In the course of his career, Laurent has worked as an executive in various industries in France, abroad and as an expatriate, acquiring experience that enables him to support organizations of all sizes. This rich career path has given him the opportunity to hold a variety of management positions, including CCO of Alphabet France, Vice President Market Strategy and then Vice President Commercial Excellence at Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Sales and Marketing Director at Eurotunnel/Getlinc, General and Commercial Director of Loc-Action, a subsidiary of LeasePlan, and International Sales Manager at Europcar.

His experience of working within Executive Committees, in complex, international, matrix or functional environments, gives him a perfect understanding of his customers' strategic challenges. As a generalist, he works in all types of industries and on a wide range of Executive Committee and Specialist functions.

Laurent holds a Master's degree in Business Management, a degree from la Sorbonne and a degree in Business Law from ASSAS. A golfer, he is also an avid mountain biker and long-distance traveler, spending his free time with family and friends between Paris, the PACA region and Copenhagen.

Since April 2012, Richard BENTZ has been Human Resources Director in charge of the Support and Administration divisions at Disneyland Paris. As part of his duties, Richard is responsible for steering and implementing the Human Resources strategy for his divisions in the areas of development, training and social policy. He advises and accompanies internal clients in the implementation of strategy. Richard also leads value-creating cross-functional projects that contribute to improving the company's performance, and supports the changes generated by the evolution of our activities.

Before joining the company, Richard began his career as a salesman and then manager in the IT services sector. He then turned to consulting, becoming a partner in a human resources firm. In 2000, he joined the insurer Allianz as Director in charge of Human Resources Development, then as Human Resources Director, for executives and internationally mobile staff. In 2007, he became Head of Human Resources for the Technical/Actuarial and Group Marketing Departments.

Richard is a graduate of the Institut Supérieur de Gestion and holds a Master's degree in Strategic Human Resources Management from HEC.

Jean-Philippe Ménétret has over 25 years' experience in the new technologies sector as Marketing and Business Unit Director in France and abroad. He is a graduate of ESSEC International General Management, a certified Transition Manager, an RNCP level 1 certified Professional Coach and an MBTI-accredited Practitioner.

A specialist in change management, he now assists managers and executives at all stages of their careers, whether in terms of personal development, career assessment, assessment, career evolution or transition, taking up a new position or setting up a new business. Since its creation, he has also headed the Career Management Department of Fitch Bennett Partners.

Aymeric has 25 years' professional experience, including 12 as head of a business unit in France and internationally in B2B services.
Since 2018, he has been putting his operational experience at the service of his clients, first by recruiting talent through direct approach, and then by selecting interim managers to help companies turn a corner.
Aymeric has a B2B service-oriented business sensibility marked by his experience in Transport and Logistics, Telecoms and Customer Relations. He has also managed missions in Industry, Banking, Defense and Energy for various functions, mainly at Top Management level in France and Europe.
Aymeric worked for an Anglo-Saxon group for 18 years, including 4 years in the USA. He is at ease in multicultural environments and knows Anglo-Saxon culture well.
Aymeric joins the FITCH BENNETT Partners team to strengthen our Executive Search and Transition Management activity.
Aymeric graduated from a business school and completed an Executive MBA at HEC in 2009. His passions: sport (squash and kitesurfing), motorcycling and his family.

Richard has 32 years' professional experience, 29 of which in the corporate world, mainly in CFO positions covering all support functions, with international scope, in sectors as varied as IT, healthcare, agri-food and interim management.
Richard brings his practical experience of the Finance, HR, Purchasing, Supply Chain and Sales functions, working directly with the Technical and Sales operational functions, as well as with General Managers and Shareholders.
He also has 30 years' experience of outplacement, which he developed through his voluntary activities.
Since 2019, Richard has been putting his operational experience at the service of his clients, leading recruitment and headhunting missions to help French and foreign groups of all sizes and sectors strengthen their teams in France and abroad.
Richard joins FITCH BENNETT Partners as Partner Executive Search and Transition Management.
Richard holds a business school degree, as well as a DECF and project management certification from Centrale Lille.

Pierre-Yves, a Franco-Spanish graduate with a Master's degree in Marketing and an MBA in International Business, has over ten years' successful experience in France and abroad in a variety of business sectors.
After several years with industrial and service companies, Pierre-Yves has been supporting his customers for the past 6 years in their executive recruitment issues.
Since 2018, Pierre-Yves has specialized in the world of consumer goods (FMCG), and more specifically in the following sectors: agrifood, consumer electronics, retail, mass consumption in sales, marketing, production and supply chain positions.

Bernard has over 30 years' experience in companies and renowned firms.

He began his career in international raw materials trading, before moving on to a major logistics group, GEODIS, where he held General Management positions at distribution subsidiaries in France and Europe.

For over 15 years now, Bernard has been working on recruitment issues and assisting companies with Executive Search and Interim Management assignments. (Relay/Transformation).

Bernard operates across all corporate support functions and in key, highly operational positions, relying on his business expertise, a network of experienced executives and managers, and the strong relationships of trust he has built up throughout his career.

Bernard is a graduate of the Institut Supérieur de Gestion and holds a Master's degree in International Commerce (Négocia/ESCP). He is a certified Professional Coach..

Globetrotteur et entrepreneur, après avoir créé sa start-up dans l'e-tourisme, il a rejoint le cabinet où il a la charge du management et la formation de l’équipe de Talent Researchers.

Passionné par les nouvelles technologies et les nouveaux modèles économiques (Start-up ; Scale-up ; Lab’s et Hub entrepreneurial) avec une appétence forte autour des métiers du Professional Services ; Sales et Digital pour vous conseiller au mieux dans la recherche d'hommes et de femmes de talents qui rejoindront vos COMEX/CODIR d'entreprise.

Grâce à son réseau bien développé dans le conseil financier & stratégique, les fonds d'investissement & de Private Equity, l'écosystème des start-ups, il parle dans l'ombre et en toute discrétion aux dirigeants et candidats pour rester informé des évolutions sectorielles.

Our Direct Approach Recruitment and Career Management firm is delighted to welcome a new Partner, Ms Julia Imbert des Granges, based in Lyon.

Over the course of a career spanning more than 15 years within various Top & Middle management headhunting firms, Julia has developed her expertise and know-how in the search for executives, senior managers and experts, mainly for clients based in the Rhône-Alpes region within Key Accounts and mid-sized companies.

Her spectrum of activity is generalist, with a particular focus in recent years on the industrial, New Information Technology and healthcare sectors.

Passionate about human capital and evolving HR trends, Julia joins us to set up our business in the Lyon and Rhône-Alpes region.

A lawyer with a Master's degree in Human Resources, Julia has a passion for travel and is an accomplished sportswoman (horse-riding, swimming).

We welcome Julia to the Fitch Bennett Partners team.

Patrick's career path has taken him to key positions in a number of small and medium-sized businesses, with a particular focus on car manufacturers, the air and ground passenger transport sector, the upscale hotel industry and the service sector in general. The versatility of his successive experiences has enabled him to grasp, with great acuity, the most complex situations inherent in the various aspects of company management.

Today, it assists business owners in their development or restructuring projects, and in their quest to find the ideal profile.

After starting his career in corporate finance within international, French and American structures in the Luxury Goods and FMCG environments, Vincent then focused on HR.

As HR Director and consultant in international Executive Search firms, he now conducts a variety of search assignments covering areas of significant responsibility or particular expertise, in France and internationally.