About us

The people behind the work



Hirschman | Leadership Advisory is partner-led in every sense. The people you speak to are the people who execute — from the first conversation to the final placement.
OUR BACKGROUND

Built on a decade of executive hiring in financial services



Hirschman | Leadership Advisory grows out of Hirschman Associates, a specialist recruitment firm with a proven track record in banking and financial services across the D-A-CH region and beyond. Over the years, we consistently found ourselves working on the mandates that mattered most — not mid-level placements, but appointments that determined the direction of an organisation.

That is the work we have now built a dedicated firm around. The same rigour, the same relationships, the same standards — applied to C-level and senior leadership across a broader set of sectors and geographies.

THE FOUNDERS

Two partners. One standard of work.

Dr. Diego Hirsch (DBA)

Nashara Tielman

Dr. Diego Hirsch, DBA

Founder & Partner · Executive Search
Diego has spent close to a decade advising organisations on the leadership appointments that define performance. His background is in executive search across financial services and international business, working with institutions, investors and leadership teams on senior mandates where precision and discretion are not optional.
What sets his approach apart is a combination rarely found in search: deep market knowledge, a curated international network of senior executives, and a doctoral research background in human-centred decision-making and AI governance. He understands how organisations make leadership decisions and where those decisions go wrong. 

At Hirschman International, Diego leads C-level and senior mandates across Private Equity, Technology, Financial Services, Industrial and Professional Services, with a particular focus on CEO, CFO, COO and transformation leadership roles in complex, cross-border environments.
CEO · CFO · COO
Private Equity
Technology & Fintech
Financial Services
Transformation Leadership
Europe · Asia

Nashara Tielman

Founder & Partner · Executive Search
Nashara works with boards, investors and senior leadership teams to place executives who make a measurable difference. Her career has been built on a clear belief: the right person in a critical role does not just fill a gap, they change the trajectory of the organisation. That conviction shapes every search she leads.
Her academic background spans Economics and Marketing, a combination that gives her an unusually sharp lens on commercial performance, market dynamics and what organisations actually need from their senior leadership. 

At Hirschman International, Nashara leads C-level and senior mandates across Technology, Pharma, Industrial and PE-backed companies, with a particular focus on CRO, CCO, CSO and leadership roles at the intersection of commercial performance and organisational change. She operates across Europe and Asia, with growing focus on Singapore and Southeast Asia.
CRO · CCO · CSO
Technology & Fintech
Pharma & Life Sciences
Industrial
Commercial Leadership
DACH · EUROPE· SEA

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We take mandates outside our core sectors where the fit is right and the challenge is clear.

Our Purpose

Driven to bridge employment gaps we connect business opportunities with talent resources. We bring together the brains and the business.