David Jakovljevic

Professional Focus

• Advises companies across retail, consumer goods, industry, and insurance on the placement of C‑level and senior management positions.
• Has a strong focus on central functions (procurement, finance, IT, human resources, legal & compliance, marketing, real estate & facility management, etc.) in complex, demanding mandates.
• Supports organizations and family‑owned businesses in leadership decisions involving varied responsibility profiles and governance structures.
• Leads and manages executive search mandates end‑to‑end, including assignments within internationally operating organizations and complex stakeholder environments.
• Works at the intersection of strategy, organization, and leadership, and is frequently involved when leadership roles need to be newly defined or precisely repositioned.
• Native German; fluent in English, Serbian, and Croatian.

Business Expertise

• Partner, Boyden Germany (Executive Search), Frankfurt.
• Active member of Boyden’s Global Industrial and Consumer & Retail practice groups, as well as the cross‑industry Financial Officers practice group, with a focus on first‑ and second‑level leadership roles.
• Several years of experience at a leading global executive search firm with internationally oriented senior and top management mandates, as well as at an executive search boutique.
• Led and executed executive search assignments for listed companies, mid‑sized enterprises, and family‑owned businesses.
• Advised clients across industry, retail, and insurance on leadership appointments with varying scopes and requirements.