Dr. Rosenfeld Executive Search AG (SRS Group)

What Dr. Rosenfeld Executive Search AG (SRS Group) does

Dr. Rosenfeld Executive Search AG is a Zürich-based boutique executive search firm founded in 1995, operating for 30 years in the Swiss and international executive placement market. The firm exclusively serves boards of directors and executive management teams, placing C-suite leaders (CEO, COO, CFO, CTO, CMO), board members, and senior functional specialists. Its mandate book is distributed across five verticals — Manufacturing (41%), Retail/Consumer/Luxury (17%), Construction/Energy (16%), Health/Medicine (14%), and Finance/Services (12%) — with 72% of mandates concentrated at CEO/Executive Management and senior C-suite levels.

The firm operates on a selective retained-search model with custom per-engagement pricing and multi-year contract cadence, prioritizing discretion, exclusivity, and limited mandate volume over throughput. Its competitive positioning rests on a senior consultant team composed almost entirely of former C-suite operators (former CEOs, COOs, CTOs at UBS, Novartis, Valeo, Diametal, Pfiffner, and others), giving it unusually deep sector-specific operating perspective for a 7-person boutique. The firm deploys AI-assisted technologies for administrative document structuring and qualification matching, but retains full human-in-the-loop decision authority.

Commercially, Dr. Rosenfeld is positioned within the SRS Group consortium alongside swisselect (mid-to-senior management recruitment) and SMART Recruiting (digital/social-media-based specialist sourcing), creating a three-tier service ecosystem covering executive, management, and specialist mandates. The group has served boards and management for over 20 years. Distribution is entirely direct and relationship-driven — no self-serve, marketplace, or channel-partner models exist — and marketing runs through the firm's multilingual website, LinkedIn/active sourcing, and intra-group referrals. The firm is privately held as a Swiss Aktiengesellschaft with no disclosed revenue, ownership structure, or institutional investors.

Name

Dr. Rosenfeld Executive Search AG (SRS Group)

Legal name

DR. ROSENFELD EXECUTIVE SEARCH AG

Website

https://rosenfeld-consulting.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Dr. Rosenfeld Executive Search AG is a Zürich-based boutique executive search firm founded in 1995 that exclusively places C-suite leaders, board members, and senior specialists for boards of directors and executive management teams across manufacturing, consumer, energy, healthcare, and finance verticals in Switzerland and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Search Services

NAICS

Executive Search Services (561312), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

C-Suite & Board Search (BPACAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial & Engineering Leadership Search (BPACAAAD), Financial Services Leadership Search (Banking/Insurance/PE/Asset Mgmt) (BPACAAAF), Healthcare & Life Sciences Leadership Search (BPACAAAE), Technology & Product Leadership Search (CIO/CTO/CDO/CPO) (BPACAAAC)

Keywords

• Executive search services
• Leadership recruitment
• Board member selection
• Succession planning
• Talent acquisition consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Executive Search Mandates: Boutique executive search services for boards and management teams. Retained search mandates for C-suite, board members, and specialized leadership roles. No public disclosure of fee structures or pricing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Dr. Rosenfeld Executive Search AG is a boutique executive search consultancy that identifies and selects top-tier executives, board members, and senior managers on a retained, mandate-based model for clients primarily in Switzerland and Europe. Core offerings include executive search, leadership and transformation advisory, succession planning, and board member selection, supported by an exclusive network built over 30 years and AI-assisted tools that aid document processing and qualification matching.

Product overview

Dr. Rosenfeld Executive Search AG is a consulting services company operating as part of the SRS Group, which also includes swisselect and SMART Recruiting. The company offers a unified portfolio of executive search and talent acquisition services rather than a software product platform. The core offerings include Executive Search for identifying and selecting top-tier executives, Leadership & Transformation consulting for organizational development and change management, Strategic Recruitment across specialized industry sectors (including healthcare, high-tech, manufacturing, and finance), Succession Solutions for leadership transitions, and Board Member Selection for governance positions. The SRS Group structure combines Dr. Rosenfeld's focus on executive-level search with swisselect's mid-to-senior management recruitment and SMART Recruiting's digital/social media-based talent sourcing, creating complementary service lines that address different segments of the recruitment market.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SRS GROUP: The SRS GROUP is the umbrella organization comprising Dr. Rosenfeld Executive Search AG, swisselect, and SMART Recruiting—three specialized recruiting companies serving different market segments with a shared vision of finding the right staff for business challenges and ensuring long-term success.

Products and services

• Executive Search Retained identification and selection of top-tier executives for senior leadership positions, including CEOs, COOs, CFOs, CTOs, CMOs, and specialized professionals with high responsibility spans, delivered on a mandate-based model with discretion and exclusivity.
• Leadership & Transformation Organizational development and transformation consulting including change management, leadership competency assessment, and cultural transformation processes for client organizations.
• Succession Solutions Advisory services supporting organizations in planning and executing leadership transitions and implementing succession solutions for executive and key management roles.
• Board Member Selection Consulting services for the selection of board of directors members, supporting organizations in identifying qualified candidates for governance roles.
• Strategic Recruitment Strategic personnel consulting across specialized sectors including hightech, healthcare, manufacturing, finance, retail/consumer/luxury, and construction/energy, providing executive placement and talent identification in technology-driven and regulated industries.

Quantifiable outcome

• Mandate success rate and placement durability — 'Results are only positive if they lead to long-term success.'

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability3 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SRS GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Rosenfeld Executive Search, together with swisselect and SMART Recruiting, forms the SRS Group. Each company specializes in its respective market segment while sharing the same vision of finding the right placement for entrepreneurial challenges and securing long-term success. The group has served as a partner for boards of directors and management for over 20 years, offering recruitment and selection of middle and senior management specialists and executives.
• swisselectcoreStrategic or Co-development Partnerswisselect is a sister company within the SRS Group. It specializes in recruitment and selection of middle and senior management specialists and executives. Represents the traditional/executive-level recruitment arm of the group, complementing Dr. Rosenfeld's executive search focus.
• SMART RecruitingcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSMART Recruiting is a sister company within the SRS Group, representing the digital recruitment pathway. It uses social media and active sourcing expertise to find the best specialist talents, complementing the executive-level search services of Dr. Rosenfeld with digital/social media-based specialist recruitment.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Egon Zehnder: Global executive search firm with a strong presence across Europe and a focus on board-level and C-suite mandates. Highly comparable in service offering (retained executive search, board advisory) but operates at significantly greater scale and geographic breadth than Dr. Rosenfeld.
• Russell Reynolds Associates: Global executive search firm with a strong board practice and industry specialization including industrial, technology, and financial services. Directly comparable in board/C-suite retained search, with much larger global scale.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm with strong European presence and industry-specialized practices. Directly comparable in retained C-suite/board search but with broader industry coverage and significantly larger scale.
• Spencer Stuart: One of the world's leading executive search consulting firms with deep board practice and CEO succession expertise. Comparable to Dr. Rosenfeld in board/C-suite focus but serves multinational clients across many geographies with much larger consultant headcount.
• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm with a large executive search practice covering board, CEO, and senior leadership placements. Overlapping C-suite/board mandate focus, though Korn Ferry also spans broader HR consulting, RPO, and assessment services.

Direct peers

• swisselect: Sister company within the SRS Group specializing in middle and senior management recruitment in Switzerland. Most directly comparable as a Swiss-headquartered retained search peer operating within the same brand ecosystem and serving overlapping client verticals.
• Boyden: Global mid-market executive search firm operating across Europe with industry-focused practices including industrial and technology sectors. Comparable boutique-to-mid-scale retained search model serving senior executive mandates.
• Robert Walters: International recruitment firm with strong Switzerland presence, operating across senior professional, executive, and interim search. Comparable Swiss/European footprint with executive search as a key service line alongside broader recruitment.
• Odgers Berndtson: International executive search firm with a notable presence in Switzerland (Odgers Berndtson Bern office serving Swiss market). Closely comparable as a mid-sized retained search firm focused on senior executive and board appointments.
• Hays: Global recruitment and workforce solutions firm with a Switzerland office and executive search/hiring senior professionals service line. Comparable in serving Swiss enterprise clients across mid-to-senior hiring, though with broader staffing portfolio.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dr-rosenfeld-executive-search-ag

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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