Frankfurt · Serving German groups in CEE
Executive search for German companies in CEE
German manufacturers, automotive suppliers, financial groups and private equity investors use Menity to appoint CEOs, managing directors and C‑level leaders for their businesses in Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary and Austria.
Every search is retained and led by a Managing Partner, in German or English. We also advise on CEO succession and assess management teams without a search.
2007
FOUNDED
500+
RETAINED MANDATES
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CEE MARKETS
82%
RETURNING CLIENTS
Decisions at German headquarters
Decided in Germany. Delivered in CEE
You need leaders who can run the local business and work with headquarters. We check what they personally managed, the results they achieved and references in local languages.
A managing director for your CEE subsidiary
Your CEE subsidiary needs someone who can run the business, lead the local team and work with group management. We assess responsibility for revenue, costs and people, relationships with customers and experience making decisions within an international group.
A plant director accountable for production, quality and costs
When production, quality or delivery is under pressure, a familiar employer on a CV is not enough. We check the scale of operations candidates have led and the results they personally delivered. A Managing Partner personally leads every plant director and operations leadership search.
A successor before the role becomes vacant
Your next CEO may already be inside the business. We assess internal readiness, compare external options where agreed and recommend the preparation and handover required. Advisory can be commissioned without committing to a search.
Before or after a CEE acquisition, we assess the management team against your plans for the business. You receive recommendations on whom to retain, develop or replace, and which roles need to be filled. Before a transaction closes, assessment depends on agreed access to the management team.
Mandate scope
Executive search and advisory for your CEE businesses
We appoint CEOs, managing directors, board members and functional leaders for CEE subsidiaries and portfolio companies.
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Both Managing Partners have built and run Menity since 2007. One of the founders personally leads your mandate, assesses the candidates and gives you his recommendation.
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Executive search and advisory across CEE
CEO and Managing Director
Country leadership across CEE
Multi-country management roles
Confidential CEO replacement
CFO and finance
CHRO and people
CTO/CIO/CISO and digital
COO, operations, plant directors
Commercial, sales and strategy
Legal, risk and compliance
Advisory is also available without a search
Leaders Talk & CEO Perspective
Leading CEE businesses within international groups
Menity’s Managing Partners interview CEOs, managing directors and HR leaders about running country businesses in CEE, leading regional teams and applying group decisions locally. Guests are selected by Menity, and no fee is paid or received.
CEO Perspective · September 2026
Managing Director
PERI Slovensko
Leaders Talk · May 2026
VP Retail Operations & eMobility
Managing Director Slovakia
OMV
Leaders Talk · February 2026
Chief People, Law & Integrity Officer and Executive Board member
T-Mobile CZ & Slovak Telekom
Sector expertise
CEE leadership for German companies
Selected appointments from Menity’s work across CEE. Client names remain confidential.
Selected appointments: CEE Operations Director, CEE CHRO, Plant Director, CEE Chief Quality Officer and CIO.
German OEMs, Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers and machinery groups with plants across CEE. We assess leaders against the responsibilities of the operation: production, quality, delivery, costs and workforce.
Selected appointments: CEO, Board Member, CFO, Regional Customer Value Director, CIO, COO, CHRO and CEE CMO.
For telecom operators, IT services and software companies with CEE operations. Country and regional leaders responsible for commercial performance, technology, service delivery and people.
Selected appointments: CEO, Managing Director, COO, Chief Risk Officer, CFO, CHRO, Chief Legal Officer and CIO.
For banks, insurers, leasing companies and financial groups with CEE businesses. We assess local leadership experience and group reporting responsibilities, including board appointments, subject to fit-and-proper assessment
Selected appointments: CTO and CHRO with Management Board seats, CFO and Chief Compliance & Safety Officer.
For airlines, aviation services, MRO organisations and aerospace suppliers. Leadership roles including nominated-person roles that require acceptance by the national competent authority.
Working with German headquarters
Your Frankfurt contact for CEE assignments
Executive search and advisory assignments are led by our Managing Partners in Prague and Bratislava. You discuss the brief and recommendations directly with the partner responsible for your assignment.
For clients
Discuss a CEE leadership appointment, CEO succession or management assessment.
Questions before a senior mandate
What German headquarters ask first
What will the Managing Partner personally do on our search?
The Managing Partner who takes your brief personally assesses candidates and presents the recommendation to you, supported by our research team. Before the search begins, we explain which companies we cannot approach because of client commitments and how this affects the search. References are taken in the relevant local language.
Can you assess our current leaders before we decide to hire?
Yes. We can assess internal successors within the CEE region, review a subsidiary’s management team or evaluate leaders before or after an acquisition. You receive a recommendation on whom to retain, develop, promote or replace. Advisory is commissioned separately and does not commit you to an executive search.
Can you help us define the role and compensation package?
Yes. We can review the scope of a CEE leadership role and provide an indicative pay range based on relevant market comparisons, with sources and limitations stated. This helps you agree a realistic brief before approaching candidates.
A confidential discussion
Planning a leadership change in your CEE subsidiary?
Speak directly with a Managing Partner about appointing a managing director, preparing CEO succession or assessing your CEE management team. You do not need a completed brief to begin.
Confidential. Independent. Partner-led.