Talentor Germany Frankfurt - Kaiser Stähler Rekrutierungsberatung

Jochen Markgraf has broad experience in HR, in both recruiting and HR functions. He joined Kaiser Stähler Rekrutierungsberatung in October 2006 and is a managing director. He specialises in Executive / Professional Search and HR Consulting. He has extensive expertise and experience in executing national and international search mandates, supporting both medium-sized companies and international corporations across various industries such as (special-purpose) machinery manufacturing, process industry, construction suppliers, electronics, automotive, and retail.

Until September 2006, Jochen worked at IBM, where he developed and established a new department: “Resource Operations – IT Delivery” and headed as a resource manager.

Jochen holds a master´s degree in business administration from the University of Frankfurt. Before that, he trained as a bank clerk and followed a trainee programme at Deutsche Bank. Jochen speaks German and English.

Kerstin Mader joined Kaiser Stähler Rekrutierungsberatung in 2004. She started as a consultant and has now become a partner. She has vast experience in executive search across various industries such as automation technology, robotics, construction suppliers, mechanical engineering, as well as chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and life sciences, both on a national and international level.

After finishing a degree in translation, and several stays in England and France, Kerstin worked at an export company and in the headquarters of a notable French hotel chain. Additionally, she completed a bachelor’s degree in Human Resources. Kerstin is fluent in German, English and French.

On December 31, 2023, Gerhard Stähler resigned as Managing Director of KSR and will support the further growth of the company as a shareholder.

In 2003, Gerhard Stähler and Dr. Dagmar Kaiser founded Kaiser Stähler Rekrutierungsberatung GmbH, which has been part of Talentor International since 2013. The history of their collaboration dates back to 1994, when the two established a subsidiary of a top-ten executive search firm in Germany. At the beginning of 2000, they integrated this company with a team of 25 employees into a Korn/Ferry subsidiary. Prior to 1994, Gerhard Stähler worked for over eight years in the KPMG Group (formerly Peat Marwick). He started as a US tax specialist and soon moved to the executive search division. Most recently, as a Senior Manager, Mr. Stähler worked on international search assignments as a member of the KPMG Korea and China Desk and coached clients on cross-cultural management.

Gerhard Stähler speaks German, English and Spanish.