Esther Auffermann

Project Manager
Researcher
Japan Desk

• Master of Arts (Honours) degree in Japanese Studies (University of Edinburgh)
• 1 year study abroad in Japan (Seikei University)
• German, English, Japanese
• Project Manager and Researcher at Fischer HRM since 2019
• auffermann@fischer-hrm.de
• +49 211 – 749 686 – 36

“You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take.”
Wayne Gretzky

Hélène Binoche

Senior Consultant
Desk France

• Industry experience: finance and banking, publishing, law, B2B trade
• Area of expertise: personnel recruitment
• Master’s degree in international and European commercial law (Paris I – Panthéon-Sorbonne University and Paris X – Nanterre University)
• Specialised master’s degree in competitive intelligence and knowledge management (ESIEE business school, Paris – a member of the Conférence des Grandes Ecoles)
• 2 years as an international lawyer specialising in risk management at COFACE in Paris
• 7 years at HERBERT SMITH law firm in Paris, working in the fields of legal information and knowledge management
• 8 years as a business intelligence manager at AYMING (formerly the Alma Consulting Group)
• 2 years as a volunteer for associations and German teacher
• 4 years as Head of Development Germany and, most recently, Managing Director at Fiabilis Consulting Deutschland GmbH
• At Fischer HRM since 2019
• French, German, English
• binoche@fischer-hrm.de
• +49 211 – 749 686 – 11

“Patience and time do more than strength or passion.”
Jean de la Fontaine (1621 – 1695),
French fabulist and novelist

Filiz Bostanci

Researcher

• Bachelor`s degree in Literatur, Culture, Media Studies as principal subject, language and communication as minor subject from the Siegen University
• 5 years spent working in Seville, Spain, 6 months study abroad in Istanbul, Turkey
• 1,5 years working as a Sales & Project Manager for the German and Turkish market in a global acting company in Spain
• Researcher at Fischer HRM since 2017
• German, Turkish, English, Spanish, Italian
• bostanci@fischer-hrm.de
• +49 211 – 749 686 – 42

“Do not waste your time looking for an obstacle. Maybe there is none.”
Franz Kafka

Jie Chang

Partner
Location consulting for Chinese companies
China Desk

• Industry experience: mechanical and plant engineering, telecommunications, solar industry, construction machinery and scaffolding
• Areas of expertise: business organisation, personnel recruitment, salary structure conception
• Degree in technically-oriented economics from the University of Stuttgart
• Bachelor´s degree in architecture and design from Beijing Jiaotong University
• Extensive experience in business consultancy, marketing and project management as well as human resources management
• Director of Human Resources, Legal Affairs and Administration at the German subsidiary of a Chinese international company
• General Manager for Public Affairs at an international Chinese enterprise
• A Partner at Fischer HRM since 2013
• Chinese, German, English
• chang@fischer-hrm.de
• +49 211 – 749 686 – 28

“They must often change who would be constant in happiness or wisdom”
Confucius

Andrea Dohnau

Reception assistant

• Commercial qualification for office and administrative jobs
• Many years of professional experience as a receptionist: first in family-owned companies, since 2009 in international group managed companies
• Since October 2018 reception assistant at Fischer HRM GmbH
• German, English
• dohnau@fischer-hrm.de
• +49 211 – 749 686 – 0

“You are never too old to set a new goal for yourself or to dream a new dream.”
C.S. Lewis

Gina Hagel

Office Manager
Head of Project Assistant

• State-approved, Chamber of Industry and Commerce-certified Business Assistant/Foreign Language Secretary for English and French
• 1 year of language training in Australia
• 5 years as an Assistant in an American company
• 2005: Assistant to the Managing Director at an American human resources management company
• Office Manager at Fischer HRM since 2006
• Since 2018 Certified Data Protection Officer (German Society for Quality)
• German, English
• hagel@fischer-hrm.de
• +49 211 – 749 686 – 20

“Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life.”
Confucius

Akiko Ito

Senior Consultant
Head of Japan Desk
helps our clients in personnel recruitment and makes Location consulting for Japanese companies

• Industry experience: machine and plant engineering, medical technology, B2B retail
• Areas of expertise: human resources consulting
• Certified translator for German, Spanish, and Japanese with a focus on politics (Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University in Bonn)
• 5 years of experience in education
• 5 years as a Sales and Customer Care Manager
• A Human Resources Consultant at Fischer HRM since 2007
• Japanese, German, Spanish, English
• ito@fischer-hrm.de
• +49 211 – 749 686 – 60

“Even if I knew the world were to end tomorrow, I would still plant an apple tree today.”
Japanese saying, also attributed to Martin Luther

Margarita Koennecke

Senior Partner
Human Resources Management Consultant
Spain and Latin America Desk

• Industry experience: paper industry, IT, commodity industry, media companies
• Core fields of consultancy: recruiting, coaching
• Degree in business (Lic.A.Emp.) in Buenos Aires, Argentina; MBA in Wharton, USA
• 6 years as a consultant at McKinsey
• 8 years in line management and project management functions in an industrial corporation
• 8 years in managerial roles (finances, HR, controlling, IT) within IT, consumer goods and media companies
• Freelancer for counselling, coaching and potential analysis since 1997
• A Human Resources Consultant since 2002
• At Fischer since 2002
• German, English, Spanish
• koennecke@fischer-hrm.de
• +49 211 – 749 686 – 0

“I know who I am – do I know who I am?”

Sarah Kruse

Project Manager

• Trained hotel expert, Crowne Plaza Hotel Heidelberg
• State-certified hotel business management with focus on catering- and eventmanagement, Hamburg
• 2005 – 2006 Commis de Rang at Fairmont Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten, Hamburg
• 2006 – 2008 Winestewardess on MV Europa, Hapag Lloyd
• 2010 – 2012 Management assistant/ event coordinator at Steigenberger Hotel Treudelberg, Hamburg
• Work & Travel in Australia
• 2013-2017 Project Manager/ Project Assistant at Bernd Heuer & Partner Human Resources Management GmbH, Düsseldorf
• Since March 2017 Project Assistant at Fischer HRM
• is responsible for the marketing activities and organizes, coordinates and supervises the events of Fischer HRM
• German, English
• kruse@fischer-hrm.de
• +49 211 – 749 686 – 35

Nina Ouyang

Project Assistant
China Desk

• Modern East Asia Studies at the University of Duisburg-Essen with focus on economy and Chinese
• Internship at BangNi Insitute in Duisburg
• Residence in China until the age of eight
• Project assistant at China Desk since 2018
• German, Chinese, English, French
• ouyang@fischer-hrm.de
• +49 211 – 749 686 – 54

Nanhui Qi

Senior Consultant
Head of China Desk

• Industry experience: glass technology, B2B retail
• Area of expertise: recruiting
• Master´s degree in metallurgy and materials engineering (specialisation in glass) from the RWTH Aachen University
• 5 years of experience in distribution and technical support for an international consultancy in Asia, specialising in glass
• Avocational commitment as moderator and coordinator of career fairs for Chinese graduates as well as organiser of German-Chinese conventions
• Foundation of the podcast www.china-job-welle.com with regular interviews and news, thus built up a huge network of numerous successful Chinese graduates from German universities as well as young professionals
• Since 2012, HR consulting at Fischer HRM
• Chinese, German, English
• qi@fischer-hrm.de
• +49 211 – 749 686 – 26

“No matter what kind of cards you have in your hand you must take them, all you can do is do your best and hope to have the best result.”
Mother of Dwight David Eisenhower

Jana Romero-Giron

Project Manager
Researcher
Japan Desk

• Bachelor’s degree in Regional Studies of Asia/Africa with focus on Japan and Media Studies (Humboldt-University Berlin)
• 2 years spent living, studying and working in Japan (Tôkai-University in Kanagawa, Okinawa and Kyoto)
• 5 years of experience working as a project assistant for event marketing
• German, English, Japanese
• A Project Assistant Japan Desk at Fischer HRM since 2015
• romero-giron@fischer-hrm.de
• +49 211 – 749 686 – 32

“Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans”
(John Lennon)

Blanka Schygulla

Researcher

• Master´s degree in economics from the Goethe University of Frankfurt
• 5 years as a researcher at Berndtson International
• A freelance executive researcher since 1993. Search for and selection of specialists, middle-and top management for companies in all branches.
• 3 years spent working in Vietnam. Executive for research projects for the subsidiaries of German companies, in cooperation with a local consultancy.
• A Researcher at Fischer HRM since 2015
• German, English, Czech
• schygulla@fischer-hrm.de
• +49 211 – 749 686 – 23

“If you do what you always did, you’ll get what you always got.”
Henry Ford

Wolfgang Sprotte

Senior Consultant
Human Resources Management Consultant

• Industry experience: automotive, mechanical engineering, electronics / semiconductor industry
• Areas of expertise: personnel recruitment, facilitation of development processes, accompanying of team building processes, organisational change
• Apprenticeship as an industrial clerk (“Industriekaufmann”)
• Bachelor´s degree in business administration (Betriebswirt)
• Master´s degree in business administration (Diplom-Ökonom)
• Assistant to a member of the executive board (steel company)
• 25 years of professional and managerial experience in human resources management and organisational development
• Experience in international cooperations (focus: USA, China and Brazil)
• A Management and HR Consultant since 2004
• A Senior Partner at Fischer HRM since 2010
• German, English
• sprotte@fischer-hrm.de
• +49 211 – 749 686 – 12

“It is better to stumble a little on new paths than to make no progress on old ones.”
Chinese proverb

Ágnes Tóth

Researcher

• Studies of Economics with focus on International Relations, PR Marketing and Communication at the J.Kodolányi University in Budapest and at the Haute École Albert Jacquard in Namur, with a Master of Science degree
• 4 years stay in Vienna, Austria and 6 years in Moscow, Russia. 6 months stay in Namur, Belgium as an Erasmus student
• Researcher at Fischer HRM since 2018
• German, Hungarian, English, Russian, French
• toth@fischer-hrm.de
• +49 211 – 749 686 – 15

“Attitude is a small thing that makes a big difference.”
Winston Churchill

Chantal Wagener


Project Assistant
Japan Desk
Latin America Desk

• Certified foreign language secretary (diploma) for English and Spanish (Chamber of Industry and Commerce)
• HR consulting and office management at Fischer HRM since 2013
• German, English, Spanish, Japanese
• wagener@fischer-hrm.de
• +49 211 – 749 686 – 17

“We don’t know what might suddenly happen in this world, so treasure every day and live it with no regrets.”

Artjom Walters

Consultant
IT & Digital Desk

• Industry experience: IT and telecommunication, packaging, automation technology, machinery and plant engineering, steel, logistics
• Area of expertise: human resources recruitment
• Bachelor of Arts in History and Slavonic Studies (Ruhr-University, Bochum)
• Several years of experience as a consultant at an international recruitment agency based in Düsseldorf
• Focus on exporting SMEs as well as international corporations with sites in Germany
• At Fischer HRM since 2017
• German, English, Russian
• walters@fischer-hrm.de
• +49 211 – 749 686 – 50