Unilever’s potential exit from its Foods division could reshape Big Food, triggering supply‑chain shifts, leadership changes, and major competitive realignment.
An executive search professional with more than 25 years’ experience, Kerstin Roubin is a trusted and highly knowledgeable resource. Her extensive expertise in many different aspects of international industries makes her indispensable as a core member of some of our major global practices. Kerstin also contributes her expertise to Boyden’s Interim Management and Leadership Consulting Practices.
Professional Focus
- Over 25 years’ experience in executive search
- Founding Partner of Boyden Austria, Boyden’s regional hub for clients expanding in Central and Eastern Europe
- Regional Practice Leader, EMEA of Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice; Global Sector Leader of Consumer Health; and Member of Consumer & Retail, Social Impact and Social Enterprise Practices
- Broad range of clients including multinational blue-chip organisations, medium-sized companies and privately owned businesses
- Expertise in complex, cross-border assignments for C-suite and senior general management roles, as well as a variety of corporate functional and specialised roles
- International industry expertise in consumer & retail, healthcare, chemical, automotive, electronics, energy, packaging
Business Expertise
- More than 20 years’ prior experience as an executive search consultant with another major international firm
Additional Expertise
- Human Resources
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Board Services
- Board Effectiveness Consulting
- CEO Succession Planning
- Cleantech
- Private Equity
Areas of Expertise
Education & Certifications
- MBA (Magistra rer. soc. oec. Business Administration) from Vienna University of Economics and Business; concentration in human resources and organisational planning
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