Dr. Christine Stimpel is a partner of the global Life Sciences and the global CEO & Board of Directors practices.

Christine specializes in executive search and leadership consulting assignments for the life sciences and fast-moving consumer goods industry. During the last 16 years, she has completed appointments ranging from CEOs and board members, general managers and other senior positions for a diverse group of domestic and international clients ranging from large international enterprises to privately held, medium-sized firms. She has special expertise in advising clients on the different professional cultures and needs in order to attract candidates to accept a new appointment within a different region of the world.

Prior to joining the firm, she worked for another international search firm, leading that company's German division as managing partner for many years. Before joining executive search, Christine worked as general manager of Ogilvy & Mather Healthcare International, a specialized life sciences consulting affiliate of one of the leading international advertising agencies. Previously, Christine was with Johnson & Johnson Germany in marketing and clinical research.

In addition to her native German, Christine speaks fluent English and has a good working knowledge of Spanish. She is a co-author of the German issue of ‘Five patterns of extraordinary careers’ and author of about 100 publications in print and other media.

Further activities include chair of the AESC DACH Steering Committee (Association of Executive Search Consultants), member faculty board at the TUM School of Management of the Technical University Munich – ranked as Germany‘s number one business school in 2012, and co-chair of the German Chapter for the global association WomenCorporateDirectors.

Christine holds a doctorate in veterinary medicine from the University of Munich, where she spent two years as a post-doc in microbiology. Later, she received an MBA from the German branch of the City University of Washington.