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The executives you need are already in post.

Executive and senior management search for energy companies in France and Norway.

years in business
10
mandates completed
340
countries, France and Norway
2
Expertise

Three ways we work with executive leadership.

  • 01

    Executive and senior management search

    General management, finance, operations and business development, and the key managers around them. A direct, confidential approach to candidates currently in post.

  • 02

    Executive support

    One-to-one support for an executive or a leadership team, particularly in the first months after taking up a new role.

  • 03

    Leadership team performance

    Assessment of incumbent executives and senior managers ahead of an acquisition, a succession or a reorganisation.

Sectors

Eight sectors, one standard. We have followed the leadership teams in each of them for ten years.

  • Onshore and offshore windDevelopers, turbine manufacturers, operators, funds that own wind farms.
  • SolarIndependent power producers, EPC contractors, operations and maintenance companies.
  • Biogas and biomethaneAnaerobic digestion operators, energy companies, agricultural cooperatives.
  • HydrogenElectrolysis, heavy-duty mobility, industrial end users.
  • GridsTransmission, distribution, grid connection, electrical engineering.
  • StorageStationary batteries, pumped-storage hydro, flexibility aggregators.
  • NuclearOperations, maintenance, new build, decommissioning.
  • Low-carbon industryBio-coal, biochar, decarbonised industrial materials and processes.
The partners

Every mandate is led by a partner, from scoping through to the appointee taking up the role.

  • Portrait of Patricia Roche
    Patricia RocheFounding Partner
  • Portrait of Jean-Philippe Burtin
    Jean-Philippe BurtinFounding Partner
  • Portrait of Michel-Henri Valette
    Michel-Henri ValetteFounding Partner
  • Portrait of Nanna Nansen Collett
    Nanna Nansen CollettPartner
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Approach

Key stages, from signing to decision.

  1. 01

    Scoping

    The role, the context and the decision criteria, agreed with you.

  2. 02

    Mapping

    Identifying the relevant profiles in the market.

  3. 03

    Outreach

    Direct, confidential contact, in-depth interviews and assessment of every executive we meet.

  4. 04

    Decision

    Interviews, negotiation, then follow-up as the appointee takes up the role.

Recent mandates

A selection of recently completed mandates.

Company and individual names are never disclosed.

RoleSectorCompany
Chief Executive OfficerOffshore windMid-sized company, €600m revenue
Chief Financial OfficerHydrogenGrowth company, Series C
Chief Operating OfficerNuclearIndustrial group, 4,000 employees
Chair of the Management BoardGridsRegional grid operator
Independent Non-Executive DirectorSolarListed independent power producer
Head of Business Development, EuropeStorageInfrastructure fund portfolio company
Europe

Paris and Oslo, to take your searches across borders.

PARTNER · OSLO

Norway

Our Norwegian partner, an executive search firm based in Oslo, knows the leadership teams in offshore wind, grids and hydrogen across Scandinavia. Every mandate conducted in Norway remains led by a Borea Energy Partners partner.

  • Offshore wind
  • Hydrogen
  • Grids
  • Storage
HEAD OFFICE · PARIS

France

From Paris, the partners lead all French mandates across the eight sectors.

10 rue de la Paix, 75002 Paris

A mandate to entrust, a question to ask.

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Confidentiality

Your enquiry remains strictly confidential. No name, neither your company’s nor a candidate’s, is disclosed without your prior consent.