Katharina Hesse

Overview

Katharina Hesse is a partner in Heidrick & Struggles’ Zurich office and a member of the global Financial Services Practice. She focuses on C-level, senior executive, and board positions. She leads insurance engagements for clients in German-speaking locations in the DACH region, across Europe, and globally. Katharina supports broader financial services, professional services, and consulting clients.

Experience

Katharina has 13 years of experience in executive search in the insurance industry and financial services more broadly, focusing on diversity, inclusion, future development, and innovation across the industry.

Before Heidrick & Struggles, Katharina was a senior partner in the financial services and insurance sector with another global executive search firm working across DACH.

Before executive search, Katharina spent nearly 10 years with a global management consulting firm, working with clients in the insurance and banking sector, and spent time working with a global Swiss bank.

Education

University of Muenster, MBA

University of Zurich, MA in German Studies, Computer Science and Swiss Constitutional Law

University of Perugia, Italian Studies CELI 5

University of Cambridge, English Studies Certificate of Proficiency

Philanthropy and Service

Katharina has served on the board of the Bach Collegium Switzerland for nearly a decade.