Alex Duchemin
Partner
Has built and led Life Sciences search practices across Europe, from Iberia to the Nordics.
The people behind the search
Partners and consultants who have dedicated their careers to Life Sciences leadership, and who have worked together across Europe for more than a decade.
Partners
Kahina Senhadj
Partner
Sixteen years appointing the leaders who take MedTech, Biotech and Digital Health companies through growth.
David Mercier
Partner
Founded and led a Life Sciences search firm for twelve years, and now gives a voice to the leaders of healthcare.
Recruitment team
Karolina Sikora
Senior Consultant
Leads cross-border searches in MedTech and Life Sciences, with a psychologist’s eye for leadership.
Julien Nougarou
Senior Consultant
Specialises in the scientific, technical and regulatory leaders who drive innovation in Pharma and Biotech.
Advisors
Senior industry leaders who have built, run and scaled Life Sciences businesses. They bring first-hand market and functional insight to our searches and assessments.
Dr Rita Boukamel
In-vitro diagnostics, EMEA
A molecular biologist trained at ETH Zürich who became a commercial leader, she built and ran EMEA businesses for Ventana, Roche Diagnostics, GE Healthcare and Accelerate Diagnostics, most recently as SVP Head of EMEA. Today an independent director and advisory board chair, she helps Life Sciences companies scale across Europe, the Middle East and the Gulf.
Georges Espada
Global MedTech strategy
He led Philips’ worldwide ultrasound sales and marketing, then turned Agfa’s digital X-ray unit back into a growth business, with 40% growth in four years and EBITDA doubled. He now advises boards and leadership teams on strategy, transformation and commercial excellence.
Hervé Pouzoullic
IVD and MedTech
A former General Manager and Chief Commercial Officer in diagnostics and life science tools, he grew Thermo Fisher’s OEM diagnostics business from $85M to $400M across EMEA and Asia. He now advises Private Equity and Venture Capital funds and Life Sciences companies on go-to-market and growth.
Philippe Francy
MedTech business strategy
Thirty years in implantable medical devices, from Covidien and Medtronic to eleven years as National Sales and Marketing Director of a surgical biomaterials company. He now co-leads a surgical training academy and advises MedTech innovators on their route to market.
Fabrice Romano
MedTech R&D and coaching
A veterinary surgeon turned serial MedTech entrepreneur, he founded EyeTechCare and Keranova, invented breakthrough ophthalmic technologies and has raised more than €60M. He invests in and coaches founders through his holding, from invention to market.
Aude Selleret
Marketing, start-ups and groups
A healthcare marketing and digital leader, formerly Head of Digital Marketing and Customer Engagement at UPSA and executive committee member at a HealthTech company. Founder of Bloom in Health, she helps health companies build patient-centred brands and omnichannel engagement.
Alexia Vagner
MedTech marketing and market access
Twenty years in MedTech marketing, including international portfolio leadership at Tornier and Group and France marketing roles at Corin. Founder of IDM+, she brings marketing, market access and clinical strategy together to get health products adopted.
Our network
Our team works with a network of senior consultants, industry experts and advisors across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, who bring first-hand experience of the markets and functions we recruit for.
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