Johannes Staus

Based in Hamburg, Johannes specialises in C-level, board-level, and leadership executive searches within the industrial sector, covering manufacturing, R&D, sales, engineering, automation, quality, OPEX, procurement, and supply chain. He has an especially strong track record in equipment manufacturing, chemical/process industries, and consumer goods.

After studying Law at Hamburg University and Stellenbosch, South Africa, Johannes was captivated by the dynamic boom of the tech and dot-com industries in the early 2000s. He took on a role as a Key Account Consultant for a database solutions company and also worked as a lecturer and project leader at one of Germany's largest private professional education companies, supporting their transition to digital learning. After gaining experience as an outplacement consultant, he decided to move into recruitment.

Johannes joined the Michael Page industrial practice in the Hamburg office in 2011. After quickly being promoted into a management role, he realised how passionate he was about matching talent and decided to pursue a client-focused role. He played an active part in shaping the expert career track at PageGroup Germany. Always guided by his clients’ best interests, his progression from Senior Associate Director at Michael Page to Partner at Page Executive was a natural step.

Johannes is driven by a passion for deeply understanding his clients’ needs, processes, and strategies. Executive search offers the perfect environment for him to apply his natural curiosity for people, technology, and organisations in the service of his clients.

In line with his strong belief in sustainable, long-term partnerships, many of Johannes’ clients have evolved from single assignments into multinational key accounts. Likewise, he has been entrusted repeatedly to support major global players as well as hidden champions in strategic organisational expansion projects. These include building a global large capex engineering organisation from scratch for a publicly listed global metal producer and enabling the expansion of a mid-sized wholesale trade company to establish its own network in multi-category food manufacturing.

Johannes speaks German and English and, when not busy making ideal matches, enjoys rowing, cycling, tennis, golf, wine, coffee, and all things outdoors.