Tanja is a leadership adviser and a valued member of the firm’s global Industrial and Sales and Marketing practices. With extensive experience in executive search, she has successfully assisted large global corporations, mid-sized family-run businesses and private equity firms in recruiting senior executives and non-executive directors.
Tanja specializes in the automotive, industrial technology and industrial services sectors. She also has significant experience in other industrial segments, such as machinery and equipment, electrical products, and electronics.
Executive search and consulting expertise
- Since joining Spencer Stuart in 2015, Tanja has held many leadership positions. She is currently head of Spencer Stuart’s Industrial Practice in Germany and Austria.
- Tanja brings 15+ years of experience as an international leadership consultant, focusing on the recruitment of top executives as well as advisory assignments such as assessments.
- Prior to joining Spencer Stuart, Tanja was a consultant and head of research at a small European executive search company based in Vienna. She previously worked as a research assistant at the University of Law in Vienna.
Tanja holds a diploma (Magister) in philosophy as well as a bachelor’s degree in communication studies from the University of Vienna, where she also studied law. Additionally, she obtained an executive M.B.A. from Kellogg-WHU (a joint program in the U.S. and Germany). Besides her native German and Serbian/Croatian, she is fluent in English, has good knowledge of French and basic knowledge of Russian.