Sabine Pirkner

Almost 25 years of experience in advising and developing international boards, C-level executives, and leadership teams. Sabine's expertise spans from CEO succession planning and cultural transformations to management audits, always with the goal of making organizations future-ready. Sabine collaborates with leading companies worldwide, combining strategic foresight with tailored consulting. As the founder of Pirkner Consulting and Managing Partner & CBDSO at Friisberg & Partners International, she inspires organizations to see change as an opportunity.

Background

• Partner of Friisberg & Partner International & Founder/ Managing Partner of PirknerConsulting
• Twenty-five years in global corporate and human resources consulting organizations
• Director at Russell Reynolds Associates & external contractor
• 5 years with Korn Ferry Hay Group as Head of Leadership and Talent Consulting
• Key Account Manager/ strategic customer development and international project work (Europe/ USA)
• HR Manager for Austria and CEE of a retail organization
• Head of Talent Management at Hewitt
• Development of HR tools to conduct engagement surveys and 360°feedback surveys

Qualification

• PG Certificate & Masters in Executive Coaching, Ashridge Executive Education, Hult International Business School (started 03/22)
• Master's degree in organizational and business psychology from the University of Vienna
• HR Management University of Salzburg, certified management consultant and coach

“For executives seeking strategic foresight and exceptional support in times of change, I am the partner of choice. My tailored approaches develop leaders, steer transformation processes, and drive the successful execution of long-term business strategies.”

Sabine Pirkner

Our Values

Personal.

Solution-Oriented.

High Quality.

Valuable.

Purpose-Driven.

We approach your challenges personally, responding to your needs individually.

We develop solutions that fit "like a glove," pursuing them with determination.

We strive to deliver the highest level of quality in everything we do.

We treat everyone with respect and uphold confidentiality as a fundamental principle.

Finding meaning in everything we do.