Verena Giovanazzi Joins H&Z as COO
With extensive expertise in transformation and integration, Verena Giovanazzi strengthens H&Z’s leadership team as COO and Group Board member.
Munich, May 4, 2026 – H&Z Group is expanding its executive leadership team: Verena Giovanazzi has been appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) and member of the Group Board. With her extensive expertise in organizational and workforce strategy,
transformation, platform development, and post-merger integration, H&Z is setting a clear course for its next phase of growth.
In her new role, Giovanazzi will oversee key Group functions, including Marketing, Human Resources, Knowledge Management, as well as M&A and Post-Merger Integration. She will therefore play a central role in further expanding the H&Z Group as an integrated platform for transformation and sustainable value creation.
H&Z’s ambition is not only to define strategic direction for companies, but to execute transformation consistently and create measurable impact. Giovanazzi’s profile strongly reinforces this ambition: she combines strategic clarity with operational execution capabilities and brings many years of experience in successfully integrating
and scaling organizations.
Prior to joining H&Z, Verena Giovanazzi held positions including COO and Global Talent Director at EY-Parthenon, where she played a key role in building and integrating teams and advancing organizational development.
“Verena is a leader who excels equally in strategy and execution. She will play a pivotal role in guiding H&Z into its next stage of development,” say Stefan Aichbauer and Harald Enz, Managing Partners of H&Z Group.
“H&Z stands for a clear ambition: transformation must create measurable impact. This mission truly excites me — working together with the team to further develop the platform strategically, position it successfully in the market, and drive sustainable
growth,” says Verena Giovanazzi.
By expanding its Group Board, H&Z is deliberately strengthening its leadership structure to accelerate further growth, integrate new entities, and consistently scale the platform.
Verena Giovanazzi represents a strategic, results-oriented leadership style and a focused approach to transformation execution, embodying H&Z’s core philosophy: consulting with head, heart, and hands.
About H&Z
H&Z is a leading European management consultancy that turns ambition into measurable impact. We help companies strengthen their competitiveness by translating strategy into tangible results across the entire value chain.
Our approach combines clarity, accountability and execution. We deliver cost improvements, increase productivity and unlock new value, supported by digital solutions and artificial intelligence embedded in processes and decision making.
From strategy to execution, we ensure that impact is not only created, but anchored for the long term.
