Matthias Zitzmann

Matthias Zitzmann is a managing partner at Signium’s Munich office and has over 30 years’ international management experience. His focus lies on the placement of executive, board, and advisory positions, as well as advising shareholders in complex transformation and succession situations.

Prior to executive search, he held long-standing roles as a managing director and entrepreneur. In these positions, he led industrial companies in the process industry, automotive supply sector, and medical technology, successfully steering them through phases of growth, restructuring, and international expansion.

Matthias’ operational experience covers the full spectrum of corporate leadership across the entire value chain – including sales, production, finance, M&A, and organizational development. He has particular expertise in transforming industrial business models, building international structures, and sustainably improving corporate performance. As a former entrepreneur, he brings a deep understanding of the perspectives of shareholders, boards, and top management and acts as a trusted sparring partner at eye level.

Matthias advises in particular family-owned businesses as well as corporations. He holds a degree in Business Administration (Diplom-Kaufmann) from the University of Frankfurt.

In his private life, he is a passionate sailor and golfer. As an enthusiast of Japan, he has a strong interest in the country’s culture, economy, and way of life.