Executive mentor and advisor
Pierre‑Jean
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I used to build the shortlist. I was on the phone with the decision-maker the morning before your interview.
Sixteen years in executive search, leadership consulting and assessment. I help senior leaders get to the next role, or thrive in the one they just landed. APAC, the Middle East and Europe.
Most senior leaders don’t lose their next move on skill. They lose it on positioning.
And on not knowing what is actually blocking them. From the hiring side, the pattern is easy to see. From the candidate’s chair, it almost never is.
I work with leaders directly, and with the organisations they lead.
How I work
With senior leaders
Executive Transitions™
Six months of 1:1 mentoring for leaders planning their next move.
Interview Performance
Live interview drills for leaders already in a hiring process.
With organisations
Executive Outplacement
Support for senior leaders moving on from your organisation.
Leadership Assessment
An independent read on senior hires, promotions and successors.
Senior leaders at Fortune 500 companies, some still working with me years after their first placement.
I have sat on both sides of the table: briefing boards on who to hire, and preparing the people they chose.
Off the desk
Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Neapolitan tailoring and a slow collection of good wine. Same tailor for sixteen years. I don’t keep looking once I’ve found something worth keeping.