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We are ben, the bold executive network: an owner-led executive search firm with an alliance of more than 50 partners who have led themselves. We place leaders for companies at a turning point.
Benjamin Körner•FounderEntrepreneur and leadership advisor. For more than 20 years he has placed leaders in digitalisation, transformation, innovation and technology.
His approach goes beyond classic executive search: a company's values and lived culture become central criteria in every leadership decision. With Values Intelligence he makes visible how well people and companies truly fit together.
He is a member of the Entrepreneurs' Organization, a lecturer at Tomorrow University and an angel investor in technology and sustainability companies.
Executive SearchValues-based leadershipOrganisational cultureBoard DesignTransformation
Values are not a feel-good topic. They decide whether leadership holds.
We say what we see. Even when it is uncomfortable. We advise, we do not rubber-stamp.
A mandate ends, the relationship does not. You can rely on us, even when neither of us is earning anything from the other.
The future is made. By people who move forward with confidence and bring others with them. These are exactly the people we look for.
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They safeguard the quality of every search, open doors to markets and industries, and are available to managing directors and boards as sparring partners.
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For reasons of discretion, we only show part of our network. Who we involve in your search is something we discuss with you personally.
30 minutes, no obligation. We listen, put things in context and tell you honestly whether and how we can help.