Frank Weingarten

People, with their personality traits, motivations, and inclinations, as well as their cultural backgrounds, have fascinated me since my school and university days. Combined with my interest in organizations and their diversity across industries, functions, and strategies, this led me to executive search. The contribution a leader can make to the future of a company is a central question in executive search, a field I have been working in with great enthusiasm and a high standard of quality since 2000.

Together with my team, I have successfully completed numerous search and selection projects, primarily for public sector institutions and non-profit organizations, companies in the transport/logistics, traffic/tourism, and financial services sectors, as well as large and medium-sized (family-owned) businesses. This has allowed me to build a robust network and solidify my knowledge of modern leadership and management skills, as well as their alignment with the respective organizational culture. Passion for the work and a commitment to sustainable placement success are paramount to me.

Since 2021, I have held leadership positions at HEADSAHEAD. Prior to that, I worked for over 20 years as a partner in executive search at Kienbaum Consultants International. After completing a banking apprenticeship at Deutsche Bank and studying economics and business administration at the Universities of Freiburg and Cologne, I began my professional career in the early 1990s as a research assistant at the Seminar and Institute for Transport Studies at the University of Cologne. Following this, I moved to the German Transport Forum (Deutscher Verkehrsforum e.V.) as a project manager. I subsequently gained valuable management experience as Secretary General and Chairman of the Board of the German Hockey Federation (Deutscher Hockey-Bund e.V.).

I am married, have three sons, am interested in sports, music and art, and enjoy traveling. I keep fit by running, swimming and skiing.