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THOMAS WINTER
Managing Director



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Thomas Winter - Founder of Genius Search – co-managed the Mediatum Group in Germany and Switzerland from 2009 to 2018 as a managing partner and helped the company to achieve strong growth, especially in Europe.

DR. RENATE BRAEUNINGER-WEIMER
Managing Partner
Dr. Renate Braeuninger-Weimer is a discussion partner who is greatly in demand for filling managerial positions thanks to her many years of consulting work in the life science industry and her well-established Network.

WOLFGANG BENDER
Managing Director
Wolfgang Bender was with the Mediatum Group from 2006 to 2018 and headed the business of Mediatum Deutschland and most recently Mediatum Austria until his departure as a managing Partner.

ANJA FRANKLIN
Heidelberg Office Manager
Anja Franklin has been working as a Office Manager at Genius Search in our Headquarters since 2018. She focuses on supporting the directors and consultants with scheduling as well as preparing candidate and project documentation and contracts.

NICOLE EIGNER
Partner and Site Leader Frankfurt
Nicole Eigner joined Genius Search as a partner in 2021.
Previously, Nicole successfully managed a boutique executive search firm for over 10 years, primarily for industry giants in the life sciences (pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical technology) and their supplier industry (including automation & process technology).

ELS MULDER
Consultant and Site Leader London
Els Mulder has been a member of the Genius Search since 2018 and currently works as a Consultant and Site Leader at our office in London. She brings more than 14 years of professional experience in international consulting and executive search companies.

SUSANNE KAISER
Senior Consultant
Susanne Kaiser has been working as Consultant at Genius Search in Germany since 2018. With her long-term expertise she supports our clients in the internationally positioned Healthcare and Life Sciences sectors.

Leslie Ann Makus
Research Consultant
Leslie Ann Pedrero Makus supports Genius Search as Research Consultant.
As seasoned executive search professional she is bringing 6 years of recruiting experience including full-cycle recruitment in the Business/Recruitment Process Outsourcing industry.

TANJA STENVERS
Project Assistant
Tanja Stenvers has been working as a Project Assistant with Genius Search in Heidelberg since January 2022. She supports the directors and consultants with scheduling as well as preparing candidate and project documentation and contracts.

DR. RAINER WILKENING
Leader Assessment
Dr. Rainer Wilkening is a university-trained psychologist with an additional qualification in behavioral therapy. He has relevant professional experience in the treatment of mental illness at the Psychiatric University Clinic Freiburg i. Brsg. collected.