Valentine Verbrugge
Valentine is an Executive Search Senior Consultant at Beyond Associés, advising clients on the recruitment of senior executives and board members. Based in Paris, she works on assignments both in France and internationally, with a particular focus on the Consumer Goods, Retail, Luxury, and Industrial sectors.
She brings a strong background in strategy consulting, where she developed expertise in market dynamics, organizational transformation, and strategic assessments for leading companies.
Prior experience
Before joining Beyond Associés in September 2025, Valentine was an Associate at Kearney. During this time, she worked on numerous strategy projects for international groups. She contributed to major transformation programs for CAC 40 clients in the Energy, Spirits, and Cosmetics industries, and also conducted strategic due diligence projects for Private Equity funds.
Earlier in her career, she gained experience in the beauty and retail industries, holding roles in marketing and strategy at Caudalie and DFS Group (LVMH).
Education
Valentine holds a Master in Management Grande École (MiM) from ESCP Business School, after completing a Bachelor’s degree in International Economics, Management and Finance at University Bocconi in Milan.
She is fluent in French and English and leverages her international background to engage effectively with clients and candidates from diverse cultural environments.
She likes
Honesty, kindness, Indian summer, laughing and all kinds of cheese
She dislikes
Arrogance, cycling in the rain, injustice and cumin
Favorite quote
“Believe in your dreams and they may come true. Believe in yourself and they will surely come true.” Martin Luther King