Dr. Stephan Erdődy

Stephan is a member of Russell Reynolds’ Board and CEO Advisory Partners in Europe. He helps clients recruit board directors, non-executive directors, CEOs, and other C-suite executives, with a focus on board search and succession planning, board effectiveness reviews, and developmental programs in the context of longer-term succession planning, strategic transformation, and IPO readiness across a wide array of industries. In addition, Stephan is particularly focused on the Austrian and CEE market.

Before joining Russell Reynolds, Stephan was a management consultant at Horváth. As a member of its Industrial Goods and High Tech Consulting Practice, he advised executives of industrial and high-tech companies, ranging from DAX corporations to family-owned Mittelstand companies, on issues ranging from target operating models to strategy development and cost reduction initiatives. Previously, he was chief of staff to the CEO at TRUMPF SE, where he oversaw company-wide strategic initiatives and administered core governance processes. His data-driven approach, coupled with significant execution insight and deep industrial industry experience, has resulted in effective, sustained goal achievement for the companies and clients he has worked with.