Thierry Lindenau is a partner in Heidrick & Struggles' Singapore office and regional managing partner of the Industrial Practice in APAC & the Middle East. He conducts searches within the aviation industry across numerous C-level roles, functional leadership roles across commercial and operations, and board positions. Thierry is an experienced leader in global and senior aviation recruitment, having worked with airlines, airports, MROs, ground handlers, trade associations, lessors, flight training organizations, OEMs, and other suppliers within the aviation industry. In partnership with Airline Business, a Flight Global brand, he co-initiated the Airline Strategy Awards, which recognize management talent's crucial role in shaping future success in the industry. Before joining Heidrick & Struggles, Thierry worked for the last 19 years with another global executive search company, where he co-led the global aviation, defense, and aerospace practice for 15 years before becoming global leader of the aviation practice. Before that, Thierry was a senior consultant and later a partner at a leading European executive search company based in Munich, where he handled numerous cross-border European assignments in operations, sales and marketing, and general management within the aviation industry. Thierry began his career as a junior consultant with a human resources advisory firm in Frankfurt, Germany. Thierry is a French national who grew up in both France and Germany. He spent two years as a parachutist in the German Army and currently serves as a reserve officer. Thierry speaks fluent English, French, and German. Education Bayerische Akademie der Werbung, Munich, Advanced Degree in Communications The Graduate School of Business Administration, Zurich, BA Degree