Tanja Brünning is a director at Atreus and part of the Zurich office of Heidrick & Struggles, which is expanding its interim management services in Switzerland.

Tanja Bruenning is a senior executive and entrepreneur with 25+ years of leadership in Europe and Southeast Asia in FMCG and retail. As founder and managing director of consulting and distribution businesses, she specializes in building and scaling international brands and private labels in developed and emerging markets.

She has a strong record in expansion through omnichannel models, eCommerce, retail partnerships and distributor networks, plus market strategies, digital transformation, M&A integration and post-merger acceleration, with full P&L ownership and intercultural team leadership.

Earlier in her career, she held senior commercial roles in listed multinationals and private-equity-backed FMCG and airline companies.