Ann Frances Kelly

Ann Frances Kelly began her Executive Search career with one of the global top three recruiting companies and has been with Signium for more than 20 years, today Managing Partner in the Dusseldorf office.

Over the years she has been a trusted advisor to her domestic and international clients, delivering bespoke solutions and expertise in FMCG / Consumer Products and Services (B2B / B2C, Food / Non-Food), Fashion, Sport, Lifestyle, and Healthcare. Her client base includes blue-chip multinationals, SMEs as well as PE/VC-backed mid-caps and start-ups.

From 2014 – 2018 she led Signium’s Global Consumer Practice Group.

A native of Ireland, she has lived and worked in Germany since the late eighties. Prior to her executive search career, she gained expertise working for the IIRS (Institute for Industrial Research and Standards), Dublin, a provider of outsourced technical / commercial services to fledgling and growing businesses.

She holds a degree in International Business from DCU, Ireland.

Apart from keeping fit, travelling, and enjoying good food and wine, she enjoys nothing more than spending quality time with her huge family on the Green Isle.