Klaus Halsig leads Spencer Stuart’s Retail, Apparel & Luxury Goods Practice in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. As a member of the firm’s global Consumer Goods & Services, Marketing Officer and Supply Chain practices, supporting manufacturers as well as retailers and service companies, he leads the efforts for these practices in Germany. Beyond this, Klaus is a trained Executive Assessment Services consultant working across industries.
Klaus joined Spencer Stuart from AC Nielsen where he served as a group managing director in charge of Germany, Austria and Switzerland and as a member of the European board.
Earlier in his career, Klaus worked at Procter & Gamble where he stayed more than 14 years, starting in sales and then moving into marketing, customer management and general management. His senior leadership positions include the director role in charge of the paper business in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. He also served as a general manager of the Turkish sales and distribution company. Previously, Klaus had gathered additional work experience in a family owned paper manufacturing company.
In terms of international background, Klaus has lived and worked in Germany, the United Kingdom, France, the United States and Turkey. He graduated with a degree in business administration from the European Business School. In addition to German, he speaks English, French and Turkish.