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management
Alexander Heise
Chief Executive Officer Germany and CEMEA
- With Hays since 2004
- Board member since 2021
- Born 1979 in Erfurt
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Alexander Heise is Chief Executive Officer Germany and CEMEA and Chairman of the Management Board of Hays AG. In his role, he is responsible for the Group's strongest global business in Germany as well as the regional business in Continental Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMEA).
Alexander Heise began his career with Hays in 2004 as a key account manager. He has held various management positions within the company, including Managing Director of Hays Talent Solutions GmbH and Head of various industry divisions and regions. In July 2021, he was appointed to the Management Board of the AG as Chief Strategic Client Officer. In this role, he was responsible for strategic clients in the EMEA region before being appointed Chief Executive Officer Hays Germany and CEMEA in September 2023.
He has a Diploma in business administration and holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in International Business from the University of Jena.
At Hays Germany, he is responsible for Legal & Compliance; Marketing; Communications; Strategy; and the CEMEA region.
Imke Mahner
Chief People & Culture Officer Germany and CEMEA
- With Hays since 2021
- Member of the board since 2023
- Born 1979 in Freiburg, Breisgau
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Imke Mahner is Chief People & Culture Officer Germany and CEMEA and a member of the Management Board of Hays AG. In her role, she is responsible for People & Culture in Germany and in the Continental Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMEA) region.
Imke Mahner joined Hays in 2021. She previously worked as Vice President Organisational Development and Director Human Resources at Avis Budget Group from 2017 and at Accenture from 2007, most recently as Senior Manager Talent & Organisation. She started her career in 2005 at BAA World Duty Free Europe in London, UK.
Imke Mahner is a qualified organisational psychologist with a Master of Science in Occupational Psychology from Goldsmith College London and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from London Southbank University.
She is responsible for People & Culture at Hays in Germany and the CEMEA region.
Ivonne Gassmann
Chief Product & Innovation Officer Germany
- With Hays since 2001
- Member of the Management Board since 2024
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Ivonne Gassmann is Chief Products & Innovation Officer Germany and a member of the Management Board of Hays AG. She manages the development of new products and innovative business models as well as the expansion of Hays' service portfolio, including the topics of data and digitalisation.
Since joining Hays in 2001, Ivonne Gassmann has held various positions in key account management and has managed different sales areas throughout her career, such as the contracting business in the IT and engineering sector in southern Germany in 2013. In 2016, she took over responsibility for the German-wide Temp business in the IT sector. From 2020, she led the business in Bavaria as Managing Director and in 2023, the business in North Rhine-Westphalia was added, with a regional focus on small and medium-sized companies.
In addition, she has taken on increasing responsibility for overall corporate projects and driven the organisational development of Hays. Since 2022, she has managed Hays' in-house incubator, from which brands such as tribeworks emerged. In 2024, she was appointed to the Management Board and has been in charge of Products & Innovation ever since.
Ivonne Gassmann holds a degree in business administration from the University of Nürtingen-Geislingen.
At Hays in Germany, she is responsible for Products & Innovation; Data; Strategic Consulting; Sales Enablement.
Johannes Becker
Chief Sales Officer Germany
- With Hays since 2006
- Member of the Management Board since 2024
- Born 1972 in Münster, Westphalia
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Johannes Becker is Chief Sales Officer Germany and a member of the Management Board of Hays AG. In his role, he is responsible for sales and strategic customer management in Germany.
Johannes Becker began his career at Hays in 2006 as a key account manager. During his career, he has strategically managed and aligned sales in Germany from various management positions, including as Managing Director of the largest business unit ‘Corporate Functions and Financial Services’. In 2024, he was appointed to the Management Board of Hays AG. Before joining Hays, Johannes Becker worked as a Senior Consultant in the Transaction Advisory Services division at EY since 2000.
Johannes Becker holds a Master's degree in Economics from the University of Reutlingen.
He is responsible for Sales at Hays in Germany.
Markus Auer
Chief Financial Officer Germany, Alpines & Nordics
and Finance Director CEMEA
- With Hays since 2016
- Member of the Management Board since 2016
- Born 1973 in Mannheim
Learn more about Markus Auer
Markus Auer was appointed to the Management Board of Hays AG in 2016 and is now responsible for finance in Germany as well as in Denmark, Sweden, Austria and Switzerland (Alpines & Nordics region) as Chief Financial Officer. As Finance Director CEMEA, he is also responsible for finance in the Continental Europe, Middle East and Africa region. He is also responsible for the service centre structures in Germany and Europe and for the sustainability strategy.
Before joining Hays, Markus Auer held positions including Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer at the international consulting engineering service provider Lahmeyer and Vice President Finance at the industrial services provider Pöyry in Helsinki, Finland. Markus Auer began his career in 1996 at the construction group Bilfinger, where he held various positions until 2008. From 2003 to 2005, he was Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of the consulting engineering service provider GKW.
Markus Auer holds a degree in business administration and a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in International Finance from DHBW Mannheim.
At Hays Germany, he is responsible for Finance; Corporate Real Estate; Transactional Services; Information Technology; and Finance in the CEMEA region.