People & Commercial
Growth requires the right people. And the right route to market.
I support technology-driven companies at two critical points of growth: Executive Search and Pre-Search Advisory as my proven core, complemented by selected Commercial Services rooted in my experience in B2B Sales and Business Development.
YOUR SITUATION
What are you currently working on?
My work does not start with a standard service. It starts with understanding the challenge that actually needs to be solved.
01 — PEOPLE
A key position
needs to be filled.
Executive Search for critical leadership and specialist roles in technology and Deep Tech.
02 — PEOPLE
The role is not yet
clearly defined.
Role clarification, market availability, seniority and search strategy — before the actual search begins.
03 — Commercial
Sales are not developing
as expected.
Sales Readiness, Business Development and selected implementation support for B2B technology and software companies
FOR COMPANIES
One growth story. Two perspectives.
WERNTGES combines two practical perspectives on growth in technology companies: the right people and the right route to market.
PROVEN CORE
The right people
This is where WERNTGES has its strongest track record — from critical key positions to C-level roles in Deep Tech, as well as senior technical and leadership positions in established technology companies.
01
Executive Search
Critical key positions & C-level
02
Professional Search
Senior specialists & leadership roles
03
Pre-Search Advisory
Role, market, seniority, search strategy
04
Talent & Market Intelligence
Market mapping & candidate assessment
SELECTED EXPERIENCE
Experience in complex search situations.
Selected examples of search assignments that reflect the type of work WERNTGES is built around: critical roles, specialised markets and close collaboration with senior decision-makers.
Looking for personal feedback on the collaboration?
You can find additional recommendations from clients and business contacts on my LinkedIn profile.
FUSION / DEEP TECH
Co-CTO
Executive Search mandate for a European fusion technology company.
HIGH-TECH INDUSTry
Head of Production
Search for a senior production leadership role in a specialised technology environment.
TECHNOLOGY
Senior & Leadership Search
Selected searches for senior specialists and leadership positions in technology-driven organisations.
SOFTWARE I SaaS
Sales Director Germany
Search for a Sales Director Germany specializing in AI-driven business processes for a US company.
ABOUT MAURICE WERNTGES
First understand.
Then recommend. Then execute.
I work directly with founders, executives and senior decision-makers in technology-driven companies. My background combines Executive Search with hands-on experience in Sales and Business Development, giving me a practical perspective on both people and commercial questions.
WERNTGES is intentionally founder-led. I remain the central point of contact and personally lead every mandate. Where specialist expertise is required, I involve selected partners whose work and quality I know and trust.
My goal is not to sell a predefined service as quickly as possible. I want to understand the situation first, provide a clear recommendation and support implementation where I can create genuine value.
01. UNDERSTAND
Understand before selling.
Clarify the actual challenge, context and requirements before recommending a solution.
02. RELATIONSHIP
Relationship before transaction.
Long-term trust matters more than the short-term placement of a candidate or sale of a project.
03. SUBSTANCE
Substance before scale.
A limited number of assignments, personal involvement and clear responsibility for quality
INSIGHTS & THINKING NOTES
Thoughts, observations and perspectives.
LinkedIn is my primary publishing channel. Here, I curate selected Thinking Notes, market observations and perspectives on Executive Search, Deep Tech and Commercial topics.
FOR EXECUTIVES
Executive Career Access (ECA)
Senior and leadership opportunities are often created through networks and direct conversations rather than advertised publicly.
Executive Career Access is a separate, confidential service for experienced executives and senior specialists who want to approach their next career move proactively — with a clear positioning, realistic market perspective and targeted access to relevant companies and decision-makers.
LET'S TALK
Let’s start with your situation. Not with a service.
Whether you are considering a critical hire, still defining the right role or looking at a commercial challenge, an initial conversation is simply about understanding the context and determining whether WERNTGES is the right fit.
Maurice Werntges -Gaplanyan
Email: contact@werntges-search.de
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/maurice-werntges