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OUR CONSULTANTS
Igor QUEZEL-PERRON
Managing Partner
A graduate of ESSEC, the international School of Economics and Business Sciences, Igor began his career at Renault, where he worked for six years, including creating the first networks of importers and dealers for Renault in the former USSR.
Igor then joined Altran, the engineering and innovation consulting company, where he spent ten years as head of business units and then Country Manager for Brazil, spending three years in São Paulo.
Igor then joined executive search specialist Eric Salmon & Partners in 2005, where he specialized in recruiting top B2B executives from professional services and industry. Elected as a partner in 2008, he opened ES&P's Shanghai office in 2012, led the acquisition of a company in Singapore in 2015 and set up partnerships in India and Brazil.
Passionate about people business and the structural changes in management careers, he co-founded KINT in 2019.
Managing Partner
Vincent Ricard
Сonsultant
Vincent started his career in China, just after graduating from ESSEC Business school. He spent 17 years in Shanghai, helping Premium and Luxury brands to better measure and improve Customer Experience. He joined the recruitment industry in 2018, to support international companies in the identification, evaluation, and long-term engagement of their top talents (both locals and foreigners) in China – a complex, highly competitive, and ever-changing market. He got in touch with KINT via Boyd & Moore, KINT’s strategic partner in Asia. What attracted him to join KINT, in 2022, beyond the solid and talented team, and their values, is the “hybrid” vision of the market: combining the pace and agility usually seen in interim management, with the quality and thoroughness you would expect from Top Executive Search firms.
Partner
Emma Pessereau
Consultant
Corinne Py, a partner at KINT, met Emma by chance and was immediately impressed by her energy.
With a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology obtained in California, Emma has solid experience in recruiting for Silicon Valley companies.
She began her career at a recruitment firm in Palo Alto, California, where she discovered her passion for the profession. Emma built a client portfolio ranging from venture capital funds to biotechnology and SaaS software companies, as well as philanthropic organizations.
Emma then transitioned to the corporate side to support a software startup.
Eager to explore a new market and contribute to KINT's development in the United States, Emma decided to join the team.
Consultant
Romaric Chabert
Partner
Romaric started his career as an Engineer in manufacturing within Stellantis in France and Great Britain. Then, he worked as HRD in large international groups with very different cultures; these experiences have led him to lead multicultural teams and implement HR development projects all over the world, within numerous management committees and as an expatriate in the United States (VA). In 2017, his desire to help managers in their career and to become an entrepreneur led him to offer his services as a professional coach and career consultant. Since then, he has coached a hundred executives in their career transitions or facing professional challenges. Romaric is graduated as an engineer from INPG and holds a HR Master from CIFFOP and an Executive MBA from HEC. He is certified professional coach (AKOTE.PARIS), certified MBTI, PREDOM & HOGAN and trained in co-development and team coaching. Working with Violaine with the HEC life Project Committee, Romaric had a good vision of KINT’s venture since the beginning and chose to join the team in 2024, bringing his expertise in career management.
Partner
Violaine AMIGUES
Managing Partner
Violaine is one of KINT's founding Partners. She has been a friend of Igor's for a long time and worked with him at Eric Salmon & Partners.
Before KINT, Violaine spent 9 years in Executive Search and Assessment: 5 years at Segalen+associés, then 4 years at Eric Salmon & Partners. She specially focused on serving Investment Funds and Family offices, helping them to recruit executives for their own teams as well as for their portfolio companies.
Violaine graduated from HEC in 1991 and began her career in organization consulting. In 2003, she launched the recruitment arm of a consulting firm, with a focus on NTIC and Finance profiles. In 2008, she was appointed COO at Leonardo & Co, a paneuropean M&A Advisory firm, where she was in charge of Finance and HR for France, Benelux and Spain.
Managing Partner
Catherine Saba
Head of Research and Community Manager
Following her meeting with our Partner Gilles Gonzalez, Catherine joined KINT's team in 2023 with the title of Head of Research and Community Management. Her role involves developing innovative research strategies, expanding, and engaging the community of executives close to KINT.
Catherine enriches KINT with her experience gained in international companies, institutions such as the European Commission, and executive search firms, where she built entire research departments from scratch. Her initial training at Sciences Po Paris has enabled her to develop a deep understanding of community dynamics and research methodologies.
Catherine stands out for her unique blend of professional experience, academic excellence, unwavering kindness, and sense of humor. These qualities have greatly contributed to strengthening the bonds within the KINT community and improving our research capabilities.
Head of Research and Community Manager
Solveig Romand
Partner
With over 20 years of experience in recruitment, Solveig Romand has developed cross-functional expertise in key industries such as energy, manufacturing, technology, and services. She honed her skills at renowned executive search firms like Whitehead Mann/Korn Ferry and CTPartners. She possesses a deep understanding of the skills required to lead projects successfully in constantly evolving global business environments. Dividing her time between Paris, Vienna, and the UAE, she joined KINT as a Partner. Knowing Igor Quezel-Perron and Violaine Amigues, the founders, for years, certainly helped, after all that time crossing paths, to join the team. Drawn by the quality of the team and the company’s vision, she embarked on this new journey to further develop a hybrid approach, combining the speed and agility needed for Interim Management with the rigor and precision essential to Executive Search.
Partner
Mat Lignel
Partner
Mat began his career in advertising in Paris with BDDP\TBWA and Lintas. He then joined FCB and was transferred to the agency’s headquarters in Chicago in 1998, where he held domestic and global responsibilities. After a 3-year stint in London as Regional Management Director, he moved back to Chicago. About 10 years ago, Mat decided to follow a more entrepreneurial path and led a couple of midsize independent companies through major transformations as President and then CEO. For more than a decade, Mat has also been a member of several boards, both corporate and philanthropic. He is married and has four children living in France and the US. Mat joined KINT in 2024 to help us continue to grow our footprint and impact in the US. On a more personal note, Mat met Igor when they were both in high school in Lyon some time ago…
Partner
Gilles Gonzalez
Partner
Gilles met Igor, his first boss, as he started his career at ALTRAN, where he stayed for more than 10 years, and was successively appointed Managing Director of Realix, specializing in aeronautics and space, then of ALTRAN Aerospace & Defense. He became CEO of ALYOTECH Technologies in 2009, and organized in 2015 the merger with SCALIAN. Over the past 2 years, he has devoted himself to the integration of a successful Spanish mid-sized AI tech company, based in Madrid, for SCALIAN. Gilles has followed the KINT venture with enthusiasm since the beginning. It was a very natural move for him to join us in April 2021, to take part of KINT's development with his great energy and strong experience as an operational leader.
Partner
Derek Hu
Partner
Derek Hu opened KINT's New York office in 2024, marking a new stage in our growth.
A graduate of UCLA in Art and Literature, Derek began his career in consulting at AT Kearney. He later transitioned to executive search, working for renowned firms in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and the United States. Concurrently, while maintaining a consulting activity in the field of artificial intelligence in the United States, Derek has always sought to broaden his technological horizon and strategic vision.
His encounter with Igor in China in 2010 was the catalyst for the creation of a subsidiary of Eric Salmon & Partners in Shanghai. It also marked the beginning of a friendship and the pleasure of starting projects together. With his rich professional background and passion for art, Derek is well-equipped to tackle KINT's challenges in the US with creative and innovative strategies.
Partner
Aymeric Plantier
Principal
With over a decade of experience in the aerospace sector, Aymeric has cultivated a diverse skill set across technical, sales, and business development areas. Working for various companies, such as ThyssenKrupp and Safran, as well as the smaller Tekna Plasma, has equipped him with the adaptability and expertise necessary for any situation. The encounter with Gilles Gonzales in 2022 allowed the growth of a professional collaboration, culminated in the project of developing the aerospace sector within KINT. This opportunity prompted Aymeric to take on a new challenge, transitioning from an industrial focus to a role in recruitment.
Principal
OUR SENIOR ADVISORS
Guillaume de FOUGIERES
Senior Advisor
Holder of Master’s degrees in Economy and Finance, and of Harvard Business School A.M.P, Guillaume has been successful in leading world-class businesses and brands in consumer, food service, B2B and industrial sectors.
Guillaume has been CFO of a 1,2 B€ division of Valeo, CFO and then CEO of Arc International, a 1,3 B€ glass table ware company, and was afterwards CEO of companies under LBO. He is also Investor and Chairman in a small cap.
Guillaume brings to KINT his knowledge of Chief Executive Officer, President and Board Member positions, industrial turnarounds and managing companies under LBO, sectors and situations in which KINT specializes.
The story with KINT: when he was working with Valeo, Guillaume met Igor at a network event.
Aurore ROUGEOT
Senior Advisor
A graduate of Sciences Po Paris and ESSEC Business School, Aurore Rougeot began her career at AXA Corporate Solutions as a Senior International Account Executive and then as Project Manager at Partner Ré.
She then joined AXA France as Executive Assistant of the CEO and AXA Entreprises as Director of Brokerage Distribution, Operational Marketing and Digital Strategy, then as Director of SMEs - Ile de France. Aurore joined AIG France's Management Committee in January 2018 as Operations and Customer Service Director for France and is now in charge of the SME & MidCap Division.
Aurore is a member of the Women Business Angels and Pluri'elle assurance networks.
The story: Igor met Aurore around ten years ago thanks to common friends. Aurore is helping KINT to develop inside the Financial Services sector.
CHRISTOPHE POUPINEL
Senior Advisor
Christophe graduated from ESCP and Wharton and started his career at L'Oréal and Mckinsey before becoming CMO and then CEO of ChateauOnline which he restructured and sold to the Angostura group in 2005. He later founded Ooreka.fr that he sold to Solocal. Christophe also co-founded the Share it charity with Ashoka and some Tech and SSE entrepreneurs. Share-it is a non-profit Tech for Good project that develops digital solutions for impact-driven charities on topics such as professional insertion, disabilities or return to employment.
Christophe joined ISAI in 2018 for the launch of ISAI's second Growth & LBO fund.
THOMAS SAVARE
Senior Advisor
Mr Thomas Savare is 53 years old and holds a diploma in engineering from the Ecole Centrale de Paris. He started his career in New-York as Vice-President of the Banknote Corporation of America in 1992.
In 1995 he became Managing Director of François-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire (secure printing of banknotes and identity documents) and in 1998 he became Managing Director of Oberthur Card Systems.
In 2003, he joined Celavie as Associate Director, where he participated in the development of new chip card activities before returning to the Oberthur Group in May 2006 as Deputy Managing Director.
Thomas Savare has been Chief Executive Officer of Oberthur Fiduciaire, one of the world’s leading private security printers specializing in the production of banknotes since December 2011. In 2019, he also became President of the Group François-Charles Oberthur, (FCO Group).
François-Xavier FLOREN
Senior Advisor
Mr. François-Xavier Floren, also known as FX, has 30 years of experience in technology and business services on a global basis. FX served for 15 years at Cap Gemini in North America, Southern Europe and France. He, with the support of local management team in US, was instrumental in the merger of consulting activities between Cap Gemini and Ernst & Young. He was COO of Altran, and then CEO of two companies under LBO with Argos Wytiu (Orsyp and RDS Software).
FX studied business at Audencia, then turned CPA before entering into real world.
The story: FX has been Igor’s first client when he started at Eric Salmon & Partners, and, surprisingly, there are still close ?.
FX will support KINT international development in the IT and software sectors.
CORINNE SAMAMA
Senior Advisor
Corinne Samama graduated from HEC and started working with Executives & Politics on their personal communication. She used to work with them on their strategic thinking and people empowerment on decisive public speaking. She spent 15 years in communication agencies, including 8 years at DDB Needham Corporate.
Then she extended her practice to day-to-day managerial coaching and leadership within complex organizations. She co-founded her own coaching company in 2003 and works today for many international and prestigious companies in various sectors with very different cultures.
She is now helping Executives and their managers to lead in a constant changing world driven by uncertainty. Her mission is to support them in that relentless race, reinforcing their strategic behaviors and wisdom as well as empowering their own teams in an everyday “marathon” to adapt to crisis situations and continuous transformations.
Corinne Samama is also Partner at SF Coach.
She is a Speaker on « Managing in constant change » and « Make your employees the greatest fans of your company ! »
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KINT brings a new mindset with SITUATION MANAGEMENT: we care for people, we are passionate about their development, we are experts in selecting people, and we have digitized our process.