Team

Ertler Executive Search is a fusion of David Oliver Ertler’s competences, namely his instinct for people and companies as well as his wide-ranging experiences in recruiting within different industries, and his global network of specialists holding senior management positions.

After having successfully finished the Theresan Military Academy, the officer David Oliver Ertler held different functions in Austria and abroad, until his passion and the challenges of the private industry encouraged him to change profession. He started to work as VP HR for the company Neuroth, where – in his function as managing director – he also headed the training academy. Subsequently, he moved on to the XAL group and set up the strategic and operative personnel management as the global HR executive.

He has expertise and experiences within all classical functions, knows retail and industrial enterprises as well as startup companies first-hand, and spots for his clients those candidates who do not only match a profile but are the right decision for the company.

Michael Neubauer is an organizational talent, strategist and implementer who can look back on a successful international career in the automotive and aircraft supply industry, in automation and plant engineering and software development. For 20 years, established employers such as Pankl Racing Systems, Shvabe Munich, Carbotech Salzburg or SAB have built on his entrepreneurial strengths and leadership qualities, which he has been able to use in a targeted and effective manner, particularly in company reconstruction projects. Due to his activities as an operational manager as well as a managing director, he covers a very wide spectrum of experience, which is a valuable and sustainable asset to the ERTLER EXECUTIVE SEARCH team and, ultimately, to you.

Raphael Kammerhofer has turned his passion for meeting people into a career through his sound economic education and his professional career with stations in the international luxury hotel industry, tourism management consultancy and HR consulting. As a passionate networker, he brings a large network of highly qualified personalities from almost all economic sectors to ERTLER EXECUTIVE SEARCH GmbH.

As a start-up entrepreneur in the field of HR-Tech, he is also well versed in the technology and start-up area and in constant interaction with the community.

“Looking beyond the CV” is a matter of course for him and this is how he finds outstanding candidates for you who not only fit perfectly into the team, but also make a long-term and sustainable contribution to the success of your company.

A native Colombian, Jovhanna knew early on in her professional path that working in an international environment, speaking foreign languages, and forging relationships with people from different backgrounds was her passion.

Building her career around this passion, Jovhanna has for the last 20 years lived in seven countries on three different continents (America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific), working with international companies in the tourism, finance, and beverage industries, among others. As part of these jobs and other non-profit roles in business and diplomatic circles, she has been in regular contact with multicultural teams, top executives, and clients from all over world.

Jovhanna’s excellent communication and foreign language skills – she speaks English, Spanish, German, French and Mandarin Chinese – facilitate the maintenance and expansion of her professional network. She is also a trainer for intercultural communication, leadership, and management.

Her educational background includes a master’s degree in Tourism Business Administration from the International Management Center (FH) Krems in Austria and another in International Relations with a major in intercultural communication and new media from Collegium Civitas in Warsaw, Poland.

Jovhanna brings to the ERTLER EXECUTIVE SEARCH team a global mindset, an extensive international network, and a strong motivation to help companies build their teams with highly qualified leaders for long term success in the global marketplace. She is currently based in New York, USA.

Robin – our Swedish Viking in the team – serves as Client Director Nordics. His fifteen year long career, in five different countries, as a professional hockey player gives him a unique background and skill set. After finishing high school he left home at age 15 to continue his studies at the Malmö Hockey Gymnasium, where he graduated the Trade and Sales program.

In Graz, Austria, he met David and they instantly found a connection and saw the possibilities of future synergies.
He’s got the Swedish DNA and knowledge of what the Scandinavian market needs and valuate. This in combination with living in the center of Europe for years makes him the perfect partner for searches with these needs. He is passionate about helping people to grow and to maximize their potential. Used to work in a team, setting and reaching goals together. He’s got great leadership skills that has given him the honor and experience of being the captain of teams, learning how to read people and to see to everyones needs. Learning how to take care of the individual to make the team stronger. The importance of structure, discipline and hierarchy was implemented in Robins life at an stage and is something he lives by.

Louis Chen is a Taiwanese raised in Austria, living there for over twenty years. Ten years ago, he moved to Taiwan. He is trilingual and passionate about sales, marketing, and product management with over 20 years of IT industry experience. Throughout his career, he has led teams for cross-brand cooperation with global brands – including Amazon, Apple, Adobe, and MontBlanc among others. During his time in Taiwan, he established global distribution and online channels for consumer electronics. At Advantage Austria Taiwan Branch, WKÖ, he helped numerous Austrian companies connect with Taiwanese companies and with the government.

With his multicultural background and deep understanding of the industry and international trade, he is the perfect Client Director APAC to serve as a bridge between ERTLER EXECUTIVE SEARCH and the APAC market.