Thomas Barlebo is a consultant in the firm’s global Industrial and Financial Officer practices. He brings extensive experience with international clients on their leadership and succession agendas, with a particular passion for the CFO role and finance organizations. With over 25 years of experience in industry, management consulting and executive search, Thomas is a trusted adviser to the industrial and consumer sectors, where he focuses on international C-suite search, succession planning and board advisory work. He is particularly experienced in advising active owners, from family holding companies to private equity firms, and is a contributor to the firm’s European Family Business Practice.
Driven by a passion for the intersection of business and leadership, Thomas is committed to finding the right match between clients and candidates.
Broad business and strategy expertise with functional depth
- During his tenure at an esteemed global search firm, Thomas was a core member of their European CFO practice and spent time as global practice leader in the global industrial sector.
- He was a partner and co-founder of a Copenhagen- and London-based boutique leadership advisory firm serving high-profile clients at ownership level, as well as working extensively with various private equity portfolios.
- He was also a partner and founder of a management consulting company and a management consultant at a Danish management consulting startup that later became part of Bain Nordic.
- Previously, Thomas held roles in general and financial management at Maersk, stationed in London, Shanghai and Kuala Lumpur.
Thomas holds a master’s degree in economics from Aarhus University with studies at Cranfield School of Management and the Universitá di Pavia.