Nicole Mai

Nicole Mai has over 20 years of work experience in various roles related to executive search, project management, and marketing.

Nicole currently works as an Executive Director / Tech Practice at Russell Reynolds Associates, a position they have held since July 2019. Prior to this, they served as the Director / Head of Practice Group Technology, Digital & Media Practice Group at Kienbaum from November 2018 to April 2019.

Before their time at Kienbaum, Mai worked at Cribb as a Director Executive Search from June 2017 to October 2018. Nicole also held the role of Senior Executive Search Consultant at Cribb from February 2016 to May 2017.

Mai's experience also includes their role as Co-Founder & Co-CEO at SAAL ZWEI, a company that was later sold to Süddeutsche Zeitung / Plan W. Nicole held this position from October 2011 to May 2017.

Earlier in their career, Mai worked at Die Zeit, where they served as a Senior Project Leader Marketing from 2009 to 2011, and as a Sales Manager/Team Lead from 2007 to 2009.

Nicole also held a Project Manager role at DIE ZEIT - Zeitverlag GmbH & Co. KG from 2002 to 2006, and at Verlagsgruppe Handelsblatt from 2000 to 2002.

Prior to their roles in the publishing industry, Mai worked in market research at A.T. Kearney from 1998 to September 2000.

Throughout their career, Mai has gained extensive experience in executive search, project management, and marketing, with a focus on the technology and digital sectors.

Nicole Mai pursued their education at The University of Bonn from 1995 to 2000. During this period, they earned a Diplom-Volkswirtin degree with a specialization in Volkswirtschaftslehre.