{"id":3307,"date":"2024-11-28T16:13:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T15:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grantalexander.com\/en\/?p=3307"},"modified":"2025-09-05T13:40:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T11:40:51","slug":"nominations-grant-alexander-strengthens-executive-search-executive-interim-activities-with-three-new-hires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grantalexander.com\/en\/our-news\/nominations-grant-alexander-strengthens-executive-search-executive-interim-activities-with-three-new-hires\/","title":{"rendered":"Nominations : Grant Alexander Strengthens Executive Search &amp; Executive Interim Activities with Three New Hires"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>Christel Huillard, Philip Sonii, and Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Pinson have joined Grant Alexander as Senior Consultant \u2013 Executive Search in Lyon, Associate Director \u2013 Digital &amp; Tech Practice \u2013 Executive Search in Paris, and Associate Director \u2013 Executive Interim in Toulouse, respectively. They will bolster the group\u2019s headhunting and interim management activities.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"193\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/www.grantalexander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Christel-HD-size-website-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Christel Huillard \u2013 Senior Consultant \u2013 Executive Search, Lyon<br>Christel began her career over 25 years ago in recruitment at The Adecco Group in Lyon. She progressed within LHH, working in Strasbourg and Dijon, where she was tasked with developing the office as a Senior Consultant. She later returned to the Lyon area, joining specialised direct approach firms, first Urvika in 2019, then MacAnders in 2021 as Senior Partner. Christel now joins the Lyon office, led by Alexis Pariset, as Senior Consultant in Executive Search. She holds a degree in Business Management from Universit\u00e9 Lumi\u00e8re Lyon 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"186\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/www.grantalexander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Sonii_Philip_RS_website-sized-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Philip Sonii \u2013 Associate Director \u2013 Digital &amp; Tech Practice \u2013 Executive Search, Paris<br>With over 20 years of experience in recruitment and talent management, Philip started his career in 2002 at Blue Search Conseil as an Associate Consultant (IT, e-Marketing, Sales, Business Development) before joining Maesina International Search as Partner in 2011. In 2019, he founded Elite Executive Search, a firm specialising in leadership and expert profiles in digital transformation, data, and innovation. Philip now joins the Paris-based Digital &amp; Technology Executive Search practice, led by Christophe de Bueil. He graduated from Montpellier Business School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"185\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.grantalexander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/JF_Pinson_RS_Website-sized-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Pinson \u2013 Associate Director \u2013 Executive Interim, Toulouse<br>Jean-Fran\u00e7ois has over 30 years\u2019 experience in general management, finance, and business development in France and internationally. After founding and managing companies across diverse sectors\u2014including agro-food, textiles, luxury, automotive, aerospace, software, and patents\u2014he moved into interim management in 2014, completing over 20 general management and restructuring missions across France and Europe in industries ranging from energy renovation to outdoor hospitality, retail, and industrial carpentry. He now joins the Toulouse office, led by Alban Azzopardi. Jean-Fran\u00e7ois holds a degree from Kedge Business School, a DSCG, a Master\u2019s in Accounting, Control &amp; Audit, and a DU in Corporate Law for Troubled Companies.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em>&#8220;We are delighted to welcome Christel, Philip, and Jean-Fran\u00e7ois to our teams. Each brings extensive experience that will allow us to support our commercial development strategy across our two recruitment disciplines\u2014direct approach and interim management\u2014strengthening our expertise and regional presence,&#8221;<\/em> says Henri Vidalinc, President of Grant Alexander.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>About Grant Alexander<br>For over 30 years, Grant Alexander has been a partner in organisational and leadership performance, providing tailored support across all talent management and development needs. As a multi-specialist HR consulting and services group, it operates across four areas\u2014Executive Search, Executive Interim, Leadership Development, and Transformation Advisory\u2014serving all sectors and functions (executives, experts, and rare profiles) worldwide. The group has offices in Paris, Aix-Marseille, Lille, Lyon, Nantes, and Toulouse, and in Switzerland (Geneva, Lausanne, Fribourg), and is the exclusive French and Swiss partner of InterSearch, a global leader in executive search. As part of its CSR approach, Grant Alexander is certified as an <em>\u201cEngaged Company\u201d<\/em> by Ecovadis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grantalexander.com\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">www.grantalexander.com<\/a><br><strong>Press Contact: \u00d8connection<\/strong><br>Emeline R\u00e9thor\u00e9 \u2013 <a>erethore@oconnection.fr<\/a> \u2013 +33 6 30 61 51 67<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christel Huillard, Philip Sonii, and Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Pinson have joined Grant Alexander as Senior Consultant \u2013 Executive Search in Lyon, Associate Director \u2013 Digital &amp; Tech Practice \u2013 Executive Search in Paris, and Associate Director \u2013 Executive Interim in Toulouse, respectively. They will bolster the group\u2019s headhunting and interim management activities. 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