Category: Team

sami.hamid@signium.com

Sami Hamid looks back on more than 30 years in the international Executive Search industry as Managing Partner, CEO, and Board Member of large multinational search organisations.

Prior to joining Signium, Sami has been CEO and Managing Partner of two of the largest European Executive Search companies, heading 30 offices throughout Europe, Asia, and the Americas.

He has hands-on experience in the Private Equity and Venture Capital business, and he has successfully managed more than 500 assignments for clients in Western Europe, CEE, the Middle East and Asia and has acquired a broad functional experience, ranging from Executive Board assignments to all other C-Level functions and Supervisory Board positions. At Signiumhe focuses on multi-country executive search and leadership advisory.

Aside from his search work, Sami Hamid is President of Minopolis, a new kids edutainment concept with operations in Russia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the GCC and Kazakhstan. Sami holds a PhD in Law from the University in Vienna and is based in Vienna.

raluca.modoran@steinandpartner.com

Raluca is a Senior Executive with more than 19 years of experience as HR professional. She has been exposed to dynamic, fast-paced, multi-cultural environments, in both local and global companies, where she provided expertise on HR Strategy, Organizational Design, Cultural Change, and Performance Management and has been involved in Start-ups & Transformation projects. Throughout the years, she has partnered with businesses from diverse industries (Telecommunication, IT&C, Business Services, Pharmaceuticals, Retail, B2B).

Currently, Raluca is leading Human Capital advisory projects, with a focus on Organizational Design, Talent Review & Succession Planning, and Leadership Assessment & Development.

Raluca is also a Certified Coach and “Insights Discovery” practitioner, passionate about people and organizations’ development. She has a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Psychology and is fluent in English.

raluca.diaconescu@signium.com

Holding a BA in Psychology and a master’s degree in Human Resources Psychology, Raluca has experience as Business Analyst in a multinational and multicultural environment and as Recruiter of senior roles within a financial and accounting BPO.

She first joined Stein & Partner in 2017 as part of the Research Team, supporting the placement process for various middle and top management positions and re-joined in 2021. Today she is as Operations Manager, in charge of coordinating the research team and internal operations as well in analytics, supporting the regional Business Development. Raluca is fluent Romanian and English.

cristina.popa@steinandpartner.com

Cristina joined Stein & Partner in 2016, as the company’s Office Manager and soon became involved as well in the development of the projects, as a Researcher. She has a demonstrated history working in the energy industry, with a focus on the administrative development of renewable green field projects.

Cristina is at present a strong Consultant. She holds a a Master’s degree in Maritime & Harbour Law from the University Ovidius Constanta and is fluent in English.

stela.ciupercea@steinandpartner.com

Having a Masters Degree in Foreign Languages with the University of Bucharest, Stela joined Stein & Partner in 2011 for a Summer Internship Programme. She gradually grew within the company and became Senior Researcher and later on Head of the Research department.

She is currently a Consultant and has gathered experience in Executive Search activities throughout the years, being involved in search projects for various industries and functions for international and local clients.

Stela successfully managed projects for companies acting in FMCG, Agriculture & Chemicals, Automotive, Energy & Telecommunications, Healthcare & Pharma. She is fluent in English, Russian, and German.

cristina.popa-bochis@signium.com

With over 17 years of experience in Executive Search, Cristina is one of the most experienced Consultants within the Industrial sector in Romania and Southeastern Eurioe. She has experience in managing searches for different roles, both operational and support function for clients in Industrial and Manufacturing, Automotive, Renewables and others.

Cristina studied International Relations at the University of the West Timisoara. She furthered her studies graduating from the Human Resources Masters’ program within the same University and is also CIPD graduate and Hogan certified.

Cristina is fluent in English and Romanian.

sebastian.stein@signum.com

Sebastian is specialized on Executive Search and Leadership Advisory accross industries, having served companies in Consumer, Life Sciences, Agribusiness, but also in Private Equity and Financial Services.

Sebastian has more than 12 years of experience all across Central Eastern Europe. Is HOGAN certified and holds a bachelors degree from the Vienna and London School of Economics and a Master of Science from Hult International Business School in Dubai, Shanghai & San Francisco. He speaks German, English, and Romanian.

Sebastian is Partner of the Austrian and Managing Partner of the Romanian office and since 2021 also part of the Global Board of Directors, responsible for Brand and Service Development as well as for the regional development in CEE.