Helmut R. Haug is a Managing Partner at Stanton Chase Stuttgart. He started his professional career in the FMCG industry as a project manager for business process reorganization. Several years in business consulting and management positions in the aerospace and retail industry have given him a broad view of the business world and an understanding of the cultures in large organizations as well as SMBs. Since 1996, Helmut has been active in management consulting, specialized in matters of personnel with services like executive search, management audits, assessment centres, and coaching. In 1999, he built up an executive search company as its Managing Director. In April 2000, he founded the IIC Partners subsidiary in Wiesbaden, and in January 2001 in Stuttgart. In July 2008, he joined Stanton Chase with his office in Stuttgart. Helmut is married to Denise and has a daughter and a son. His favourite hobbies are his family, reading, golf, cooking, wine, and culture. He holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Applied Sciences in Bochum and is fluent in German and English.