Alexander Hughes Names Managing Partner of Paris Office
September 16, 2025 – Alexander Hughes has appointed Jean-Marie Simon as managing partner of the Paris office. “His appointment as managing partner of the Paris office follows his successful tenure as a client partner at our firm for several years, where he played a key role in managing our relationships with key clients, leading strategic initiatives and developing a deep understanding of their challenges,” Alexander Hughes said. “With a rich and multidisciplinary background in major technology groups, Jean-Marie is an expert in strategy, transformation and operational governance. He has successfully led numerous transformation projects in multicultural and international environments.”
“Jean-Marie’s appointment as head of our teams represents an important milestone in our growth,” said Julien Rozet, CEO of Alexander Hughes. “With his proven experience and dedication, he will play a key role in creating new opportunities for the group. His leadership will be essential in supporting our consultants, helping them expand their business, and ensuring projects are managed with both rigor and agility to meet our clients’ ever-rising expectations for quality and performance.”
Mr. Simon has led numerous large-scale projects aimed at supporting business change while revealing and strengthening the skills of teams, both locally and globally. “Known for his inspiring leadership and strong interpersonal skills, his expertise is a key asset in driving the development of new business opportunities and ensuring a high level of quality in the services delivered to clients,” Alexander Hughes said.
Mr. Simon also holds the role of co-head of the board services practice. He has more than thirty years of experience in the world of consulting and technological services, acquired within leading firms such as Atos and Schlumberger. His rich career has led him to occupy key positions in human resources, technology and general management, in France and internationally.
France has a developed, high-income mixed economy, characterized by sizeable government involvement, economic diversity, a skilled labor force, and high innovation. For roughly two centuries, the French economy has consistently ranked among the 10 largest globally; it is currently the world’s ninth-largest by purchasing power parity, the seventh-largest by nominal GDP, and the second-largest in the European Union by both metrics. France is considered an economic power, with membership in the Group of Seven leading industrialized countries, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the Group of Twenty largest economies.
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Founded in 1957, Alexander Hughes is an international executive search firm advising senior management on key talent acquisition: executive and non-executive directors, senior managers and recognized experts. With 53 offices, Alexander Hughes has a fully-owned worldwide coverage offering local expertise combined with global capabilities. The team includes more than 130 consultants operating in 10 practices, ranging from financial services and technology to life sciences, industrial manufacturing, and consumer markets.
Past Expansion in Paris
This past spring, Alexander Hughes added Kienbaum Executive Consultants International in Paris as a member firm. The firm’s CEO Didier Guillot took over the responsibility for Alexander Hughes’ Paris office as client partner of Alexander Hughes Executive Search. His core expertise is mainly in the industrial, consumer markets, utilities and services sectors.
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Mr. Guillot has gained extensive experience in the recruitment, general management as a CEO and leadership assessment in one of the international top executive search firm and development of international talents as well as the management of a very complex international transformation.
After starting his career at Henkel in France, Mr. Didier stayed for almost 20 years at L’Oreal, where he had been in various HR leadership positions in France, Americas, The Netherlands, Benelux, and Iberia. He then joined Le Duff Group, a family-owned leader in the bakery and food industry, present in Europe, Americas and Asia, as a HR VP, before turning to executive search in 2019. Mr. Didier is fluent in French, English and Spanish, understands German and Dutch.
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Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief and Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media
