Saad Malik, Principal, joined the team of Valdivia on 1 October 2022.
Prior to starting his position at Valdivia, Mr. Malik gained extensive and in-depth experience in an executive search boutique as well as in traditional executive search. He specialised early on in filling executive positions in the legal sector and acted as a consultant for clients across Germany in this highly complex and demanding segment.
Mr Malik began his consulting career in an executive search company in Frankfurt am Main, where he learned his trade. He then expanded his network and expertise and most recently established the new Legal & Compliance division on behalf of his previous employer. In this function, Mr Malik positioned himself in the market as a competent partner for filling demanding in-house positions with a focus on the areas of construction & real estate law as well as on legal areas relevant to banking and capital markets law, commercial and corporate law.
With his empathy and profound understanding of his clients and the profile they are looking for, Mr. Malik cultivates long-term, resilient and trusting relationships with clients and candidates alike in a professional and approachable, pleasant manner.
A challenging property portfolio, critical financing negotiations and mounting pressure to act: a management position is not always vacant when additional leadership is urgently needed.
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Team spirit meets running shoes...
Valdivia was back at the J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge in Frankfurt in 2025 – full of energy, good spirits and genuine team spirit.
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Valdivia at the 30th JPMCC in Frankfurt - it truly was a happening!
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We are truly delighted to receive this award: together with our creative agency, we were honoured as "Winner" of the German Design Award 2024. Read onhere!
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Research within Executive Search - exciting and indispensable!
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