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Andrea Brych-Birkmeir

Andrea advises clients on their most critical leadership decisions, drawing on operating experience at the intersection of product, technology and commercial realities.

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Based in Munich, she is a member of Russell Reynolds Associates’ Technology Practice and works across EMEA on CIO, CTO, CDO, CEO and GM appointments, as well as partner level searches in professional services.

Andrea Brych-Birkmeir brings over two decades of international leadership experience across tech enabled sectors, consumer goods, consulting and industrial environments. She combines strategic, product, engineering and digital expertise, giving her a distinct perspective on effective leadership in complex organizations.

She served as Vice President Europe and Business Unit Leader for Schneider Electric, leading a broad, multi market European business with full P&L responsibility and shaping its portfolio and operating model through transformation. At BSH Home Appliances Group, she held several senior leadership roles and led the digital and commercial evolution of the European oven business, pioneering one of the first connected, AI enabled product ecosystems. Earlier, she worked in strategy consulting at Roland Berger and later took on brand leadership roles at Danone Dairy.

Andrea holds a Diploma in Business Administration from the Catholic University of Eichstätt Ingolstadt (WFI) and studied at EDHEC Business School in Lille, France, and Universidad de Belgrano in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She completed the WHU General Management Plus Program and the IMD Mastering Board Governance Program. She speaks German and English fluently and has working proficiency in Spanish and French.
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Areas of Expertise

Assessment and Benchmarking Board and CEO Advisory Consumer C-Suite Succession Customer Activation and Growth Development and Transition Executive Search Industrial Professional Services Technology Technology, Data, and Digital Officers

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