Apollo Executive Search / Kennedy France - A Boutique Firm with a global vision

In this profile series, we introduce the partner offices of the Kennedy Executive network. This time, we’d like to take you to Paris, home of Apollo Executive Search , headed by Kennedy’s founding father, Jorg Stegemann. There is another, quite special reason to shine the spotlight on Apollo. The French business newspaper Les Echos named them one of the best recruitment firms in France and awarded them an ‘excellent’ rating in Executive Search for the third consecutive year. There are approximately 2,500 recruitment firms in France but only 25 have received this distinction!

Imagine working in an office with a view of the river Seine and the Eiffel tower. For the Apollo team it’s a daily reality. Their workplace is picture book Paris. It’s located in an impressive Art-Deco building in the 8th arrondissement. This part of Paris is called the Golden Triangle because of the many big corporate names seated here and is the beating heart of French executive search.

The firm was founded in 2013, when Jorg Stegemann founded the Kennedy Executive network. With it, is became the first partner firm of the global network. Since 2017, the executive search practice operates under the name Apollo Executive Search & Consulting. The team consists of four experienced professionals, each with a diverse background. Common denominator is their international outlook and experience. Jorg Stegemann has an impressive track record in retained search and recruitment, working in the industry since 2001. He has lived in Germany, France, Austria, Italy and Singapore and speaks German, English, French, Italian and Swedish. Director of Recruitment, Béatrice Bringer, is half French, half Dutch and is married to a French-American husband. She has been recruiting international talent for the past 20 years. Margaux Burkard, Consultant, has lived, studied and worked in Germany, France and Austria and speaks French, German, English and Spanish. Henri Grabe, who has lived and workd in France and Germany and is trilingual French, German and English and words as a researcher completes the team. The Apollo team speaks 6 languages and have lived, studied or worked in 8 countries on 4 continents.

They cater to a variety of clients in a broad scope of industries.  It’s no surprise however, that their main focus is on French-German search assignments and consulting. This can be French SMEs looking for a regional or country manager in Germany or Austria, German companies setting up shop in France or companies from other countries with recruitment needs in either French or German spoken territories.

Recent assignments the team has run are: Country Manager France (German SME/ Industrial), Country Manager Germany (French SME/ Industrial), Country Manager France (Austrian family owned business/ Industrial), CEO Germany (French start-up/ Saas), Group CFO (French group/ Communications), Sales Director Germany (French start-up/ Digital), HR Group Director (German group/ Industrial) or CMO (French listed company/ Services).

Clients benefit from their boutique approach, local relevance and international outlook. Jorg is a firm believer that this mix offers the best for any client looking for talent in a world where borders dissolve and technology brings people together from all corners of the globe. It is one of the reasons he founded Kennedy Executive Search. The network also offers smaller, but strong firms, that prosper locally and know their market inside out without working in a silo which are the benefits of a international global firm. “It’s the best of both worlds”, Jorg says. “Together we are bigger Stronger together; individually we retain the freedom of a boutique firm. Local knowledge combined with global relevance. After all, the current pandemic has proven once more that the world is one and that we are all global citizens. Yet cultural differences became even more visible, calling for the ongoing need of local relevance and understanding too. Being part of this network broadens our minds and gives us insights in other perspectives. And it offers access to new parts of the world. I love asking clients ‘where else can we help you in the world?’

Want to know more about Apollo Executive Search & Consulting / Kennedy Paris Please visit https://www.apolloexecutive.com/