Markus Schmid

Based in Zürich (Switzerland), Markus is an accomplished HR executive and advisor with more than two and a half decades of leadership experience across the financial services, life sciences, and consulting industries.

He has successfully led global human resources functions, driving cultural transformation, digitalization of HR processes, and sustainability initiatives in complex, international organizations. With direct experience as a C-level executive, Markus has shaped corporate culture, strengthened governance, and built high-performing teams through periods of significant change.

In the life science sector, he directed HR strategy for a substantial and expanding global operating workforce, integrating country specific law requirements and embedding them into organizational structures and processes. In the consulting industry, Markus served as a managing partner and executive coach, advising senior leaders, executive boards, and public figures in business, sports, and government on leadership, communication, and organizational effectiveness.

Markus joins Russell Reynolds Associates motivated by his passion for unlocking leaders’ potential and enabling organizations to navigate complexity with sustainable impact.