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.

KFV Karl Fliether GmbH & Co.KG

Stadtverwaltung Bad Dürkheim

Saarländischer Kfz Verband

Ladenbau Johann Weimann GmbH

Werkzeugbau Siegfried Hofmann GmbH

Holthausen Klima-, Kälte- und Lüftungstechnik GmbH

Büchl Entsorgungswirtschaft GmbH

IP Steuerungstechnik GmbH

VM Building Solutions Deutschland GmbH

Adient Aerospace Seating GmbH

Schnorpfeil Rhein-Main GmbH & Co. KG

Scapa (Schweiz) AG

FeBa-Fensterbau GmbH

EiMa Maschinenbau GmbH

WESTFALIA Presstechnik GmbH & Co. KG

ENOVA Service GmbH

Quakernack Straßen- & Tiefbau GmbH

Simons Voss Technologies GmbH

Messer Business & IT Consulting GmbH

Kronospan GmbH

Kronospan Services AG

GARANT Marketing GmbH

reuter GmbH

KOSTAL Industrie Elektrik GmbH

BayWa r.e. Solar Energy Systems GmbH

IAV GmbH

H&T ProduktionsTechnologie GmbH

MVZ Labor Dr. Limbach & Kollegen eGbR

Günther Maschinenbau GmbH

UHU GmbH

Studentenwerk Frankfurt am Main

Lahnpaper GmbH

Max-Planck-Institut f Bildungsforschung

Allit Technologie GmbH

Mitteldeutsche Netzgesellschaft Strom mbH (MITNETZ STROM)

KS HUAYU Bearbeitungs GmbH

Storskogen Group AB

Vanderlande Industries GmbH & Co. KG

Odenwald Faserplattenwerk GmbH

Weiland Kran und Transport GmbH

TOOL FACTORY Cutting Tool Solutions GmbH

EHA Spezialmaschinenbau GmbH

Bikoma GmbH Spezialmaschinen

Dr. Heinrich Schneider Messtechnik GmbH

Makino Europe GmbH

J. Engelsmann AG

Forbo Eurocol Deutschland GmbH

SCRAEGG GmbH

Bayern Park

Supreme Furniture GmbH

Siegfried Jacob Metallwerke GmbH & Co. KG

Doosan Lentjes GmbH

Unifloor Bodensysteme GmbH

ZWP Zahnradwerk Pritzwalk GmbH

BWF Tec GmbH & Co.KG

Goerlich Kunststofftechnik GmbH

Tsubaki Kabelschlepp GmbH

Dr. Wittmann GmbH & Co. KG

Menke Agrar GmbH

TRIMET ALUMINIUM AG

Liebherr Components GmbH

Jonastone GmbH & Co. KG

Maschinenfabrik Herkules GmbH

Marketing- und Entwicklungs-Gesellschaft Bensheim mbH

intec Bielenberg GmbH & Co. KG

WESTFALIA Metallschlauchtechnik GmbH & Co. KG

heroal – Johann Henkenjohann GmbH & Co. KG

Zühlke Engineering GmbH

RO-BER Industrieroboter GmbH

Schlüter Baumaschinen GmbH

Omnitech Engineering

STABILO International GmbH

FAIST Chemtec GmbH – Frankfurt SIKA

battenfeld-cincinnati Germany GmbH

ANCA Pty Ltd.

Theodor Heimeier Metallwerk GmbH

GEG Gebäudedienste GmbH

Georgsmarienhütte Holding GmbH

Presspart GmbH & Co. KG

MEVA Schalungs-Systeme GmbH

CRYOVAC Gesellschaft für Tieftemperaturtechnik GmbH

Shandong Linglong Tire CO.,LTD

Wemas Holding GmbH

Apollo Ges. für Meldetechnologie mbH

POLYGON Deutschland GmbH

Utilis AG (CH)

PTM Präzisionsteile GmbH Meiningen

EppsteinFOILS GmbH & Co. KG (Artum AG)

Birkenstock GmbH & Co.

Stadtverwaltung Wetzlar

Alukon GmbH & Co. KG

Agrotop GmbH

GSW Gäns Stahlwaren GmbH

Kreiswerke Grevenbroich GmbH

Geuder AG

BENE GmbH

Tunstall Group Holdings GmbH

Qualitas Energy Deutschland GmbH

Industrieverb. Polyurethan-Hartschaum e.V.

Korda Ladenbau GmbH

Systeex Brandschutzsysteme GmbH

Universität Köln

Hohenloher Spezialmöbelwerk Schaffitzel GmbH & Co. KG

VIBRA MASCHINENFABRIK SCHULTHEIS GmbH & Co.

Sonotronic GmbH

Walter Söhner GmbH & Co. KG

VEMAG Maschinenbau GmbH

Mauser Einrichtungssysteme GmbH & Co. KG

Spectron Gas Control Systems GmbH

Kubota (Deutschland) GmbH

Vandemoortele Europe NV

Marketing- und Entwickl.-Ges. Bensheim

Frank Walz- und Schmiedetechnik GmbH

Krone Gebäudemanagement und Technologie GmbH

Grünbeck Wasseraufbereitung GmbH

Tenneco GmbH

GEALAN Formteile GmbH

TEKA Maschinenbau GmbH

Hasco Hasenclever GmbH & Co.

Giebel Kaltwalzwerk GmbH

Janitza electronics GmbH

IPP Logipal GmbH

schwaben netz gmbh

EWR GmbH

Heinrich Thylmann GmbH & Co. KG

Fischerwerke GmbH & Co. KG

Stauf Klebstoffwerk GmbH

Energieversorgung Filstal GmbH & Co. KG

SCHENCK RoTec GmbH

H&T Marsberg GmbH & Co. KG

Ligna systems Deutschland

CUTMETALL Komponenten GmbH

Deutsche Transalpine Oelleitung GmbH

SBI – Schreiber, Brand und Partner

Messer Cutting Systems GmbH

REISSER -Schraubentechnik GmbH

WAGO GmbH & Co. KG

Swisspor DE

Pouch Partners GmbH

Umdasch Shopfitting GmbH

Goebel Schneid- u. Wickelsysteme GmbH

Stiebel Eltron GmbH & Co. KG

Schwing GmbH

Saint-Gobain Weber GmbH

MICROGARD Deutschland GmbH

Magistrat der Stadt Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe

Erwin Hymer Group SE

Handwerkskammer Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Stade

Leistritz AG

Stahl Gerlafingen AG (CH)

RECTICEL Automobilsysteme GmbH

Römheld & Moelle Eisengießerei GmbH

GSM Gesellschaft für Schweißmaterialien mbH

Hymer GmbH & Co. KG

Knauf Elements GmbH & Co.KG

Smithers-Oasis Germany GmbH

R+B Tür- und Torautomatik GmbH

Truplast Kunststofftechnik GmbH

Skeleton Technologies GmbH

duisport – Duisburger Hafen AG

Alcoa Aluminium Deutschland, Inc.

Huron Fräsmaschinen GmbH

Geiger Fertigungstechnologie GmbH

Verbandsgemeinde Lambsheim-Heßheim

WGS Umformtechnik GmbH & Co. KG

KMS Automation GmbH

Stadtwerke Bad Homburg

BIANCA Moden GmbH & Co. KG

Paulmann Licht GmbH

Füll Lab Automation

Plauen Stahl Technologies GmbH

Danwood S. A.

Weber Maschinenbau GmbH Breidenbach

ABO Wind AG

GAIA mbH

Maschinenfabrik Herkules Hans Thoma GmbH

Hessen Mobil Straßen- und Verkehrsmanagement

verope AG

Immeo Wohnen Service GmbH

Rainer Naroska Engineering GmbH

Condor-Werke Gebr. Frede GmbH

Movera GmbH

Bolz Entsorgung GmbH

Heimberger GmbH CNC Dreh- und Frästechnik

SIEGENIA-AUBI KG

Heinzmann GmbH & Co. KG

Diehl Metal Applications GmbH

KURIS Spezialmaschinen GmbH

Zöller-Kipper GmbH

PAKi Logistics GmbH

Woolworth GmbH

SHU Schwäbische Härtetechnik Ulm GmbH & Co. KG

Füll Systembau GmbH

AUTO1 Group SE

OHRMANN MONTAGETECHNIK GmbH

Mendritzki Holding GmbH & Co.KG

ERLA Klima- & Haustechnik GmbH

Reifenhäuser GmbH & Co. KG Maschinenfabrik

HABA Group B.V. & Co. KG

Caritas Seniorenheime

JENZ GmbH Maschinen- und Fahrzeugbau

Kolb Anlagenbau GmbH

Remondis Recycling GmbH

Aquatherm GmbH

BMI Monier Technical Centre GmbH BRAAS

F&R Haustürfüllungen GmbH

Stanley Electric GmbH

Toptron Elektronik GmbH & Co.KG

Hueber Getriebebau GmbH

Polyschutz Bautechnik GmbH

Polystone Chemical GmbH

Hugo Boss AG

Schmiedetechnik Plettenberg GmbH

Allit AG

MSE Solar GmbH

KET Karosserie Entwicklung Thurner GmbH

KKT Kaller-Kunststofftechnik GmbH

Elektromaschinenbau Wittlich GmbH

Teupe & Söhne Gerüstbau GmbH

Dienes Packaging GmbH

klarsolar GmbH

Waldrich Siegen Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH

Ekra Automatisierungssysteme GmbH

Wehrfritz GmbH

M+C SCHIFFER GmbH

MÖLLERS+REISMANN GmbH & Co. KG

Oehler Maschinen Fahrzeugbau GmbH

envia Mitteldeutsche Energie AG

Provital GmbH

TEREX Deutschland GmbH, FUCHS

HerkulesGroup Services GmbH

TROESTER GMBH & CO KG

Omicron Electronics Deutschland GmbH

Industrieverband Hartschaum e.V. (IVH)

New Store Europe Deutschland GmbH

Robert Setzer GmbH

TEREX GmbH, SCHAEFF

Capron GmbH

Michels Fenster-Türen GmbH & Co. KG

muro Bauprodukte GmbH

Heinrich Kipp Werk KG

pfenning logistics GmbH

Kögel Bau GmbH & Co. KG

Stadtwerke Gießen AG

KNAUF INTERFER SE

GHT AG Gleis-, Hoch- und Tiefbau

Ditec Dichtungstechnik GmbH

Kölle GmbH Werkzeugbau und Stanzerei

von Schaewen AG

SBN Wälzlager GmbH & Co.KG

ShowTruckMarketing GmbH

Spang & Brands GmbH

TEAG Thüringer Energie AG

Robert Hofmann GmbH

Gear Motion GmbH

Schrade Kabel- und Elektrotechnik GmbH

Sika Automotive Frankfurt-Worms GmbH

Jung & Schmitt GmbH Nachf.

Reis Packaging Europe GmbH

Beck+Heun GmbH

BIA Kunststoff- und Galvanotechnik GmbH & Co. KG

Kamax Tools & Equipment GmbH & Co. KG

Starcke GmbH & Co. KG Schleifmittelwerk

KSL Joining Technology GmbH, PFAFF

Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V.

i+R Industrie- und Gewerbebau GmbH

Nice S.p.A.

Merz Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH

K. Dörflinger Gesellschaft für Elektroplanung mbH & Co. KG

Caterpillar Energy Solution GmbH

Bildungspark GmbH

KAF Falkenhahn Bau AG

Howden Turbo GmbH

enwitec electronic GmbH

Synthetica Fluorplastics GmbH

Galata Chemicals GmbH

OK.go MobilitätsAG

ThyssenKrupp Bilstein GmbH

GEKA BRUSH GMBH

Solarwatt Innovation GmbH

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