
Dr. Ludger
Birkendorf
Odgers Berndtson
Frankfurt office
Dr. Ludger Birkendorf has been a Partner at Odgers Berndtson in Frankfurt since 2008. As a member of the Board & CEO and Industrial Practices, he searches for executives in leading positions in Industry and in the Consumer Goods sector.
From 2003 to 2006 he was the Chair of Controlling and Finance at the University of Applied Science in Wiesbaden. His career in the HR world began in 1999 when he started as a consultant after seven years of experience at the Ministry of Finance and in Trade Associations.
He has a PhD in Economics from the European University Institute in Florence.
Globalization, mergers and acquisitions, vertical integrations and partnerships, all demand more of the people at the top.
Technological advances, globalization and the Internet are reshaping the rules in today's consumer & retail services market, demanding exceptional talent at the top.
As educational institutions continue to fight for their position in a changing economic and social model, leadership talent becomes a critical factor in success.
As world-class organizations grapple with the global challenges of the 21st century, it is their leaders that define success.
As the role of the finance function in corporate decision-making becomes ever-increasingly important, so the demands on finance leaders are rising.