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Spencer Stuart welcomes Isabel De Paoli to the Healthcare Practice

September 2026
Isabel De Paoli
Isabel De Paoli

Frankfurt, September 1, 2026 — Isabel De Paoli has joined Spencer Stuart’s team in Frankfurt as a consultant in the Healthcare Practice. De Paoli has more than 20 years of experience across healthcare, private equity, strategy and transformation and board work. Her area of healthcare expertise spans life sciences, pharma, pharma services and med tech, as well as significant experience working with private equity professionals in assessing leadership challenges in healthcare.

Most recently, De Paoli was part of EQT Partners’ private capital healthcare team, where she focused on the full cycle of healthcare investments, from investment selection to value creation and portfolio management. Previously, she served as chief strategy officer at Merck, where she led group-wide transformation programs, capital allocation strategies and the development of deep-tech business platforms.

Andrea Mohnsame, the managing director of Spencer Stuart across Germany and Austria, said, “I’m very happy to welcome Isabel De Paoli, whose appointment strengthens the depth of expertise we bring to clients across healthcare, pharmaceuticals, biotech, medtech and life sciences. We’re delighted to have her on our team and look forward to the impact she’ll make.”

Isabel holds a Chemical Engineering Diploma from the State University of Campinas and a Master of Science in process engineering from the Technical University Hamburg-Harburg. She has also completed a professional management program at the Northern Institute of Technology.

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