Laurence Mahéo has 25 years' experience in the technology, digital and innovation sectors, gained as a consultant and then Managing Director of international executive search firms. She worked in France and the USA for Heidrick & Struggles, based in Paris and then in their Menlo Park, Palo Alto, California office.
On her return from the USA, she joined Whitehead Mann in Paris in 2005 to strengthen the Technology practice. She participated in the launch of the Private Equity practice in Continental Europe, of which she became a very active member. After Whitehead Mann was acquired by Korn Ferry, where she stayed for two years, she joined Leaders Trust, where she was the youngest partner, specializing in digital and technology. In 2015, she joined Pedersen & Partners as Country Manager to develop their presence in France.
Since September 2021, she has headed the Paris office of H.I. Executive Consulting, an international executive search firm specializing in the digital, technology, private equity and professional services sectors.
Each year, Laurence leads a pro-bono research project, which is what led her to meet and collaborate with Claire Mounier-Véhier in spring 2018.
A member of the Blue Sky business angels fund since 2007, Laurence graduated from the University of Lille I with a Master's degree in International Business.
Christine Delavault is a physician specialized in medical biology. After graduating with a DEA in hemostasis and vessel biology, she joined the pharmaceutical industry where she worked for 27 years in various roles including marketing, medical affairs and market access for Searle, Bellon, Pharmacia and Daiichi Sankyo. At Daiichi Sankyo, she was instrumental in setting up and expanding the French [...]
In 1996, Jean-Luc Souflet and Jean Duforest founded the children's fashion brand OKAÏDI, with the aim of making business work for people. In 2005, they co-piloted the takeover of JACADI PARIS and founded IDGROUP. In 2010, the FNAC éveil et jeux brand, renamed OXYBUL éveil et jeux, joined the group. At the same time, the group developed a network of crèches under the RIGOLO COMME LA VIE brand. [...]
After studying at Sciences Po and earning a diploma in communications, Catherine Orphelin spent more than 10 years in politics (working for Cercles Universitaires de France, Michel Bongrand SA Conseils, the European Union in Brussels and project officer for Philippe Seguin). She founded Cocarde in 1988 where she designed influential communications strategies, supported company executives and planned [...]