What Rochus Mummert does

Rochus Mummert is a German executive search and personnel consulting firm founded in 1972 and headquartered in Munich, with additional offices in Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, and Hannover. The firm identifies and places leadership personalities for strategic, operational, and expert-level positions, serving family-owned Mittelstand companies, the healthcare sector, and adjacent industries through four wholly-owned subsidiaries spanning executive search (Executive Consultants GmbH and Executive Consultants Hamburg GmbH), healthcare consulting (Healthcare Consulting GmbH, established 2005), and digital services (Digital GmbH).

The firm's core service portfolio comprises Executive Search, Succession Consulting (Nachfolgeberatung), Management Potential Analysis (Management Potenzialanalyse, a scientifically-based psychometric assessment), Supervisory and Advisory Board Appointments, and Organizational Consulting. Its stated technology layer includes AI-supported search methods and agile search approaches layered atop a proprietary consultant network; no proprietary AI models, APIs, or platforms are disclosed. Delivery is anchored by 45+ experienced consultants, several of whom hold prior C-level operating experience (e.g., ex-MD of Putzmeister, ex-Board of Metabo).

Commercially, Rochus Mummert operates as a private, partner-owned professional services firm under Rochus Mummert Beteiligungs- und Dienstleistungs GmbH, with three Managing Partners (Dr. Henrik Räwer, Annekathrin Walter, Hardy Scherer). It runs a quote-based, project-driven engagement model with no publicly disclosed pricing, targeting enterprise and mid-market clients in German-speaking markets. Its go-to-market combines direct consultant-led field sales, content marketing through company publications, event partnerships with INTES Akademie and PETER MAY, and research-led thought leadership produced with Fraunhofer IAO and the Winterthurer Institut für Gesundheitsökonomie.

Name

Rochus Mummert

Legal name

Rochus Mummert Beteiligungs- und Dienstleistungs GmbH

Website

https://rochusmummert.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Rochus Mummert is a Munich-based, partner-owned German executive search and personnel consulting firm founded in 1972, placing C-level, management, and expert leaders across family businesses, healthcare, industry, and services via six offices and four subsidiaries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Search and Leadership Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Program & Project Management (PMO) Consulting (BPAHACAL)

Keywords

• Executive search services
• Leadership consulting
• Succession planning
• Personnel consulting
• Board placement services

Headquarters

HQ city

Frankfurt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Executive Search Services: Core revenue stream from executive search consulting for identifying and placing leadership personalities in strategic and operational key positions. Services include confidential processes, long-term experience, and extensive industry network.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Rochus Mummert is a German executive search and personnel consulting firm that identifies, assesses, and places leadership personalities for strategic and operational key positions across German Mittelstand, family businesses, healthcare, and industrial sectors. Its core offering is confidential executive search supplemented by succession consulting, scientifically-based management potential analysis, supervisory and advisory board appointments, and organizational consulting. The firm operates through specialized subsidiaries including Rochus Mummert Healthcare Consulting GmbH and Rochus Mummert Digital GmbH, serving clients across all German-speaking markets since 1972.

Product overview

Rochus Mummert is an executive search and leadership consulting firm founded in 1972, operating as a unified consulting practice with specialized subsidiaries. The core portfolio centers on Executive Search services supplemented by Succession Consulting, Management Potential Analysis, Supervisory Board Appointments, and Organizational Consulting. The company is structured around distinct sub-brands including Rochus Mummert Executive Consultants GmbH, Rochus Mummert Executive Consultants Hamburg GmbH, Rochus Mummert Healthcare Consulting GmbH (focused on healthcare and social economy), and Rochus Mummert Digital GmbH. Services are delivered across three management levels: Strategic (C-Level, Board, Executive Management), Operational (Middle Management), and Expert/Fach level. The company serves six primary industry sectors: Family Businesses and Mittelstand, Healthcare, Care and Social Economy, Industry, Services, and Trade/Retail.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Executive Search Confidential executive search service for strategic and operational leadership positions, identifying candidates through proprietary networks and direct outreach approaches for C-level, management, and expert positions across healthcare, family businesses, industry, services, and trade sectors.
• Nachfolgeberatung (Succession Consulting) Strategic succession planning and advisory service for business owners and organizations, particularly in family-owned Mittelstand companies, ensuring smooth leadership transitions through identification and development of future executives.
• Management Potentialanalyse (Management Potential Analysis) Scientifically-based assessment service evaluating the capabilities and potential of management personalities and internal talent for optimal placement in key positions, particularly used in sensitive hospital environments.
• Besetzung von Aufsichts- und Beiräten (Supervisory and Advisory Board Appointments) Identification and placement of independent personalities for supervisory and advisory boards, combining strategic vision, responsible corporate governance, and transformation experience.
• Organisationsberatung (Organizational Consulting) Future-oriented structural and process design services to make organizations more efficient and competitively sustainable, with particular focus on family businesses and Mittelstand companies.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sustainable placements that strengthen client competitiveness in dynamic markets
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• PETER MAY – The Family Business PeopleflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 18 June 2026Event partnership for SYMPOWNIUM - The Family Business Summit on June 18, 2026 in Hamburg. Exclusive event for owners of larger family businesses providing networking platform 'auf Augenhöhe unter sich' (among equals).
• INTES Akademie für FamilienunternehmencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince over 10 years, part of the INTES family offering joint practical workshops on corporate management, succession and governance for Mittelstand and family businesses. Includes participation in the jury for 'Familienunternehmer des Jahres 2025' award.
• Fraunhofer IAOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership for study on leadership in digital transformation, published findings on 'Erfolgsfaktor Führung für eine gelungene digitale Transformation'.
• Winterthurer Institut für GesundheitsökonomieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for study on career goals of senior physicians at German university clinics.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Egon Zehnder: Egon Zehnder is one of the world's largest privately-held executive search firms with strong German and DACH roots. It directly competes with Rochus Mummert for senior management and supervisory board mandates at Mittelstand and large-cap clients.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Heidrick & Struggles is a global executive search and leadership advisory firm with significant German operations. It directly competes for C-level, board, and healthcare-sector mandates that Rochus Mummert targets.
• Signium International: Signium is a global executive search firm with roots in German-speaking markets and a strong Mittelstand and family business practice. It is a direct peer for succession and senior-level mandates at German family-owned companies.
• Spencer Stuart: Spencer Stuart is a leading global executive search firm with a strong European practice and notable healthcare and industrial sector coverage. It is a direct competitor for senior-level and board appointments at German Mittelstand and large enterprises.
• Odgers Berndtson: Odgers Berndtson is an international executive search firm with established German operations and a strong Mittelstand practice. It directly competes for CEO, board, and senior leadership mandates in the German market.
• Dr. Heimeier & Partner: Dr. Heimeier & Partner is a German executive search boutique focused on healthcare and life sciences. It competes head-to-head with Rochus Mummert Healthcare Consulting for hospital and medical leadership mandates in Germany.
• Russell Reynolds Associates: Russell Reynolds is a global executive search firm with strong European healthcare and industrial practices. It is a direct peer competing for senior leadership and board mandates at hospital groups and family-owned companies.
• Baumann Unternehmensberatung: Baumann Unternehmensberatung is a German executive search firm focused on the healthcare and social economy sector. It is a direct peer competing for hospital, care, and social-sector leadership mandates in Germany.

Others

• INTES Akademie für Familienunternehmen: INTES Akademie is a partner of Rochus Mummert that provides training, workshops, and advisory services to German family-owned Mittelstand companies on governance, succession, and leadership. It is a strategic alliance partner rather than a direct competitor, sharing the same Mittelstand client ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• Korn Ferry: Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm combining executive search with a much broader portfolio of talent, RPO, and consulting services. It competes for executive search mandates as part of a much larger service offering than Rochus Mummert.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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