Dr. Lavinia Brancaccio

Dr. Lavinia Brancaccio is a Partner at Stanton Chase Düsseldorf. With over 10 years of experience in executive search and consulting, she specializes in C-level and executive roles across various functions. These include finance, HR, R&D, sales and marketing, production, IT, corporate communication, corporate strategy, and M&A. She has successfully completed national and international assignments for her clients. 

While her expertise lies primarily in the industrial and life sciences and healthcare sectors, she has also gained valuable insights into financial services, consumer goods and retail, and renewable energy through diverse assignments. She focuses on family-owned, medium-sized companies in Germany and other European countries. 

Lavinia excels at bringing people together, creating win-win situations for both sides. This success stems from her strong executive recruitment process expertise, deep understanding of customers’ and candidates’ needs, and keen insight into company cultures and stakeholder dynamics. She has always been driven by a desire to uncover underlying motivations, challenge assumptions, and identify potential for improvement. 

Before her executive search career, Lavinia worked in start-ups specializing in business intelligence and finance, as well as in the PR and marketing sector. She began as a research associate in a major international consulting company before transitioning to executive search boutiques. 

Lavinia earned a PhD in comparative literature from LMU Munich, following her humanities studies in Passau and Florence. A native German speaker, she is also fluent in English and Italian, proficient in French and Spanish, and has basic skills in Portuguese and Mandarin.