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Daniela Ossikovska
Managing Partner, Bulgaria
Daniela Ossikovska’s impressive executive search career of more than 10 years with Boyden is further enhanced by an extensive background in senior management and consulting at the international level. She is adept at assessing talent across the private and public sectors, and currently focuses her search expertise on C-level and international/regional roles in business-to-business sector.
Professional Focus
- Over 15 years’ experience in executive search
- Focus on automotive, manufacturing and business-to-business services and products. Variety of functions, including general management, production, financial, sales, quality and logistic.
- Senior management experience in marketing communications and media services
- Entrepreneurial experience by founding an independent executive search and consulting firm
- Certified business mediator
Business Expertise
- Founder, Managing Director of an independent executive search and consulting firm
- General Manager/Managing Partner in Interpartners Bulgaria, Lowe Lintas Swing Communications, Media Club/Initiative Media (marketing communications and media services)
- Numerous freelance consulting projects for state institutions and private companies funded by EU PHARE, EBRD and World Bank
- Began career as a researcher in the Institute of Ecology of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Additional Expertise
- Private Equity
Areas of Expertise
Education & Certifications
- Master’s degrees in economics, UNWE Sofia and organisational psychology, St. Kliment Ohridski, Sofia University
- Post-graduate qualifications in HR management, marketing, and general management in Austria and the US
Affiliations & Awards
- Founder and former Chairwoman of the Bulgarian Executive Search Association
- Former Chairwoman of the Public Council for Self-Regulation
- Former Member, Managing Board of the Association of Advertising Agencies (Bulgaria)
Case Studies
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From Innovation to Execution: Leadership in Power Semiconductor Development
How Boyden placed a strategic SVP to drive e-mobility growth
Empowering Innovation: Appointing a Regional R&D Leader in FMCG
Boyden places a high-impact R&D executive to drive innovation and transformation across a global consumer goods portfolio
Breaking Silos, Building Systems: A CTO Search at the Intersection of Tech and Business
How Boyden identified a strategic leader to unify engineering, quality, and commercial outcomes in automotive systems.
Thought Leadership
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Boyden Report Series
What’s Next for Industry? AI, Transformation, and the Talent Imperative
Industrial Trends Report: Analysing markets, studies, and trends on how AI, machine learning, and digitalisation are reshaping the industrial sector, with expert insights on talent and leadership from Boyden’s Global Industrial Practice Members.
Blog Post
Revitalising the European Automotive Sector: Navigating New Challenges and Embracing Innovation
To survive in the new competitive environment and master the legislative challenges set by the EU, the automotive sector needs an approach reset
Industry Insights
China’s Bet on Europe’s Emobility
Chinese carmakers are finding success in the European automotive market via a surge in EV sales and their home country’s dominance in battery manufacturing.
Industry Insights
The Green Steel Challenge
The steel industry is under pressure to rapidly decarbonise. Amidst rising demand from industrials, steel producers will need government support.
News & Events
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In the Media
Big Food Big Moves: Who's next in the big CPG shake-up
Explore how Nestlé, Mars, Unilever, and Kraft Heinz are driving major mergers, acquisitions, and strategic shifts set to reshape the global food and confectionery industry in 2026.
In the Media
Nestlé, Mars, Unilever, Ferrero & Kraft Heinz: The big CPG shake-up continues
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