Frank Gierschmann advises large and medium sized global corporations in all aspects of talent and performance management. He joined hkp/// group in 2013.

He began his career in executive development at the corporate headquarter of the world’s largest global logistics provider. Throughout 11 years, he held different expert and leadership roles in the area of executive and personnel development. Most recently he assumed the role as Vice President Corporate Executives Staffing. In 2011, he moved to Switzerland, taking the group-wide responsibility as global head of talent management at a listed global logistics group. Among others the scope of his role included the worldwide leadership programs for the top executives as well as the identification and development of high potentials.

Frank Gierschmann is an industrial psychologist (RWTH Aachen), supplemented by an MBA in General Management. He is author of various publications on issues of talent and performance management and in this area of expertise he is active as a speaker and visiting lecturer at various institutions.

Johannes Brinkkötter is one of the leading Shared Services experts in Germany and member of the hkp/// group Management Board sind 2018.

Following his law studies and admission to the bar, he began his professional career at BASF SE, where he held various departmental and management positions, among other things, he was a political consultant and project manager for M&A and HR. Seven years as Managing Director at BASF Services Europe followed, where he set up and expanded the European Shared Service Center for Finance and HR of the chemical company in Berlin.

With his move to the E.ON Group in spring 2012, in his position as SVP HR Services and member of the HR Board of the energy supplier, he was responsible for several important areas of HR management as well as multiple internal major products. In November 2013 he was appointed a member of the Executive Board of E.ON Business Services GmbH, Hanover. In this role, he reported directly to the CHRO and CIO of E.ON SE.