Consultants
Olaf Schnell
Partner, EO Automotive
Partner, EO Automotive
Specialty: Automotive
20 years
industry experience
5.000+ contacts
industry network
more than 150
successful placements
Olaf Schnell is Partner at EO Germany since 2011 and is owner of EO Gummersbach. With his 25 years of experience, he is a valued contact person for his clients and acts as a partner to his contacts in order to deliver the appropriate results for them. He combines commercial and technical expertise, which he has acquired primarily in the automotive industry.
At EO Gummersbach, he specializes in filling management positions and placing interim managers in the automotive industry and related sectors, such as commercial and special vehicles or mechanical engineering.
As a graduate in business administration Olaf Schnell has been working for more than 15 years within the engineering and technology consulting business before he entered EO as Partner. He was responsible for the development of business units in Germany and has long held the position of Managing Director for the company with more than 1.300 employees in Germany.
EO has filled an important position for our company within a short time. The consultants were excellently prepared for our company and the vacancy and the presentation of the candidates took place at the highest level. I have been working with EO Gummersbach for a long time and I appreciate the customer orientation and the always professional and regular communication besides the very good networking in the automotive industry.
Steffen Bening (Head of HR) Bleistahl Prod. GmbH & Co. KG
With Olaf Schnell from EO we have already filled several management positions that are important for our company. EO stands out in the market due to its effective processes and the high market knowledge of its consultants. During the search we were always informed transparently and the presented candidates were a perfect fit for our company. Therefore we are happy to recommend Mr. Schnell.
Philip Berten (HR) Walterscheid Powertrain Group
We have entrusted Mr. Schnell from EO with important mandates for our family business and are completely convinced of the quality of the work and the results.
Mr. Schnell understands our needs and manages to find the right candidates and present them in an excellent manner. We are happy to recommend his services to others.
Ralf Jung (managing partner) GIZEH Verpackungen GmbH & Co. KG
We’ve got the pleasure to have commissioned EO to fill an Engineering Director position for our company and we were very much impressed by the speed, quality and professionalism which enabled the EO team to have successfully found the right candidate for us.
We are glad that we’ve chosen EO as a reliable partner to have filled such an important position for Nippon Seiki Europe and we look forward to our future collaboration with EO!
Susannah Liang-Vermeulen (HR Business Partner) NIPPON SEIKI (Europe) B.V.
We decided to work with Mr Schnell and EO in our recruiting. EO and Mr Schnell convinced us with their market knowledge combined with streamlined and targeted processes. Thus, a very important vacancy for us in Germany could be covered with a suitable executive after just slightly more than two months. We can highly recommend EO – competent and effective communication!
Andreas Zwerger (Managing Director) FERTINGER TUBES GmbH
Wir haben uns für eine Zusammenarbeit mit Herrn Schnell und EO im Recruiting entschieden. EO und Herr Schnell überzeugten mit Marktkenntnis verbunden mit straffen und zielgerichteten Prozessen. So konnte eine für uns sehr wichtige Vakanz in Deutschland mit einer passenden Führungskraft schon nach etwas mehr als zwei Monaten besetzt werden. Wir können EO qualitativ empfehlen: Kompetent und wirksame Kommunikation!
Andreas Zwerger (Geschäftsführender Gesellschafter) FERTINGER TUBES GmbH
Wir haben Herrn Schnell von EO für unser Familienunternehmen mit wichtigen Mandaten beauftragt und sind von der Qualität der Arbeit und den Ergebnissen vollständig überzeugt. Herr Schnell versteht unsere Bedürfnisse und schafft es, die dafür passenden Kandidaten zu finden und in hervorragender Weise zu präsentieren. Wir empfehlen seine Leistungen gerne weiter.
Ralf Jung (geschäftsführender Gesellschafter) GIZEH Verpackungen GmbH & Co. KG