Fabian Schütte

International HR Executive | Managing Director | Transformation Leader | Passion for People and Organizations | Regional CPO

Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area

About

I am a senior HR Executive with more than 20 years of international leadership experience in complex, multi-site and transformation-driven organizations across Germany and Europe. I work at the intersection of business strategy and people transformation — supporting CEOs and executive leadership teams as a strategic partner in scaling organizations, navigating structural change and building sustainable people and leadership frameworks. I have spent the majority of my career in transformation-driven and private equity environments, supporting organizations through growth phases, integrations and structural change. My focus is on enabling business performance through scalable people structures, effective leadership frameworks and pragmatic labour relations solutions —ensuring that people strategy directly contributes to value creation and sustainable business results, while combining international HR leadership with deep expertise in complex German labour relations environments. Beyond leading HR functions, I focus on improving organizational effectiveness and leadership alignment during periods of transformation, ensuring that organizational structures, leadership capabilities and culture evolve in line with business strategy and investor expectations. Key areas of expertise include: • People Strategy & HR Transformation • Organizational Design & Change Management • Post-Merger Integration & Business Scaling • Labour Relations, Works Councils & Collective Bargaining (Germany) • HR Governance & People Operations • Talent, Performance & Succession Management Currently serving as HR Director Germany and Member of the Executive Leadership Team at Alliance Healthcare (The Boots Group), I am responsible for the overall people strategy and HR function, partnering closely with the CEO and executive leadership team to drive transformation, integration, stabilization as well as future-ready HR operating models. I am passionate about building strong HR teams, shaping modern leadership cultures and aligning people strategies with measurable business outcomes.

Experience

  • Director HR/ Executive Leadership Team Member at Alliance Healthcare Deutschland & GEHE
    Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

    Responsible for the overall people strategy and HR function in Germany within a private equity-backed environment. Strategic partner to the CEO and executive leadership team, supporting business transformation, organizational stabilization and the implementation of a future-ready operating model following structural change.

  • Gate Gourmet GmbH Deutschland (11 yrs 6 mos)
    • Regional HRO Central, Eastern Europe & Middle East (CEE)
      Dec 2020 - Jun 2025 · 4 yrs 7 mos

      Overall HR responsibility for Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East across a complex, international matrix organization. Key member of the regional leadership team, leading people strategy and organizational transformation during post-merger integration and post-Covid business ramp-up in a highly dynamic environment. HR lead for post-merger integration of LSG Europe, aligning organizational structures, labour agreements and HR governance across multiple countries to support operational integration and growth. Leadership of 110 HR professionals collective bargaining negotiations Workday transformation

    • Geschäftsführer / Arbeitsdirektor
      Apr 2019 - Jun 2025 · 6 yrs 3 mos

      Statutory Managing Director and Labour Director with board-level accountability for labour relations and employee governance in Germany. Responsible for collective bargaining strategy, works council negotiations and workforce transformation in a highly regulated, multi-site environment.

    • HR Director Germany/Netherlands/Hungary
      Jan 2014 - Dec 2020 · 7 yrs

      Led the people strategy and HR function during international expansion, market entry and organizational scaling across Germany, the Netherlands and Hungary, supporting business growth and structural transformation.

  • Personalleiter at Lieken Gruppe
    Apr 2012 - Dec 2013 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • HR Manager at Coty
    2010 - 2012 · 2 yrs

  • Assistent Personalleiter at FES GmbH
    2008 - 2010 · 2 yrs