This is Searchery
Shaping the Future through Precise Selection of Leaders
Searchery advises international companies on the future-oriented staffing of leadership positions and on strategic personnel planning and development.
We shape the future through pioneering leadership and create the basis for successful transformations, continuous growth and sustainable competitiveness. By precisely filling your key positions, we ensure that your leaders create innovation, shape culture and contribute to the success of your business.
Transparency, appreciation and a relentless commitment to quality are our guiding principles. With a consistent focus on sustainability and diversity, we ensure the economic success of our clients.
Supporting Transformations –
Creating Diversity
Searchery is committed to a society in which everyone, regardless of background, age or gender, contributes equally to economic success. Through our focus on diversity and forward thinking, we ensure not only the competitiveness of our clients, but also their resilience in dynamic markets.
About Searchery
Searchery is a young executive search firm with mandates and projects at listed and medium-sized companies as well as international start-ups and scale-ups. In 2021, Philine Cremer and Nina Maywald founded Searchery with the ambition to strongly align companies for the future by selecting leaders. From the very beginning, our focus has been on leaders who drive transformations in today’s constantly changing corporate and leadership context with future-oriented competences.
With our range of services, we provide you with comprehensive support in the targeted staffing of leadership positions using aptitude diagnostic methods and advise you on strategic personnel planning and development in the areas of leadership and diversity.
With our team and our strong partner network, we can advise you from our offices in Düsseldorf and Munich.
Success through Cooperation – the Searchery Model
Cooperation competences and networking intelligence are key in our highly complex and constantly changing corporate world. Our partners and coaches are all leading experts in their field. We attach great importance to highly qualified training in the field of (business) psychology, extensive professional experience, state-of-the-art tool competence and the highest quality standards.
References – Expertise from projects
Certifications
Our Performance Commitment
Transparency
Transparent process execution, supported by regular status reports, and optional client access to the Searchery candidate portal.
Speed & Agility
Process customization, regular review & adaptation of approaches, and fast-track options.
Method & Tool Excellence
Active sourcing support with AI tools, scientifically grounded aptitude diagnostics.
Strong Candidate Experience
Process and communication designed with appreciation, linked to employer branding.
Sustainability & Diversity
Focus on future proofness and diversity in search and advisory; expertise in female recruiting.
Our team
Partner & Principals
Philine Cremer
Partner, Düsseldorf
About Philine Cremer
Philine Cremer is a founding partner of Searchery and has extensive experience in executive & professional search and female recruiting for DAX and medium-sized companies. With a strong foundation in industry and consulting, extensive, broad functional knowledge and an extensive, resilient network, she fills leadership positions and advises companies on strategic personnel development. Her expertise lies in specifically filling leadership positions in a transformative context and thus creating sustainable growth and competitive advantages. She is an expert on women in management positions and the design of female career paths.
As founder and co-head of the Female Business Network “Female & Fierce Club”, she actively promotes more women in leadership positions.
Professional background: Philine Cremer gained international consulting experience in strategy and management consulting at Bayer with a focus on Shared Services & Organization and with project assignments in Asia, North and South America, as well as throughout Europe. She has also actively supported extensive transformation initiatives at thyssenkrupp as a Senior Change Professional.
Education: Diploma in business administration with a focus on controlling and business psychology from the University of Cologne, Bankkauffrau (apprenticeship)
Nina Maywald
Partner, München
About Nina Maywald
Nina ist Gründungspartnerin von Searchery und eine erfahrene Expertin für Zukunftsfähigkeit in der Unternehmensführung. Ihr Engagement zielt darauf ab, Unternehmen mit der gezielten Besetzung von Schlüsselpositionen zukunftssicher und nachhaltig erfolgreich auszurichten. Sie berät DAX-Konzerne, mittelständische Unternehmen sowie innovative Start-up und Scale-ups im Executive Search & Professional Search und entwickelt maßgeschneiderte Lösungen, um deren Führungsstrukturen für die Herausforderungen von morgen zu stärken. Mit ihrer Expertise in zukunftsgestaltender Führung berät Nina Unternehmen darin, Führungskräfte zu identifizieren und zu fördern, die in dynamischen, sich ständig verändernden Unternehmens- und Führungskontext erfolgreich agieren. Dank ihres weitreichenden Netzwerks und ihrer tiefen Branchenkenntnis findet bietet sie maßgeschneiderte Lösungen, die die Führungsstärke ihrer Kunden nachhaltig stärken.
Als Co-Leitung des Business-Netzwerks für Frauen, dem „Female & Fierce Club“, fördert sie im Rahmen gezielter Netzwerk- und Empowerment-Initiativen Frauen in Führungspositionen.
Beruflicher Hintergrund: Nina verfügt über umfassende internationale Erfahrung in der Strategie- und Organisationsberatung, u.a. als erfahrene Projektleiterin in der Strategie- und Unternehmensberatung bei UBS in Zürich, Genf, Singapur und Frankfurt sowie als Director im Board Office. Sie beriet Vorstand und Aufsichtsrat in strategischen, personellen sowie regulatorischen Fragestellungen und leitete komplexe Transformations- und Organisationsentwicklungsprojekte. Darüber hinaus war sie Senior-Projektleiterin für IT-Strategie und Digitalisierungsprojekte des Bundes bei der BWI in Frankfurt und München.
Ausbildung: Master of Arts in Kommunikationswissenschaften der Université de Fribourg (Schweiz) und der Université Côte d’Azur (Frankreich), Diploma of Advanced Studies in Banking & Finance des Swiss Finance Institute Zürich/Bern (Schweiz), Professional Scrum Master.
Henrike Simon
Associate Partner, München
About Henrike Simon
Henrike Simon is an Associate Partner at Searchery and advises companies on filling executive positions and developing management teams. With many years of experience in the DAX, start-up, VC and private equity environment, she successfully supports growth and transformation processes. Thanks to her excellent network in various industries, she supports clients in finding tailor-made solutions for leadership and succession challenges. Henrike Simon combines her strong network with in-depth knowledge of different organizational structures and challenges in order to optimally fill key positions. Her passion for people and their skills, as well as her enthusiasm for future technologies, drives her to find optimal solutions for our clients.
As an active member of the alumni network of the HHL Graduate School of Management and the network of leading European business schools, Henrike Simon is also in dialogue with outstanding talents and stays close to current developments in various industries.
Professional background: Henrike Simon brings strong sales & performance expertise from various international project management roles in exciting energy, technology and growth companies such as E.ON, eos and tado°.
Education: Diploma in Business Administration with focus on Entrepreneurship from HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management and studies at ESCP-EAP in Paris with focus on Finance.
Searchery Team
Nora Neerfeld
Communications Managerin
About Nora Neerfeld
Nora forms an important backbone of our recruitment consultancy by strategically and operationally designing and managing all communications. She ensures a state-of-the-art candidate experience and shapes the foundation of our strong client relationships by maintaining and developing various online and offline channels. With a deep understanding of the needs of candidates and clients and confident clarity, she ensures transparent and concise communication. Through thought leadership and innovative campaign management, she conveys Searchery’s values and supports our mission to ensure the success of companies through excellent, forward-looking executives.
Professional background: Nora Neerfeld has led international marketing projects and campaigns in various industries and corporate structures across North America, Australia and Europe. She has extensive experience in the online and offline communication of products and services. As Marketing Consultant at BBS and Group Marketing Communications Manager at Zehnder, she developed strategic and customer-oriented concepts for product launches and brand strengthening.
Education: Bachelor of Arts (Business Administration) with a focus on trade fair, congress and event management and marketing at the Baden Württemberg Cooperative State University in Mannheim and studies at the Budapest Business School in Hungary.