Team

Thomas Jepsen
Partner

London |

Thomas Jepsen is a co-founder and partner at Renovata & Company. He has more than 20 years of experience in executive search across the SaaS, marketplace and B2C online spectrum. His focus is working with the boards (founders and investors) of high-growth businesses to attract leadership talent that enables their companies to scale.

Experience

• More than a decade working with leading B2B and B2C businesses across Europe, helping them attract game-changing talent forming the leadership building blocks for their success
• Previously worked for a boutique TMT search firm that IPO’ed and merged with Datacash, an Internet payments company; and Renoir Partners, which was acquired by a global search firm

Education

• BS degree in Economics from the London School of Economics

Mannie Gill
Partner

New York |

Mannie Gill is a partner and co-founder of Renovata & Company. His practice is focused on conducting board and C-level searches for private equity portfolio companies across internet, eCommerce, SaaS and ad/mar-tech. In addition, he works with public companies on their digital transformation projects.

Experience

• More than 20 years of experience conducting board and C-level searches across the U.S. and Europe
• Deep expertise in consumer internet, SaaS and ad/mar-tech
• Launched his executive search career with Renoir Partners, a TMT-focused search firm in Europe, and was later a core member of the TMT practice at CT Partners
• Spent his early career in management consulting, advising telecommunications and technology clients

Diane Segalen
Partner

Paris | +33 6 07 46 05 13

Diane Segalen founded SEGALEN+ASSOCIÉS in 2011 to partner with corporate, family offices and funds. Diane is active in board and non-executive searches, as well as CEO/CFO searches for leveraged buyout (LBO)-backed and listed companies. Diane is passionate about creating inspiring connections and bringing a second to none service to clients and candidates.

Experience

• Early career in investment banking in New York and Paris; investor in growth capital as part of Compagnie de Presbourg, a listed investment fund
• Transitioned to executive search in 1992 in New York.
• Operating career includes entrepreneurial experience at CTPartners, where she launched the European businesses (Paris, London and Geneva) in 2005 and grew the company to IPO on the Nasdaq in 2010, ringing the bell at Wall Street.

Education

• Magister in business law and taxation, University Paris Assas
• Young Managers Program (YMP), INSEAD

Caroline Hudson
Partner

London |

Caroline Hudson is a partner at Renovata & Company where she leads the Financial Officers practice across the UK and Europe. Caroline has extensive search experience having supported CFO succession for private and public organizations.  Caroline has also supported a range of financial sponsors and their portfolio companies to appoint board level finance professionals, working across a range of sectors and functions including Tax, Treasury, Audit and Transformation.

Experience

• More than 20 years executive search and leadership advisory experience
• Track record serving Private & Public organizations to build out their financial leadership teams across UK, Europe & US

Education

• Dual Honours degree in French & Spanish with International Politics, Economics & Business

Emmanuel Dufour
Partner

Paris | +33 6 27 15 00 64

Emmanuel Dufour joined SEGALEN+ASSOCIÉS in 2021 as a partner. He is particularly active in placing corporates’ general management, financial and human resources leadership roles. He also covers the real estate sector, as well as asset management, private banking and investment banking.

Experience

• Spent eight years in executive search in London and Paris, including four years at Spencer Stuart in financial services and financial officers’ practices
• Joined real estate firm and led Human Resources in France (incl Corp functions) at Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield after having led global talent acquisition and school and university relations

Education

• Graduate of Neoma Business School and Dublin City University
• Civilian auditor, Ecole de Guerre

Djamal Moussaoui
Partner

London | +44 77 3300 1606

Djamal Moussaoui joined SEGALEN+ASSOCIÉS in 2013 and focuses on non-executive board members (NED) and senior advisor roles for investment funds. He believes in long-term, trust-based relationships and bringing a global perspective to his work with clients.

Experience

• Over 20 years in investment banking and private equity, and a board member of several large businesses

• Prior to SEGALEN+ASSOCIÉS, he was an investment banker in M&A with various firms, including Citigroup and Merrill Lynch
• Several years as a managing director with Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity, the principal investment arm of Merrill Lynch, which is now part of Bank of America

Education

• Graduate of HEC Grande Ecole in Paris

Anthony J. Vardy
Senior Advisor

London |

Tony Vardy is a senior advisor at Renovata & Company. He advises the firm’s partners on strategic planning, business management, good governance and executive search best practices.

Experience

• First half of career spent in the technology, telecom and cable TV industries in general management, having come up through corporate finance and strategy
• Strategy consulting and executive search experience, including leadership roles in two of the most successful global firms
• Projects stretching from North America to South Africa, South-East Asia, and from many corners of Europe to Australia and New Zealand

Education and Professional Qualifications

• Psychology degree from the University of Sussex
• MBA degree from the London Business School
• Member of the British Psychological Society
• Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
• Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts

Lucy Brealy
Principal

London |

Lucy Brealy is a principal at Renovata & Company. She works with clients in venture, growth equity and private equity, building world-class management teams for digital and technology businesses as they scale. Lucy works on a Pan-European basis across all functional domains, including sales and marketing, finance, operations, product, engineering and general management.

Experience

• Previously worked in executive search at a private equity-focused boutique firm, specializing in CEO, chairman, NED and C-level roles across a range of industries, including consumer, industrial, retail, technology and tech-enabled services, business services and financial services
• Began her career in investment banking, spending nine years with Cazenove in corporate finance, where she advised boards and senior management across the FTSE 100 and 250 and worked on IPOs, M&A and capital markets transactions with a focus on financial services and TMT

Education

• BA and MA degrees in History, Oxford University

Tom Dunn
Principal

Pittsburgh |

Tom Dunn is a principal at Renovata & Company. He is responsible for developing client relationships and executing C-suite executive search assignments for growth and private equity-backed portfolio companies.

Experience

• More than 12 years of executive search experience working with privately held and publicly traded companies of all sizes from $20M - $10B in revenue
• Previous experience as a managing director for a boutique executive search firm focused on serving the engineering, construction, industrial and real estate development sectors.

Education

• MPS in Human Resources and Employment Relations from Penn State University
• BA degree from Virginia Tech

Emma Tourneret
Principal

London | +44 73 8454 3680

Emma Galatry joined SEGALEN+ASSOCIÉS in 2020 and is principal in the UK and France. She works across various asset classes – mostly private equity, growth capital and private credit, alongside real estate and infrastructure, and role types – with a focus on investment and expert roles (IR & Fundraising, Capital Markets and Senior Advisors & Operating Partners). She is also part of the Board practice supporting the partners and more generally, would be involved in Nordic related mandates.

Experience

• Previously worked at an executive search firm in London, where she supported pan-European private equity funds on investment hires in the UK, the Nordics and France
• Danish and French national - fluent in English, French and Danish

Education

• Master’s degree in Strategy and International Management from Nova School of Business and Economics, Lisbon

Lisa Morgan
Principal

London |

Lisa Morgan is a principal at Renovata & Company. She is responsible for building world-class management teams for venture, growth, and private equity-backed digital and technology businesses. Lisa also serves as the head of delivery for Renovata & Company.

Experience

• Prior to Renovata & Company, spent three years as director of executive search at Marble Hill Partners, specializing in building talented executive teams for private equity-backed businesses
• Previously worked for the Miles Partnership as a research partner in technology and retail
• Spent her early career at Korn Ferry International as senior associate in the technology practice

Education and Awards

• Law diploma from Oxford University
• BA degree with honors in Law and French, Oxford Brookes University

Jeanne Segalen
Principal

Paris | +33 6 79 02 39 54

Jeanne Segalen joined SEGALEN+ASSOCIÉS in 2017 and is now principal in the Paris office. She concentrates on working with private equity funds to build and develop their investment teams. In addition, she recruits investment professionals, operating partners and senior advisors across all asset classes including leveraged buyout (LBO), venture and growth capital, private debt and infrastructure. She works with family offices too.

Jeanne also participates in the placement of C-level professionals for portfolio companies, listed and family-owned businesses. She supports partners in the board practice as well.

Experience

• Previous legal experience in law firms at August & Debouzy and Reinhart Marville Torre as well as strategy consulting at Rise Conseil

Education

• Master’s degree in Entrepreneurship & Management from Emlyon Business School
• Master’s degree in Business Law from University Paris X

Cécile Vignial
Principal

Paris | +33 6 08 66 22 96

Cécile Vignial joined the Paris office of SEGALEN+ASSOCIÉS in 2019. She mainly assists funds in their search for talent in private equity, from venture to buyout, as well as in private debt, infrastructure or fund of funds. She is especially interested in the development of impact/sustainable investing.

Experience

• Previously an economist at the OECD's Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, where she was a principal administrator for 10 years and then senior advisor
• Led numerous projects and publications on risk management, including on the assessment and coverage of catastrophic and emerging risks, working alongside leaders in the insurance and risk-management industries

Education

• MSc of Economics at The London School of Economics and Political Science
• Graduated with honors in Economics and Finance from Science Po

Alex Zaharia
Consultant

London |

Alex Zaharia is a consultant at Renovata & Company, focusing on the intersection of human capital, business strategy and technology. He serves venture, growth and private equity sponsors across pre-deal advisory projects and C-Suite mandates for Europe and North America.

Experience

• Previously worked as a senior associate on board and leadership projects for venture capital and private equity investors with an emphasis on the high-growth, disruptive technology portfolio companies
• Brings domain experience across a range of sectors, including SaaS, fintech, marketplace and B2C online spectrum
• Originally from Romania; started his career as a human rights lawyer for Lawyers Without Borders

Education

• Diploma in Finance & Quantitative Modelling from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
• Bachelor of Law (LLB) degree from the University of Manchester

Sian Powell
Senior Associate

London |

Sian Powell is a research associate at Renovata & Company. Her focus is on developing a deep understanding of the global technology landscape, the ecosystem of companies, and its executives to support efficient and rigorous search processes.

Experience

• Previously a head coordinator at Fraser & Co, an award-winning independent estate agency with a strong local presence and a global reputation
• Fluent in French

Education

• BA degree in English Literature and French with honors, Royal Holloway University of London

Hareem Ali
Research Associate

Germany |

Hareem Ali is a Research Associate at Renovata & Company. She is currently working on C-Level mandates across Europe for private equity backed portfolio companies in the technology sector. She is focused on identifying top talent for clients.

Experience:

• 2 years of executive search experience in August Leadership (HQ: NY) and closed several searches in the retail, consumer and aerospace practice area in Europe, US, Middle East and Asia. Led research teams and liaised with Partners for successful placements
• Started career as an Assistant Relationship Manager in Corporate Banking

Education:

Bachelor’s in Business Administration, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi, Pakistan

Mariia Bykovska
Research Associate

Paris | +33 1 76 21 63 36

Mariia Bykovska is an associate at SEGALEN+ASSOCIÉS. She joined the firm in 2022 as an executive search intern in the Paris office before being promoted Associate in 2023.

Experience

• Previously worked in account payables during her internship at Citibank
• Joined Mazars as a junior accountant in the Outsourced Accounting Services department

Education

• Master’s degree in Finance, Banking and Insurance from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
• Double degree in International Economics and Sustainable Development from Université Paris-Est Créteil
• Exchange semester abroad from Norwegian School of Economics

Vincent Carré
Research Associate

Paris | +33 6 82 15 95 51

Vincent Carré joined SEGALEN+ASSOCIÉS in 2022 as an associate. He conducts research and supports the teams in the execution of mandates. He works on placing investment professionals (in private equity, infrastructure, VC, real estate and debt) from vice president to partner level for international funds. Vincent also helps on general management and finance roles within corporates, family-owned, listed and LBO-backed companies.

Experience

• Previously worked for two years in executive search, first at Egon Zehnder in the financial services practice, and then at Morgan Philips Executive Search in the public and semi-public practice

Education

• Master’s degree in Management and Consulting from the Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Commerciales d’Angers

Simona Korsakaite
Senior Associate

Simona |

Simona Korsakaite is a Senior Associate at Renovata & Company, responsible for research and delivery of executive searches across various sectors globally. She is committed to finding outstanding and impactful leaders for organisations whilst advising clients on how to mitigate the risks associated with senior appointments.

Experience

• Previously worked for executive search firm Granger Reis for six years, with a solid track record of delivering senior appointments across construction, engineering, real estate, infrastructure, industrial manufacturing and mining sectors.

Education

• BA degree in Psychology from Vilnius University in Lithuania

Taylor Almeraz
Senior Associate

Taylor |

Taylor Almeraz is a Senior Associate at Renovata & Company, with over six years of research experience within the UK & European PE & VC markets. She is responsible for the research and delivery of board and executive-level mandates across the technology, services, industrial, and consumer sectors. She is a champion for driving diversity and excellence in executive teams.

Experience

• Previously worked for Dartmouth Partners, a high-growth finance recruitment company, where she specialised in winning and leading CFO and senior finance mandates across PE and VC-backed technology businesses.
• Four-years of experience in designing and leading data-driven research projects for various PE and corporate clients while working at Russell Reynolds and GLG.

Education

• Graduate Certificate in Data, Economics & Development Policy from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
• MA (Hons) in International Relations from the University of St Andrews

Hetal Panchal
Chief Financial Officer

London |

Hetal Panchal is the CFO for Renovata & Company. He brings extensive experience in high-growth, investor-backed, people-based businesses ranging from management consultancy and professional services to recruitment.

Experience

• Serves as CFO for the Sunday Times Fast Track 100 winner in the management consultancy industry
• Served as CFO for the award-winning Sunday Times Best Company in the creative recruitment sector
• Executed several multi-million-pound acquisitions and disposals covering financing, due diligence and post-deal integration
• Depth across both multi-site and internationally based companies with operations in North America, EMEA and APAC
• Experience in operations, IT and HR

Education

• CGMA Qualified, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
• BA degree with honors, Business Studies, Kingston University

Pascale Beyaert
Office Manager & Executive Assistant

London | +44 75 8703 5114

Pascale Beyaert joined SEGALEN+ASSOCIÉS in 2020 as executive assistant and office manager of the London office. Since 2022, she also manages the Paris office and oversees day-to-day management, invoicing, accounting, personal management, travel organization and seminars. She participates in executive search assignments for international clients and provides support in prospecting new missions.

Experience

• Previously worked at FedEx Belgium, holding various positions in the Commercial department, including sales coordinator, inside sales and sales executive
• Prior experience in sales, accounting, order taking, stock management and shipping

Education

• BA degree in Marketing Research from IHRG
• BA degree in Executive Assistant and Executive Secretary from ECSEDI

Rebecca Ellam
Project Coordinator & Executive Assistant

London |

Rebecca Ellam is a project coordinator and executive assistant at Renovata & Company.  She is responsible for managing search assignments alongside supporting a founding partner.

Experience

• More than 20 years of experience working in c-suite executive support in Tech, Venture Capital and Private Equity

Education

• Institute of Legal Executives examination Part 1

Anna Populus
Project Coordinator & Executive Assistant

Paris | +33 6 07 56 95 00

Anna Populus joined SEGALEN+ASSOCIÉS in 2022 as executive assistant and project manager in the Paris office. She coordinates the administrative management of various missions in Paris and London, and works in tandem with the office manager based abroad. She also helps to organize annual team seminars.

Experience

• Previously recruited by a large American group as an international mobility consultant; she worked in several departments

Education

• Professional Master 2 in Conduct of Cultural Projects, Knowledge of Public from Université Paris Nanterre
• Master’s degree in Management and implementation of cultural projects, (Médiation culturelle) from Université Sorbonne Nouvelle