Executive Search for
for Mid-Sized Companies

BECKER + PARTNER Executive Search Consultants - Talent Acquisition for Industry & Services

  • In 2026 — as already in 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, and 2018 — BECKER + PARTNER once again achieved first place in the WirtschaftsWoche study “Best Mid-Sized Service Providers” in the category of Executive Search / Personnel Consulting.

  • From 2019 to 2025, BECKER + PARTNER has been recognized as a Top Consultant and is ranked among the leading executive search firms for mid-sized companies. Former Federal President Christian Wulff extended his congratulations.

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Executive Search for
for Mid-Sized Companies

BECKER + PARTNER Executive Search Consultants - Talent Acquisition for Industry & Services

 

BECKER + PARTNER honored as a Top Consultant and ranked among the leading executive search firms for mid-sized companies / Former Federal President Christian Wulff extends his congratulations

An award-winning executive search firm for the sustainable recruitment of key positions

We identify the experts, specialists, and executives for the industrial and service sectors who will secure your company’s success – today and in the future.

Since 2002, BECKER + PARTNER has been your experienced partner for executive search and management recruitment. We work nationwide and regionally on site, providing our clients with direct access to an extensive professional network. Our consultants have themselves held successful leadership and management roles in industry. We bring companies together with outstanding candidates – because success is a matter of the right people.

Looking for the best? We have been finding top candidates for nearly 25 years!

We offer regional points of contact in/near Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Munich, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Münster, Hamburg, Dresden, Berlin, and many other locations across Germany.

Nationwide direct contact:
+49 6251 7036 700

Our Services

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Recruiting Services

We are experts in executive search for industrial companies. Our services include executive search, headhunting, talent acquisition, candidate assessment, and management consulting.

Our clients include innovative and successful mid-sized industrial firms as well as international corporations.

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Executive Search

With a clearly defined search profile, a systematic approach, and a strong instinct for people, our headhunters quickly and efficiently identify the best managing directors, executives, and specialists for your organization.

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Succession Planning

For various reasons, finding a suitable successor for a company can be a challenging process. With our long-standing experience across multiple industries in both mid-sized companies and international corporations, we can support you at any time in identifying and selecting the right succession solution.

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Interim Management

Our interim managers support your organization during different phases of business development without competing with your internal leadership team. Secure professional and customized support from our experienced interim managers.

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Job Advertisement Marketing

The success of a job posting depends largely on its quality and the reach it generates. Through so-called job advertisement marketing, job postings are implemented and optimized by a personnel service provider to ensure maximum visibility and effectiveness for the hiring company.

Managementberatung

Management Consulting

The success of our executive search practice is rooted in hands-on industry expertise. Our consultants have international and successful careers in industries such as automotive, mechanical engineering, plastics, and electrical engineering — and bring a broad spectrum of professional and technical knowledge to each project.

Top Consultant Ranking 2025

Learn more about the Top Consultant award and BECKER + PARTNER in this video (only in german). Mentor and former Federal President Christian Wulff extends his congratulations.

Clients & References

Experience that connects

For many years, we have supported companies of all sizes and industries in filling key positions. From innovative mid-sized businesses and municipal enterprises to internationally operating corporations – our clients rely on us when it comes to identifying the right personalities for long-term success.

Diversity that convinces

This selection of references reflects the diversity of our work. It stands for long-term partnerships, stability, and our continuous commitment to providing each client with tailored solutions. This is the foundation we build on — and the motivation that drives us to deliver the highest quality in the future as well.

Korda Ladenbau GmbH

Jung & Schmitt GmbH Nachf.

KURIS Spezialmaschinen GmbH

Hasco Hasenclever GmbH & Co.

Supreme Furniture GmbH

Hohenloher Spezialmöbelwerk Schaffitzel GmbH & Co. KG

K. Dörflinger Gesellschaft für Elektroplanung mbH & Co. KG

Caterpillar Energy Solution GmbH

Birkenstock GmbH & Co.

Dr. Wittmann GmbH & Co. KG

Woolworth GmbH

Heinzmann GmbH & Co. KG

TEREX GmbH, SCHAEFF

Polyschutz Bautechnik GmbH

Diehl Metal Applications GmbH

Füll Systembau GmbH

Marketing- und Entwickl.-Ges. Bensheim

Kubota (Deutschland) GmbH

Bolz Entsorgung GmbH

Michels Fenster-Türen GmbH & Co. KG

GSW Gäns Stahlwaren GmbH

Reis Packaging Europe GmbH

KAF Falkenhahn Bau AG

SHU Schwäbische Härtetechnik Ulm GmbH & Co. KG

KS HUAYU Bearbeitungs GmbH

Starcke GmbH & Co. KG Schleifmittelwerk

Nice S.p.A.

envia Mitteldeutsche Energie AG

GAIA mbH

J. Engelsmann AG

KSL Joining Technology GmbH, PFAFF

Umdasch Shopfitting GmbH

Max-Planck-Institut f Bildungsforschung

Römheld & Moelle Eisengießerei GmbH

Hessen Mobil Straßen- und Verkehrsmanagement

Kronospan Services AG

Stadtwerke Gießen AG

Storskogen Group AB

Adient Aerospace Seating GmbH

Marketing- und Entwicklungs-Gesellschaft Bensheim mbH

Verbandsgemeinde Lambsheim-Heßheim

MICROGARD Deutschland GmbH

FAIST Chemtec GmbH – Frankfurt SIKA

H&T ProduktionsTechnologie GmbH

Allit AG

Shandong Linglong Tire CO.,LTD

Maschinenfabrik Herkules Hans Thoma GmbH

Plauen Stahl Technologies GmbH

Mitteldeutsche Netzgesellschaft Strom mbH (MITNETZ STROM)

EHA Spezialmaschinenbau GmbH

Goebel Schneid- u. Wickelsysteme GmbH

Georgsmarienhütte Holding GmbH

Aquatherm GmbH

KOSTAL Industrie Elektrik GmbH

Merz Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH

Solarwatt Innovation GmbH

Frank Walz- und Schmiedetechnik GmbH

Wehrfritz GmbH

Odenwald Faserplattenwerk GmbH

Schwing GmbH

i+R Industrie- und Gewerbebau GmbH

Zöller-Kipper GmbH

Messer Cutting Systems GmbH

Gear Motion GmbH

von Schaewen AG

FeBa-Fensterbau GmbH

Presspart GmbH & Co. KG

Reifenhäuser GmbH & Co. KG Maschinenfabrik

M+C SCHIFFER GmbH

Beck+Heun GmbH

Immeo Wohnen Service GmbH

TEAG Thüringer Energie AG

Günther Maschinenbau GmbH

TROESTER GMBH & CO KG

Wemas Holding GmbH

BENE GmbH

MVZ Labor Dr. Limbach & Kollegen eGbR

Simons Voss Technologies GmbH

PTM Präzisionsteile GmbH Meiningen

Magistrat der Stadt Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe

Energieversorgung Filstal GmbH & Co. KG

MÖLLERS+REISMANN GmbH & Co. KG

Huron Fräsmaschinen GmbH

Schrade Kabel- und Elektrotechnik GmbH

Kölle GmbH Werkzeugbau und Stanzerei

Condor-Werke Gebr. Frede GmbH

STABILO International GmbH

Howden Turbo GmbH

Geuder AG

Lahnpaper GmbH

Sonotronic GmbH

Dienes Packaging GmbH

POLYGON Deutschland GmbH

CRYOVAC Gesellschaft für Tieftemperaturtechnik GmbH

Hugo Boss AG

Polystone Chemical GmbH

Siegfried Jacob Metallwerke GmbH & Co. KG

Schnorpfeil Rhein-Main GmbH & Co. KG

Stadtwerke Bad Homburg

Bayern Park

battenfeld-cincinnati Germany GmbH

GEALAN Formteile GmbH

OK.go MobilitätsAG

KNAUF INTERFER SE

Remondis Recycling GmbH

Alukon GmbH & Co. KG

RECTICEL Automobilsysteme GmbH

Galata Chemicals GmbH

ABO Wind AG

Heimberger GmbH CNC Dreh- und Frästechnik

Geiger Fertigungstechnologie GmbH

Apollo Ges. für Meldetechnologie mbH

Kamax Tools & Equipment GmbH & Co. KG

Ditec Dichtungstechnik GmbH

VEMAG Maschinenbau GmbH

enwitec electronic GmbH

Knauf Elements GmbH & Co.KG

ENOVA Service GmbH

Menke Agrar GmbH

UHU GmbH

Stauf Klebstoffwerk GmbH

Forbo Eurocol Deutschland GmbH

Hymer GmbH & Co. KG

R+B Tür- und Torautomatik GmbH

schwaben netz gmbh

MSE Solar GmbH

Maschinenfabrik Herkules GmbH

Saint-Gobain Weber GmbH

KKT Kaller-Kunststofftechnik GmbH

Pouch Partners GmbH

Hueber Getriebebau GmbH

Büchl Entsorgungswirtschaft GmbH

WAGO GmbH & Co. KG

Unifloor Bodensysteme GmbH

PAKi Logistics GmbH

Stahl Gerlafingen AG (CH)

duisport – Duisburger Hafen AG

EWR GmbH

Goerlich Kunststofftechnik GmbH

EiMa Maschinenbau GmbH

Walter Söhner GmbH & Co. KG

GARANT Marketing GmbH

muro Bauprodukte GmbH

pfenning logistics GmbH

Bildungspark GmbH

F&R Haustürfüllungen GmbH

ShowTruckMarketing GmbH

Omnitech Engineering

Rainer Naroska Engineering GmbH

Mauser Einrichtungssysteme GmbH & Co. KG

VIBRA MASCHINENFABRIK SCHULTHEIS GmbH & Co.

Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V.

Liebherr Components GmbH

Schlüter Baumaschinen GmbH

Kronospan GmbH

BIA Kunststoff- und Galvanotechnik GmbH & Co. KG

Vöcker Concept Einrichtungen GmbH

HerkulesGroup Services GmbH

heroal – Johann Henkenjohann GmbH & Co. KG

Waldrich Siegen Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH

IP Steuerungstechnik GmbH

Handwerkskammer Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Stade

Kögel Bau GmbH & Co. KG

Dr. Heinrich Schneider Messtechnik GmbH

Teupe & Söhne Gerüstbau GmbH

EppsteinFOILS GmbH & Co. KG (Artum AG)

Capron GmbH

Vanderlande Industries GmbH & Co. KG

reuter GmbH

Alcoa Aluminium Deutschland, Inc.

verope AG

KET Karosserie Entwicklung Thurner GmbH

HABA Group B.V. & Co. KG

Agrotop GmbH

Tunstall Group Holdings GmbH

Fischerwerke GmbH & Co. KG

SCHENCK RoTec GmbH

Robert Setzer GmbH

Danwood S. A.

klarsolar GmbH

BMI Monier Technical Centre GmbH BRAAS

BayWa r.e. Solar Energy Systems GmbH

Makino Europe GmbH

Oehler Maschinen Fahrzeugbau GmbH

Robert Hofmann GmbH

OHRMANN MONTAGETECHNIK GmbH

Stiebel Eltron GmbH & Co. KG

Holthausen Klima-, Kälte- und Lüftungstechnik GmbH

Janitza electronics GmbH

Studentenwerk Frankfurt am Main

Paulmann Licht GmbH

Theodor Heimeier Metallwerk GmbH

Stanley Electric GmbH

Omicron Electronics Deutschland GmbH

TEKA Maschinenbau GmbH

GSM Gesellschaft für Schweißmaterialien mbH

CUTMETALL Komponenten GmbH

REISSER -Schraubentechnik GmbH

Industrieverb. Polyurethan-Hartschaum e.V.

Füll Lab Automation

Skeleton Technologies GmbH

Weber Maschinenbau GmbH Breidenbach

ERLA Klima- & Haustechnik GmbH

MEVA Schalungs-Systeme GmbH

SCRAEGG GmbH

Messer Business & IT Consulting GmbH

ZWP Zahnradwerk Pritzwalk GmbH

Saarländischer Kfz Verband

Weiland Kran und Transport GmbH

IAV GmbH

TRIMET ALUMINIUM AG

AUTO1 Group SE

New Store Europe Deutschland GmbH

Schmiedetechnik Plettenberg GmbH

Provital GmbH

ThyssenKrupp Bilstein GmbH

Giebel Kaltwalzwerk GmbH

Kolb Anlagenbau GmbH

Heinrich Kipp Werk KG

Tenneco GmbH

H&T Tool Design GmbH & Co. KG

VM Building Solutions Deutschland GmbH

Grünbeck Wasseraufbereitung GmbH

Spectron Gas Control Systems GmbH

SBI – Schreiber, Brand und Partner

Stadtverwaltung Wetzlar

Systeex Brandschutzsysteme GmbH

Krone Gebäudemanagement und Technologie GmbH

Bikoma GmbH Spezialmaschinen

Qualitas Energy Deutschland GmbH

Universität Köln

Vandemoortele Europe NV

Scapa (Schweiz) AG

KFV Karl Fliether GmbH & Co.KG

Sika Automotive Frankfurt-Worms GmbH

Movera GmbH

TOOL FACTORY Cutting Tool Solutions GmbH

GEKA BRUSH GMBH

KMS Automation GmbH

Toptron Elektronik GmbH & Co.KG

SBN Wälzlager GmbH & Co.KG

Ladenbau Johann Weimann GmbH

Zühlke Engineering GmbH

Utilis AG (CH)

Kreiswerke Grevenbroich GmbH

Smithers-Oasis Germany GmbH

Tsubaki Kabelschlepp GmbH

BIANCA Moden GmbH & Co. KG

Leistritz AG

RO-BER Industrieroboter GmbH

Ekra Automatisierungssysteme GmbH

ANCA Pty Ltd.

Industrieverband Hartschaum e.V. (IVH)

Heinrich Thylmann GmbH & Co. KG

TEREX Deutschland GmbH, FUCHS

Mendritzki Holding GmbH & Co.KG

SIEGENIA-AUBI KG

Quakernack Straßen- & Tiefbau GmbH

Truplast Kunststofftechnik GmbH

Erwin Hymer Group SE

GHT AG Gleis-, Hoch- und Tiefbau

Stadtverwaltung Bad Dürkheim

Doosan Lentjes GmbH

Werkzeugbau Siegfried Hofmann GmbH

intec Bielenberg GmbH & Co. KG

Spang & Brands GmbH

Caritas Seniorenheime

IPP Logipal GmbH

Allit Technologie GmbH

Ligna systems Deutschland

WESTFALIA Metallschlauchtechnik GmbH & Co. KG

Synthetica Fluorplastics GmbH

H&T Marsberg GmbH & Co. KG

WESTFALIA Presstechnik GmbH & Co. KG

BWF Tec GmbH & Co.KG

Elektromaschinenbau Wittlich GmbH

Deutsche Transalpine Oelleitung GmbH

GEG Gebäudedienste GmbH

WGS Umformtechnik GmbH & Co. KG

JENZ GmbH Maschinen- und Fahrzeugbau

Personal­beratung Mittelstand

We are a solution-oriented executive search firm with long-standing experience and individual, tailored approaches

The right reinforcement for mid-sized companies – partnering with us for success.

The German Mittelstand is the backbone of the national economy – and it deserves an experienced executive search partner who understands its dynamics. We know the unique challenges faced by mid-sized companies, regionally rooted businesses, and fast-growing hidden champions.

We combine deep industry knowledge with a sharp understanding of personality, cultural fit, and potential. Whether you are seeking executives, highly qualified specialists, or planning for succession, we identify candidates who excel professionally and match your company culture.

Our network is broad, and our approach is individual. From discreet searches for key positions to strategic advisory services, we support our clients personally, reliably, and efficiently.

Trust, commitment, and sustainable success lie at the heart of our work. Because we believe that good decisions require more than résumés — they require people who share your vision and contribute with passion and a genuine drive for success.

Choose executive search consultants who truly understand the Mittelstand and bring decades of expertise to the table.

BECKER + PARTNER EXECUTIVE SEARCH — successfully serving clients since 2002.

 

Our Strengths

Arguments that have long spoken in our favor and form the foundation of our success:

  • Over 20 years of experience in serving mid-sized companies
  • Specialised in technology-driven industries
  • Personal, on-site support
  • Direct search (headhunting) conducted by industry experts
  • High placement quality through structured processes and rigorous selection methods

 

Typical Roles

Examples of positions we successfully fill:

  • C-level roles: CEO, COO, CFO, CTO, Managing Directors
  • Leadership positions in Engineering, R&D, HR, IT, Finance, Controlling, Supply Chain, Logistics, Project Management, Sales, and Key Account Management
  • Highly qualified specialists across all of the above functional areas

 

Values & Mindset

Personal. We stand for open, genuine dialogue at eye level – individual, approachable, and reliable. Our consultants combine professional expertise with a sincere interest in everyone involved.

Committed. With full dedication and a strong focus on the right solutions, we support our clients comprehensively, precisely, discreetly, transparently, and with passion.

Long-term. We build trusting and sustainable partnerships that go far beyond individual placements.

Let’s talk!

Together, we will solve your recruitment challenge – precisely, confidentially, and with a clear focus on results.

Schedule your non-binding initial consultation — we look forward to speaking with you!
+49 6251 7036 700