M. Jon Nedelcu

Managing Partner

• Born in Hermannstadt, Roumania. Raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Worked and lived in Argentina, Austria, Germany, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom
• Speaks four languages
• Management Experience in Sales and Marketing in Europe and the USA at Ford Motor Company, BMW Group and Porsche AG
• Over 20 years experience in Management Consulting and Executive Search
• Was a Strategy Consultant to the Automotive Industry at Roland Berger, Munich and later Managing Director Germany at Spencer Stuart, Frankfurt
• In 1992 founded his own firm in partnership with Leaders Trust International
• Started Leading Edge Executives in 2004 as a new venture focusing on international Executive Search, Board Services and strategic HR Consulting

Karin Peter

Managing Partner

• Born in Friedrichshafen (Lake Constance)
• Studied Philosophy, History and Political Sciences
• CTE in Financial Services
• Speaks four languages
• Management experience in Financial Services (Deutsche Bank AG), also in Sales, Marketing and Corporate Communications (Daimler Benz AG)
• Worked and lived 2 years in Moscow/Russia (working for Deutsche Bank)
• Over 30 years business experience in Eastern Europe (knows business habits, culture, languages)
• Completed international search assignments in the sectors: Automotive, Machine Tools, Financial Services, Retailing, Distribution, Media and Entertainment
• Regional experience includes: Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Hungaria, former Yugoslavia, India, China and Middle Asia
  
  http://www.karin-peter-consulting.com

Suzanne V. Sommer

Consultant

• Born in Dusseldorf
• Studied Economics, Psychology and Marketing Communications at Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich
• Worked as a Marketing Specialist in Luxury Consumer Goods and as a Coordinator International Trading for an Automotive After Market Supplier
• Joined Nedelcu & Company in 1995 and conducted international assignments for clients mainly in the Automotive, Consumer Durables, Professional Services and Technology Business sectors
• Successfully helped clients in the recruitment of Executives for senior positions in Sales, Marketing, Production, Engineering, Finance, Controlling and General Management
• Also worked on Board Searches

Svenja Pelz-Vetter

Consultant

• Raised in Hamburg and Berlin
• Studied Law and Economics at Albert-Ludwigs-University in Freiburg

Professional experience includes

• Deutsche Lufthansa, Frankfurt and Munich (as Flight Attendant)
• Häberlein & Mauerer AG (PR Consultants), Munich (as Junior Consultant)
• Movieman Productions GmbH (Production and Distribution of Films), Munich (as Associate, responsible for services to TV Channels, International Film Festivals
• Free-lance Photographer (training in Photography with famous German portrait photographer, Hilde Zemann)
• Since 2007 with Nedelcu & Company (Consultant & Project Manager)