Our Leadership Team

For 27 years, Jean-Marie has been assisting pharma, biotech and medtech companies with their most strategic search assignments.

Prior to co-founding PITKER in 2020, Jean-Marie spent sixteen years at Amrop, one of the world's leading executive search firms.

From 2010 to 2020, he served as Managing Director of the Paris office of Amrop and co-leader for Europe of Amrop's Life Sciences practice.

Jean-Marie is a graduate of Institut d'Etudes Politique (Rennes) and holds a postgraduate diploma in international business.

Maud is an executive search professional who supports her industrial clients in C-level searches. In addition, Maud has a special expertiste in leadership assessment.

Before co-founding PITKER in 2020, Maud worked for fifteen years at Colgate-Palmolive where she held marketing management positions, both in France and abroad.

Maud is a graduate of EDHEC Lille (Class of 2004) and is certified on the Wave-Saville assessment tool.

Patrice has built a seventeen-year track record in executive search. He works exclusively with midsize companies owned by private equity funds, family offices, and entrepreneurs.

Before joining PITKER in 2024, Patrice was a partner at Russell Reynolds and then at Ebbinge, a firm specializing in executive search for private equity portfolio companies.

Patrice began his career at Kearney as a consultant in Europe and Asia.

Patrice holds a degree from ESSEC, an MBA from INSEAD, and a PhD in Social Sciences from École Polytechnique.