Boyden Germany Team

Joachim Sauter is Managing Partner and an international executive search and management advisor with more than 25 years of experience in senior leadership appointments. He advises owners, supervisory- and advisory- and executive boards, and executive management teams in complex transformation, succession and growth situations, supporting organizations in the strategic development of their leadership teams. In addition, he advises private equity investors on the sustainable development of their portfolio companies.

Dr. Maximilian Bader advises investors, boards, and senior executives on high-stakes leadership decisions. He brings over 20 years of professional experience in executive search, strategy consulting, and corporate finance. His focus is on the sectors of technology, industrials, and professional services for firms at various ownership stages such as public listing, family business or private equity.

Dennis Grabherr is Partner at Boyden and advises investors, CEOs and boards on C-level and board appointments in Germany and globally. He combines executive search expertise with extensive senior leadership and legal responsibility in multinational technology and telecommunications companies. This practitioner’s perspective brings a deep understanding of governance, transformation and cross-border stakeholder environments. International by background and career, he has lived, studied and worked across Europe and the Americas. Clients value his ability to translate strategic requirements into clear leadership profiles, and to drive the search process with rigor and judgment towards a long-term fit.