{"id":247214,"date":"2022-05-12T12:52:38","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T10:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hager-consulting.com\/industries\/aerospace-defense\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T13:47:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T11:47:28","slug":"aerospace-defense","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hager-consulting.com\/en\/industries\/aerospace-defense\/","title":{"rendered":"Aerospace &amp; Defense"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(25,64,128,0.5) 0%|rgba(25,64,128,0.5) 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;rgba(25,64,128,0.5)&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;rgba(25,64,128,0.5)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/hager-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/HAGER_Aerospace_Defence1200x380.jpg&#8221; 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In Germany, too, the relevant industrial fields are already recording enormous growth. In global competition, the digital transformation in particular is leading to ever new defense technology applications and products.  <\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;_initial&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Numerous companies are active in this important sector of the future as producers or suppliers and offer interesting fields of work for industrial engineers, commercial specialists and cyber security experts. Just like in the neighboring aerospace technology sector, which is pursuing sustainable civil flight and the further development of space with great optimism, there is only room for the best. Without an above-average willingness to perform, coupled with relevant expert knowledge, it is not possible here either. But far more than in other industries, safety-related discretion, loyalty and integrity are indispensable prerequisites.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/hager-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/HAGER_Industry_Aerospace-Defense_px1120x700.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;HAGER_Industry_Aerospace-Defense&#8221; title_text=&#8221;HAGER_Industry_Aerospace-Defense_px1120x700&#8243; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_duration=&#8221;1200ms&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|1px|1px|1px|1px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||2px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>When searching for and selecting executives and specialists in these industry sectors, our customers not only have a competent and experienced business partner at their side with the HAGER Aerospace &amp; Defense business unit. Thanks to our experience, we are closely networked with all markets and know the short, medium and long-term strategic goals of each client. In this sensitive sector, we support both medium-sized companies and global system manufacturers of aerospace and defense technology.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>In the \u201crace\u201d for the best few, we are among the winners. We not only present highly specialized specialists and managers who are able to strategically open up new global markets and deliver innovative products, but also promote our customers as attractive employers.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||2px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>Executive Search Aerospace and Defense<\/h3>\n<p>The aerospace and defense industry is one of the most demanding and innovative sectors of our time. It\u2019s where groundbreaking technologies meet the highest security requirements.<\/p>\n<p>The standards set in this field often extend far beyond conventional industrial benchmarks. Companies in this space are at the forefront of technological progress, developing solutions that shape not only the present, but also define the future. Whether it\u2019s about advancing sustainable propulsion systems, safeguarding global defense infrastructures, or opening up new frontiers in space exploration. 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When a defence supplier changes hands, for example to a buyer from the United States, foreign trade approvals, security requirements, the production ramp-up and the merging of two corporate cultures are closely intertwined. Anyone who treats the integration as a pure project task after closing usually realises too late that these issues depend on one another.<\/p>\n<p>What is needed, therefore, are executives who know the export control rules on both sides of the Atlantic, work with authorities and defence customers on a basis of trust and lead a workforce safely through the change of ownership.<\/p>\n<p>At HAGER Executive Consulting, our Aerospace &amp; Defense practice supports buyers, sellers and portfolio companies in filling integration management, managing director and key commercial roles early and discreetly, before closing if required. To do so, we work with our Financial Sponsor Coverage PE\/VC practice and our Management Assessment. 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