Patrick Maeder

Managing Partner | Board & CEO Advisory | Mergers & Acquisitions | Organizational & Leadership Change | Digital & AI

Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

About

As Managing Partner at Korn Ferry, with over 25 years of experience in the industry and professional services space, I globally lead Growth & Markets by fostering impactful transformations in strategy and talent. My focus lies in enabling clients to achieve business renewal through organizational restructuring, leadership advisory, and digital transformation initiatives. At Korn Ferry, our team collaborates with clients to address complex challenges in leadership change, mergers and acquisitions, and digital innovation, including AI. By aligning people strategies with business goals, we empower organizations to adapt and thrive in an evolving global landscape.

Experience

  • Korn Ferry (Zurich, Switzerland · On-site)
    • Managing Partner | Global Growth & Markets Leader | Consulting
      Nov 2025 - Present · 8 mos

      Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm bringing together strategy and talent to drive superior performance for our clients. We work with our clients to design optimal organization structures, roles, and responsibilities. We help them hire the right people and advise them on how to reward and motivate their workforce while developing professionals as they navigate and advance their careers.

    • Managing Partner | Global Leader Financial Services | Consulting
      Sep 2024 - Nov 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos

    • Senior Client Partner | EMEA Financial Services Leader | Consulting
      Sep 2020 - Sep 2024 · 4 yrs 1 mo

  • Enterprise Bot (6 yrs)
    • Board Member / Verwaltungsrat
      Jun 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

      Enterprise Bot is pioneering the future of enterprise conversational AI for their customers.

    • Member of The Board of Advisors
      Jul 2020 - Jun 2023 · 3 yrs

  • Board Member / Verwaltungsrat at Calingo Insurance AG
    Oct 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 9 mos

    Calingo has a vision of a world where no one has to give a thought to their insurance. We have your back when you need it. Without long speeches and lazy compromises - but with absolute reliability.

  • vlot Ltd. (6 yrs)
    • Board Member / Verwaltungsrat
      Nov 2025 - Present · 8 mos

      By working with businesses and individuals vlot helps identify and close income and savings gaps based on cutting edge technology.

    • Member of The Board of Advisors
      Jul 2020 - Nov 2025 · 5 yrs 5 mos

  • PwC (Full-time · 4 yrs 11 mos)
    • Partner | Member of The Management Board (Europe and Switzerland)
      Jul 2018 - Jun 2020 · 2 yrs

    • Partner | EMEA, German and Swiss Leader in Financial Services
      Aug 2015 - Jun 2018 · 2 yrs 11 mos