Overview
Dr. Ute Fleck is a director at Heidrick & Struggles’ Zurich office, and at Atreus, a Heidrick & Struggles executive interim management company. She focuses on transformation, growth, and sustainability topics for all technical-related practices supporting on-demand talent.
Experience
Ute's industrial journey began during her Ph.D. at Hoffmann-La Roche in Switzerland. She then transitioned to plant construction with Linde Cryogenics, initially focusing on process engineering, covering the entire spectrum from design and automation to construction and commissioning. She then advanced into international sales, managing projects across all continents.
Ute later joined Hitachi Zosen Inova as senior sales manager for turnkey energy-from-waste facilities, where she spearheaded the development of new markets including Australia and achieved market leadership in the UK for HZI. Following this, she took on the role of head of sales at the French competitor CNIM, where she implemented sales processes and modernized the sales approach.
Prior to joining Atreus, Ute gained profound insights into thematic investment, ESG, and strategy development as part of the infrastructure asset management team at Partners Group. Throughout her career, she has served on various boards and is fluent in German, English, and French.
Education
HWZ University of Applied Sciences Business Administration Zurich, Switzerland, Postgraduate Studies, Diploma in Business Administration
Hamburg University of Technology, Germany, Ph.D., Process Engineering
Hamburg University of Technology, Germany, Diploma in Process Engineering