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Cristina-Elena Pestrea

Cristina-Elena Pestrea, Executive Search, Partner.

Cristina-Elena is a partner and a co-lead for True’s office in Berlin, covering DACH and Southern Europe. With more than eight years of professional experience in executive search, she sits in True’s Consumer, CEO, Board and Go-to-Market Practices, hiring senior executives (focus on marketing, growth, sales, general management and operations) for leading high-growth venture capital and private equity-backed technology companies.  Some of her clients include: OpenClassrooms, SantéVet, Boxy, Point Vision, Blinkist, Miles, Choco, Tomorrow, Satispay, Dreamlines, Bitpanda, Dance, Nucom, Personio, Depop, Spotify, etc.

Prior to joining executive search, Cristina was a managing director of a Berlin-based cultural institute.

Cristina speaks Romanian (native), English, Spanish, French, Italian and German and is a sociologist by background (bachelor’s degree completed in Romania and Spain and master’s degree in management of cultural landscapes completed in France, Italy and Germany).

Snapshot

  • Sociologist with a master 's degree in management of cultural landscapes
  • Previously a managing director of a Berlin-based cultural institute
  • Likes to spend her free time travelling and improving her language skills

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  • Brad Stadler, Executive Search, CEO, Founder.
    Brad Stadler co-CEO & Founder, True and president, true search Philadelphia (HQ)
  • Joe Riggione, Executive Search, CEO, Founder.
    Joe Riggione co-CEO & Founder, True and president, true technologies Philadelphia (HQ)
  • Josh Withers, Executive Search.
    Josh Withers Founder & GM, Platform and North America Search Operations San Francisco
  • Kate Vanek, Executive Search, COO.
    Kate Vanek Global Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer London
  • Sam McGrath, Executive Search.
    Sam McGrath GM, EMEA & APAC London
  • Lucinda Duncalfe, True Technologies.
    Lucinda Duncalfe EVP, True Technologies & GM, Thrive, AboveBoard & Jopwell New York

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