Annika Farin is Founding Partner of Amrop in Germany, leader of Amrop's global Board Services Practice, and a core member of the Leadership Services, Consumer and Financial Services Practices. She was Chair of The Amrop Partnership from 2021-2026.

Prior to joining Amrop, Annika founded her own executive search and development firm, with a focus on global companies going through significant leadership transformations. Prior to that she was a Managing Director at Amrop from 2007 to 2010, where she co-headed the global Leadership Development and Assessment Practice.

From 1996 to 2003, Annika has worked as a Management Consultant at McKinsey & Company - as an Engagement Manager she focused on Change Management, HR Excellence Projects, Company Culture as well as Growth and Organization, working across industries. Thereafter she held two executive positions: first as a Senior Vice President at Infineon AG, heading "People and Organization" and at Tchibo AG as Head of Corporate Human Resources.

Annika has about 15 years of experience as a Partner in Executive Search and Development and has conducted very senior work in both areas, among them post-Merger Integration, senior executive review processes and the establishment of talent management in client organisations.

In her work she believes in bespoke, thorough solutions with a 'make happen attitude'.

Annika studied Business Administration at the European School of Management (EAP), Paris, Oxford, Berlin. She holds a degree as Diplom-Kauffrau/ Diplome Grande Ecole and has undertaken post-graduate studies in Psychology at the London School of Economics.