Sylvain Dhenin

Managing partner, CTPartners

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Company Info: CTPartners

Web site: www.ctnet.com

Address: 41 Ave. de Friedland, 75008 Paris, France

Phone: 33 156 60 27 02

E-mail: sdhenin@ctnet.com

Advice: Get to know your strengths and weaknesses. It is also essential to gain international experience.

Qualities sought in emerging leaders: As my clients are global, I look for people with international experience who have the right level of energy to influence organizations and enough drive to lead people.

Sector specialization: Professional and IT services, manufacturing and energy, private equity, technology, telecommunications

Job function specialization: CEOs, business unit managers, HR, partners, CIOs

Geographical Focus: Europe

Companies I often recruit for: Capgemini; Alstom; Areva; IBM; Thomson

Favorite historical figure: Charles de Gaulle

Education: Ecole Superieure de Bordeaux (French business school), 1993

Languages: French, English

Employment history: CTPartners, Managing Partner and Member of the Executive Committee, 2006 to present; Whitehead Mann, Partner, Managing Partner, 2001-05; Morgan Howard, Managing Partner, 1998-2001; Michael Page, Consultant, Manager, 1996-98; Danone, 1992-96

Other interests: Running, contemporary art, architecture

Professional/Membership Affiliations: MBC Club (Geneva)

Experience in executive search consulting: 11 years

High Profile Placement: Confidential

Other paths I might have pursued: I cannot think of a career where I would have experienced more passion.

The global business trend that will most influence corporate performance in the future: The ability to work in and integrate various cultures and create global leadership teams.