dedicated to find your key professionals

Claassen & Company is a management & executive search firm. Our mission is: “dedicated to finding your key professionals”. Expertise and dedication are our guiding principles. If your organisation has a capacity and/or staffing problem, then we would love to discuss this with you and contribute our ideas.

If you feel that you are ready for a career switch then we look forward to talking to you.

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Partners

Maurits Claassen

Maurits Claassen studied law in Nijmegen and London and started his career at a City law firm. He subsequently joined an international search & selection firm based in London and Amsterdam. Before starting Claassen & Company in 2005, he held the post of Director Continental Europe. Maurits mainly focuses his attention on the CFO practice. His extensive network, expertise and years of experience make him the partner of choice for many.

Maurits Claassen

Karel Zieleman

Karel Zieleman has been employed as a senior consultant in the field of executive search within the real estate sector for years and used to be HR Director at Bouwfonds. Since 2006 he has worked at a number of international real estate companies and completed various consultancy and recruitment assignments at board level. As an associate partner of Claassen & Company his main focus is on capacity issues, giving advice on and recruiting executives in the real estate sector.

Karel Zieleman

Testimonials

""Claassen & Company has for years been the partner of choice to me. Not only because they have been assisting me to attract the right finance professionals on numerous occasions but also due to their introduction to one of their clients which led to my current position as CFO". "
- Bernard Witte, CFO European Bakery Group
"We worked closely with Claassen & Company to find the new head of our Advisory and Transaction practice for the Industrial & Logistics sector in The Netherlands. We found the search process to be diligent, thorough and very efficient. CBRE Netherlands was very pleased with the final result and appreciate the professional support provided by Claassen & Company in fulfilling this key position within our organisation."
- Xander Berendsen, Head of People Cont. Europe CBRE B.V.
"Claassen & Company conducted and completed the search for our Country Manager in The Netherlands. A key position to secure our further growth and success. Although we encountered some hurdles, our Claassen & Company partner took on the challenges without hesitation. We were positively surprised that so many of the candidates we met had a really good cultural fit with us, not just the final ones. In addition, we could use our partner for advice with regards to negotiations and contractual questions, which was very valuable to us."
- Helge Krogsbøl, CEO Heimstaden
"Claassen & Company heeft ons snel en vakkundig bijgestaan in onze zoektocht naar een CFO die echt bij ons bedrijf past. Het proces was professioneel, prettig en effectief. Complimenten."
- Manon Janssen, CEO & Chair BoM Ecorys
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