Karolin Luise Plechinger

Karolin Luise Plechinger currently serves as the Head of Human Resources at DPE Deutsche Private Equity since July 2022. Prior to this role, Karolin worked as an Executive Recruiter at McKinsey & Company from August 2021 to June 2022, focusing on partner talent attraction and integration for McKinsey Digital in Europe. Karolin's experience in executive search and assessment spans several years at Russell Reynolds Associates, where responsibilities included roles as both Executive Search and Assessment Consultant and Associate in the Financial Services & Corporate Officer Practice from July 2017 to June 2021. Additionally, Karolin held a position as an Associate at Kienbaum and gained initial professional experience as a People & Organizational Development Intern at Deutsche Bahn. Early career experience includes roles in dry cargo operations at Peter Döhle Schiffahrts-KG, starting as an apprentice. Karolin holds a degree in Schifffahrtskauffrau from Peter Döhle Schiffahrts-KG and has studied at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Université Paris Dauphine - PSL.