Dr. Dirk Friederich is a senior leadership advisor with more than 25 years of experience in executive search and board-level advisory. As Managing Partner at Boyden in Munich, he supports boards, investors and C-suite leaders, with particular expertise in transformation, restructuring and digital leadership mandates. He conducts global search mandates across Europe, Asia and the Americas, advising organizations in industrial, financial services and consumer & retail sectors, including private equity-backed and technology-driven environments.
Boyden partners with a leading private credit asset manager to appoint a Director of Fund Liquidity to support complex global fund structures and evolving investor demands.
Boyden partnered with a leading family office and its affiliated foundation to appoint a Head of Institutional Investment Operations capable of designing and implementing a scalable operational platform to support a growing investment portfolio and long-term philanthropic objectives.
Boyden places a high-impact R&D executive to drive innovation and transformation across a global consumer goods portfolio
Perspectives from Boyden’s FinTech Experts
Financial Services Trends Report: A snapshot of fintech-led innovation, connectivity and transformation in financial services, with expert insights on talent and leadership.
Financial Services Trends Report: A snapshot of the key orientation points for leadership through multiple complexities in the new world order, with expert insights on talent and leadership.
Technology Report 2024: Analyzing markets, studies, and trends reshaping business with expert insights from Boyden's Global Technology Practice Members
Unilever’s potential exit from its Foods division could reshape Big Food, triggering supply‑chain shifts, leadership changes, and major competitive realignment.
Big Food is rapidly reinventing itself through accelerated M&A, rebranding, and wellness‑driven product innovation. Boyden Partner Doug Ehrenkranz provides expert insights on the rising demand for protein-rich, nutrient‑dense, and gut‑friendly foods shaping today’s CPG strategies.
Target’s prolonged search for a new CMO highlights leadership restructuring, brand challenges, and a limited talent pool as the retailer reshapes its C-suite.
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