Joachim Leuck is Managing Partner and a senior executive search professional with more than 23 years of experience. He advises boards, owners and senior leadership teams on executive and C-level appointments in complex industrial, manufacturing and supply chain-driven environments. His work spans internationally operating organizations as well as family-owned and privately held companies, where leadership decisions are critical to long-term performance and resilience.

Professional Focus

  • Trusted advisor on leadership, succession and transformation-related search mandates at senior executive and C-level.
  • Co-Head of the global sub-practice Supply Chain & Logistics. Member of the Industrial and Consumer Retail Practice.
  • Draws on a consulting background to rapidly internalize industry-specific dynamics and provide senior-level advisory also across consumer goods, professional services and human resources.
  • Extensive experience advising mid-sized and large family-owned companies, both owner-led and externally managed.
  • Mother tongue in German, fluent in English, with good command of French and Italian.

Business Expertise

  • Co-led the German office of an international executive search firm, with overall responsibility for senior executive search and leadership advisory mandates.
  • Held senior leadership roles in executive search, combining executive search and management audit mandates at C-suite and senior functional level.
  • Advised clients across services and logistics, manufacturing and TIME industries (telecommunications, IT, media and electronics), as well as selected mandates in consumer goods and retail.
  • Entrepreneurial background as Managing Director and Co-Owner of a medium-sized IT enterprise, providing first-hand insight into ownership structures, operational leadership and business transformation.
  • Earlier career includes senior responsibilities in service portfolio and segmentation within a telecommunications environment (RWE/VEBA joint venture), as well as management and strategy consulting experience (McKinsey & Company).

Additional Expertise

  • Consumer & Retail
  • Human Resources
  • Supply Chain & Logistics
  • Professional Services

Education & Certifications

  • Diploma in Business Administration (Diplom-Kaufmann), University of Cologne; majors in Marketing and Organization.

Affiliations & Awards

  • Top Executive Search Firm (2025) WirtschaftsWoche
  • Top Executive Search Firm (2025) Handelsblatt

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