1. Ute Barnickel graduated from high school with a university entrance
diploma and then pursued a business administration education in
hotel management. After completion of her degree, she worked in the
sales and marketing department of a large international hotel group
in Frankfurt. Ute Barnickel was in charge of corporate account
management, organization of travel trade shows, planning and reali
zation of client events and other public relations activities. In this
capacity, she had the opportunity to experience other countries and
cultures.
After several years, Ute Barnickel transferred to an international ad
vertising agency. She was given the responsibility to support clients
in the area of product development and was significantly involved
in the design and improvement of new products. In 1995, she took
over the administrative management of a telephone and database
marketing agency. Afterwards, Ute Barnickel’s professional career led
her to the German subsidiary of an American software company.
In the course of her activities, she took care of clients in London and
Zurich and was responsible for the coordination of business pro
cesses within Europe.
Subsequently, she moved to the Frankfurt branch of a leading inter
national law firm advising corporates, financial institutions and
governments. In her role as Head of Administration she also carried
out the recruitment of staff for back office positions.
After moving to Switzerland, Ute Barnickel worked several years for
a global executive search firm in Zurich, where she was entrusted
with all aspects of the search process. In 2008, she joined da Unter
nehmensberatung in Personalfragen. In her role as Senior Consultant
she is responsible for the “Executive Assistants” segment exclusively
focusing on the search of Assistants for CEOs, Executive Management
and Board Members. Ute Barnickel has a broad and relevant network
as well as long practical experience and a sound knowledge of the
search process and conduct of search assignments.
In her spare time, Ute Barnickel likes to be outdoors. She enjoys
reading a good book, is interested in contemporary art and passionate
about cooking.
Ute Barnickel speaks German, English and French.
Unternehmensberatung in Personalfragen
da Unternehmensberatung in Personalfragen consults and supports
companies in the search, assessment and selection of executives,
specialists and executive assistants.
We believe in a lasting partnership with our clients and candidates,
paying special attention to the best possible interaction between the
different personalities.
Executives and their assistants must work in optimal
harmony. We help you to create a winning personal team. We see
our contribution as part of a process between partners; we consult
but do not negotiate. Our company has stood for the highest quality
in the search and selection of executive assistants for over 35 years.
We take the time to analyse your needs and priorities and take care
of you in a clearly structured process that takes every aspect into
account, from the initial consultation to the decision making. The
right candidate not only fulfills the professional criteria, he or she
is also ideally suited to her or his superior and harmoniously fits into
the team. The selection of the perfect candidate takes time and an
intuitive sense of people. We are prepared to measure our services
against our performance.
Recognizing potential, challenging your employees and targeted
employment are the keys to a company’s success. Leadership
experience of many years, standing together with an intensive interest
in the personality of an individual, guarantee the solidarity of our
services. Our broad professional and methodological know-how allows
us to consult our clients in their professional decisions, possible
reorientations and change processes, as well as to answer specific
questions concerning executive management. We have a resource-
and future-oriented work ethic, and willingly accompany the further
developments of the individuals as well as the organization.
There are many executives and specialists, but they are not
all suited to your needs. We support a wide variety of companies
in their search, assessment and selection of executives and
specialists. In order to win the best possible candidate for your
team, we consider your requirements and expectations. Next to the
professional qualifications we also closely examine the personality
of the candidates, since the values and personal makeup of your
new employee must closely match your own convictions as well as
your organization’s goals in order to create a lasting, successful
relationship. Depending on the position and executive level we work
with advertisements, personal communication or a combination
of these channels, benefiting from our valuable and far reaching
personal network.
Ute Barnickel
Senior Consultant
2. Denise Ammann & Partner AG
Florastrasse 49, CH-8008 Zürich
Telephone +41 44 421 77 14, Mobile +41 79 955 99 94
ute.barnickel@da-beratung.ch
www.da-beratung.ch
Unternehmensberatung in Personalfragen
