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Cristina-Elena Pestrea

Cristina-Elena Pestrea, Executive Search, Partner.

Cristina is a partner in True’s Berlin office, where she oversees the firm’s expansion across the DACH and broader continental EU markets. As a member of True’s original founding team in Germany, Cristina has spent the last nine years scaling the firm’s local presence in the region.

With more than a decade of executive search experience, she sits in True’s Consumer, CEO, Board and Go-to-Market Practices, focusing on placing transformative C-suite leadership into high-growth technology VC/PE-backed companies.

Before entering executive search, Cristina served as the managing director of a Berlin-based cultural institute. A sociologist by training, she brings a deep understanding of organizational behavior and human capital to her work. 

Cristina speaks native Romanian alongside English, Spanish, French, Italian and German.

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

Clients

  • Depop, Company Logo, Executive Search Placement.
  • Zalando, Company Logo, Executive Search Placement.

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