Dr. Christof Hirsch is a consultant in the Düsseldorf office of Spencer Stuart and a member of the global Consumer and Retail, Direct to Consumer, Apparel & Luxury Goods practices. He has over 13 years of experience in executive search and leadership advisory, and specializes in filling management positions in the consumer goods sector.
His consulting focus is on consumer goods/branded goods, in particular FMCG, SMCG and luxury goods as well as the associated retail sector (multichannel and pure players).
Leadership expert for consumer products and retail
- Advising both small, family-run companies and large, international retailers and consumer companies in Europe, Christof has in-depth knowledge of different organizational structures in the consumer industry. He is a sought-after adviser for helping organizations tackle cross-functional challenges arising from digital transformation and rapidly changing consumer behavior.
- Before joining Spencer Stuart, Christof was a managing director with a leading executive search boutique, focused primarily on consumer products and retail.
Christof has a degree in sociology from the University of Trier and earned his doctorate at the Department of Organizational Psychology at TU Dortmund University. Christof is also a certified Hogan Assessment expert. As a business coach, he advises executives in decision-making situations as well as on a variety of topics such as conflicts at the workplace, leadership and motivation. He speaks fluent German and English.