Xenia Meuser
Xenia Meuser began her dual study programme in business administration in Hamburg in 1995. After graduating, she began her career in the HR department at Tchibo in 1998. Three years later, she moved to the Otto Group, where Meuser held various management positions. Among other things, she was responsible for management consulting, change management and the digital transformation of recruitment.
In 2013, Meuser moved to New Work SE and built up the international HR division as Vice President HR. In addition to international recruiting, her particular focus was on driving organisational development and leadership culture in the expanding company. For the last two years, she moved to the B2B side of New Work SE as Senior Vice President Attract & Retain and Brand & Marketing. She was responsible for marketing, e-commerce, brand and the employer branding product area.
Most recently, Xenia Meuser has been CHRO at RTL Deutschland GmbH since October 2022.
Xenia’s confessions
Q. DO YOU HAVE A ROLE MODEL OR LIFE MOTTO?
A. My life motto is flexibility and independence. For me, change is a constant driver and independence a primary life goal.
Q. WHAT EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE STANDS OUT IN YOUR MEMORY?
A. My training as a system coach taught me a lot about myself. I discovered my interest in system dynamics and this knowledge has become a solid foundation for how I live my life day to day.
Q. WHAT CAN YOU NOT LAUGH ABOUT?
A. As the saying goes, “Humor always has a grain of truth”. In this respect I can laugh at many things, as long as it does not degrade others or is deliberately hurtful.
Q. WHAT’S SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL YOU’VE PURCHASED YOURSELF RECENTLY?
A. Just yesterday an outrageously expensive pair of sunglasses.
Q. WHAT BOOK WOULD YOU NEVER GIVE AWAY?
A. My kindle! For me there is not one book. Even with books I love variety: From crime thrillers, science fiction to non-fiction – it’s all on my cloud.
Q. WHEN DO YOU FEEL MOST ALIVE?
A. By the sea or when I dance with my children to loud music in the living room.
Q. WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE IN?
A. In God, free will, and that man can reach all from within.
Q. WHERE IS YOUR MOST PEACEFUL PLACE?
A. The Sea.
Q. WHAT WAS THE LAST GOOD DEED YOU DID?
A. What is a good deed? When I give up my seat on the bus for an elderly lady, help a mother to push the stroller from the subway, go to the cathedral with my children? What touched me most recently was helping a little boy who had lost his father while shopping. When I took him by the hand, he said that we would find Papa together. His youthful trust touched me deeply and I was glad to help him find his Papa.
Q. WHAT HAVE YOU DREAMED ABOUT RECENTLY?
A. I dream every night about my daily experiences and things that had moved me.
Q. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE MUSIC?
A. Querbeet, depending on my mood.
Q. BEGINNING OR FINISHING? WHICH IS HARDER TO DO?
A. Stopping