BLUE DANUBE EXECUTIVE SEARCH & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT - Key Persons


Annabel Cole

Job Titles:
  • PARTNER
  • CEO of Soft Power Media
  • PARTNER / Director Leadership Communications / Vienna / London
A journalist and leadership communications consultant with more than 20 years' experience at leading media organisations, Annabel Cole lives and works between ...

Dr. Simon Galbraith - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
  • MANAGING PARTNER / Executive Search / Vienna
  • MANAGING PARTNER / Executive Search Consultant / Vienna
Dr. Simon Galbraith has worked at the top end of the executive search business since 2011. In this time has successfully completed several hundred national and international search assignments. He has worked with global corporations, mid-cap and family businesses, as well as not-for-profits, in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic and the USA, to retain outstanding executives and managers for key roles and to strengthen his clients' performance and bottom-line. Simon worked for Egon Zehnder from 2011 until 2013. From 2014 until 2019 he worked for Boyden. Simon Galbraith studied in Austria, Liechtenstein, USA, and Australia and holds a PhD in ethics. Before his start in executive search he managed an educational foundation focussed on high-potential young professionals from CEE and was commercial manager at a specialised real estate development firm in Vienna. Simon Galbraith speaks German and English fluently.

George Sanne

Job Titles:
  • PARTNER / Executive Search / London
George Sanne attended university in the UK, USA and The Netherlands. He completed a BA at the University of Westminster and an MA in international relations at the University of Amsterdam. He is a certified coach and speaks fluent English and French. George launched his career in asset management and private banking in London and Luxembourg, first at Robert Fleming / J.P. Morgan, then at Merrill Lynch. He ...

Hélène Cuenod

Job Titles:
  • Executive
Hélène Cuenod is an executive coach. She specialises in supporting and guiding aspiring and experienced managers in their leadership skills and career ...

Sebastian Cody

Job Titles:
  • SENIOR ADVISOR
  • Senior Television Executive
Sebastian is currently Visiting Researcher at the University of Westminster. For more than fifteen years he was a Visitor at the University of Oxford, variously at the Environmental Change Institute at the Oxford University Centre for the Environment, and the Rothermere American Institute. Sebastian became a Senior Associate Member of St Antony's College Oxford in 2004. Sebastian Cody's leadership advisory work focuses on the interface between management competencies and future strategic development. Sebastian has an ...

Stefan Reichelt

Job Titles:
  • MANAGING PARTNER / Executive Search / Vienna
Stefan Reichelt brings nearly ten years' experience in strategic executive search. He previously worked at Neumann & Partner and later as a Director for Chicago-based DHR International in Vienna. Stefan's advisory work is focused the sectors media, industrial, construction and construction supply, financial services, and public sector/NGOs. He additionally brings expertise in strategic HR development, with a specialization on management audits, potential analyses, hearings, and assessments. Stefan studied business, law, and linguistics in Graz, Trento, Krems, Vancouver, and Hong Kong, and holds a Master's in European Studies and an MBA. He started his professional career at the Styria Media Group. In addition to his executive search experience, he previously worked for Deloitte and the American consulting and training company Franklin Covey. Stefan is fluent in English, German, and Italian.