English, German and Japanese and has a basic knowledge of Mandarin.