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We find senior leaders who transform organisations. Retained executive search across Finance, HR, Legal, Consulting, and Media — based in Paris but globally connected.

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"Every placement is a partnership — built on trust, precision, and deep market knowledge."

Max Maydon, Founding Director

Precision retained search, delivered with conviction

96%
Completion rate
38
Avg days to shortlist
100%
Retained mandates
6
Sectors covered

Three pillars of executive talent

01

Executive Search

Retained search for C-suite, VP, and Director-level positions. Rigorous methodology, deep networks, confidential process.

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02

Talent Advisory

Assessment, succession planning, and organisational design. Strategic talent decisions grounded in market intelligence.

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03

Onboarding & Transition

Executive onboarding programmes and outplacement support. Ensuring new leaders succeed from day one.

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Deep specialisation across six practice areas

Finance — Legal — HR — Corporate Functions — Media & Advertising — Consulting

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Thought leadership from the field

Executive Search

Five Reasons Your CFO Search Will Fail (And How to Fix Them)

Most CFO searches don't fail because great candidates don't exist. They fail for much more preventable reasons: unclear board alignment, lazy sourcing, search partners who don't understand finance, unrealistic timelines, and wrong compensation benchmarks. Here are the five signals that predict failure — and how to fix them before you start.

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Executive Search

The CHRO Who Never Made It to Strategy

Most boards hire CHROs for operational excellence and then wonder why they don't shape business direction. The problem isn't the person—it's the job specification. We confuse HR expertise with strategic leadership, and it costs companies millions.

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Perspectives

Why Perfect CVs Produce the Wrong Leaders

A board hired a CFO with impeccable credentials—top school, 15 years at a multinational, perfect references. Six months later, he was lost. He'd spent a decade managing decline, not building growth. Here's why perfect CVs often produce the wrong leaders, and what boards should actually be searching for.

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Executive Search

Eight Steps to a Job Search That Actually Works

Most job searches fail before they start — not because of bad luck, but because talented people panic into the first opportunity. Here are eight steps that separate a job search that actually works from one that just happens to you.

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