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Name
Frank Heckner
Title
Consultant, Head EMEA Health Practice - Egon Zehnder
Bio
Frank Nikolaus Heckner leads Egon Zehnder’s Health Practice in Europe. He does non-executive director and C-suite successions with a particular focus on CEOs, CFOs, COOs, and innovation leaders for international biopharmaceutical, medical device, life sciences, and diagnostics companies. Frank also supports Swiss fine chemical and high tech industrial companies in senior leadership successions. Lastly, he has a passion for serving leading Swiss academic institutions. In his mandates, he combines thorough assessment with leadership development, adult learning and team building to maximize executives’ potential.
Prior to joining Egon Zehnder, Frank was a Divisional General Manager at Gurit, a global leader in composite material solutions. He began his career at McKinsey & Company in Zurich, where he was an Associate and then an Engagement Manager, advising international medical device, chemicals, and industrial companies on corporate strategy and organizational design.
Frank earned a Master of Science in chemistry from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, in Zurich, a Master of Arts in business administration from the University of Fribourg in Switzerland, and a PhD in pharmaceuticals marketing from Novartis at the University of Fribourg.
Frank is passionate about history, politics, ethics and about contributing to a liberal, responsible society in which any hardworking individual can succeed regardless of background, nationality, ethnicity, or gender.
He is married and has a 15-year old daughter. Having been raised in Davos, Frank also likes outdoor mountain sports.
Prior to joining Egon Zehnder, Frank was a Divisional General Manager at Gurit, a global leader in composite material solutions. He began his career at McKinsey & Company in Zurich, where he was an Associate and then an Engagement Manager, advising international medical device, chemicals, and industrial companies on corporate strategy and organizational design.
Frank earned a Master of Science in chemistry from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, in Zurich, a Master of Arts in business administration from the University of Fribourg in Switzerland, and a PhD in pharmaceuticals marketing from Novartis at the University of Fribourg.
Frank is passionate about history, politics, ethics and about contributing to a liberal, responsible society in which any hardworking individual can succeed regardless of background, nationality, ethnicity, or gender.
He is married and has a 15-year old daughter. Having been raised in Davos, Frank also likes outdoor mountain sports.
