Extendis

Extendis is an executive and professional search firm specialising in placing leaders and professionals into key roles across Swiss organisations. The company distinguishes itself by moving beyond traditional CV-based recruitment, instead seeking individuals who align with an organisation's values, culture, and strategic needs. Extendis employs a diagnostic approach using Insights MDI to assess behavioural style, leadership capability, and personal values, ensuring placements that endure beyond the initial appointment. The firm handles roles ranging from operational positions such as site managers and project leaders through to board-level and C-suite appointments, recognising that responsibility and cultural fit matter more than job titles alone.

Extendis serves a diverse range of industries and sectors. The firm specialises in recruiting for industrial and technology companies, construction, retail, consumer goods and services, banking, insurance, family offices and trust companies, healthcare, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, public administration, and educational institutions. Within these sectors, Extendis places professionals in executive leadership and board positions, management and supervisory roles, finance and controlling functions including group controllers and accounting heads, IT and digitalisation roles including SAP consultants, technical and construction positions including site managers and project leaders, supply chain and procurement, HR and central support functions, and educational leadership including school principals. This breadth of sectoral expertise allows the firm to understand market dynamics and identify passive candidates who are not actively seeking new opportunities.

Extendis operates from two locations in Switzerland, with headquarters in Zurich and an additional office in Zug. The firm serves clients nationally and internationally, positioning itself as a strategic partner for mission-critical personnel decisions. Clients choose Extendis for its comprehensive professional network spanning business, sport, military, schools, and government sectors, its commitment to discretion and confidentiality in sensitive searches, and its end-to-end process responsibility from needs analysis through onboarding support. The company's approach combines structured market outreach with rigorous assessment and reference verification, ensuring sustainable placements that strengthen organisational culture and performance.