Joachim Kayser is one of the foremost experts in top management and board compensation in the German, Austrian and Swiss markets. He draws on more than 35 years of experience in international HR management, gained in both industry and consulting.

He began his professional career in the HR division of a major bank, where he was ultimately in charge of training and professional development. In 1991 he moved to the world's largest logistics company, where he held global responsibility in HR Top Executive Management. In 2009 he became Partner in a consulting firm, and in 2010, together with other senior experts, he founded the independent performance management and compensation consulting specialist hkp/// group. End of 2019 he retired from the hkp/// group managing board.

Joachim Kayser's consulting work focuses on compensation systems and compensation levels for executive and supervisory board members, supporting family-run companies in their HR activities, helping companies set up HR and compensation systems in line with the requirements of the capital market prior to IPO and advising on modern pension systems as well as sloping sales incentive schemes to improve performance.

Dr. Pia Lünstroth is Partner at the hkp///group Corporate Governance Advisory. She advises companies in Europe on aspects of good and sustainable corporate governance, in particular on the compensation of managing top executives, executive board members and supervisory board members, and has also supported numerous IPOs in Germany and abroad in these areas.

She holds a diploma in mathematics and a PhD in economics.  As a member of the "Board Composition and Compensation" expert committee of the Arbeitskreis deutscher Aufsichtsrat e.V. (AdAR) she is involved in training and further education for executives and supervisory boards, also as a lecturer for Management Alliance.

She regularly gives talks at universities as a guest lecturer and manages the academic cooperations of hkp///group. Dr. Pia Lünstroth is author of numerous studies and editorial contributions for specialist publications.