Deep Dive Germany – Opportunities for foreign companies

Natascha Lord
Corporate & Investor Services Manager
Baden-Württemberg International GmbH (BW_i), Stuttgart

Natascha Lord advises and supports internationally active companies that are considering expanding and expanding their business presence in Germany. As part of its range of services, it supports the assessment of Baden-Württemberg as a business location through market research and location selection services, thus creating an optimal fit between business goals and location for the respective company.

Rouven Ketzer
Lawyer, LL.B., commercial and corporate law, national and international
SchindhelmPfisterer und Kollegen Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, Pforzheim & Stuttgart

Rouven Ketzer advises his clients primarily on matters of commercial and business law, corporate law, in particular in the context of corporate transactions and structuring on a national and international level. He has in-depth international experience in the USA and, through his work in family businesses, knows how to translate legal advice into practical procedures for medium-sized companies.

Rico Hägele
Partner and HR Consultant at Liebich & Partner
Liebich & Partner Management- und Personalberatung AG, Baden-Baden

Rico Hägele skilfully manages all fields of professional HR consulting. His clients include companies from the medtech, pharmaceutical and automotive industries or those in mechanical and plant engineering, for example. The secret of his success is how he combines customised search strategies, a reliable instinct for the right candidate, and solid experience in recruiting skilled professionals and executives. Rico has been an HR consultant at Liebich & Partner since 2020 and a partner since 2021, applying more than 10 years of experience in the field of consulting. As an entrepreneur himself he is familiar with the challenges of such. Before joining Liebich & Partner he worked for a renowned executive search firm. Whilst studying business and economics he decided to focus on labor law, management and microeconomics.

Dr. Matthias Rode
Partner, International Headhunter at Liebich & Partner, Chair of AGILIUM WORLDWIDE executive search group
Liebich & Partner Management- und Personalberatung AG, Baden-Baden

Dr. Matthias Rode has been an international headhunter and HR consultant at Liebich & Partner since 2012 and is a highly successful international headhunter with extensive experience in filling business-critical positions. He searches for skilled professionals, senior executives and C-level management, and more than half of these executive search assignments are of an international nature. As chair of the Agilium Worldwide executive search group Matthias has a global network of over 150 headhunters. He understands intercultural differences, current candidate markets and legal frameworks in other countries. His clients include industrialists and decision-makers from all sectors, who he serves by successfully finding the best candidates, with the most suitable DNA for their organizations.