Cédric Le Nest
CEO
Paris, France
Bio: Cédric Le Nest s'est construit une solide expérience et un large réseau en Europe en ayant travaillé pendant presque quinze ans dans l'industrie du recrutement et de la chasse de tête que ce soit à Paris, Dublin ou Londres. Il s'est notamment spécialisé dans l'industrie du sport il y a maintenant dix ans et a déjà travaillé avec de nombreuses organisations dans ce secteur en Europe. En effet, il a débuté son expérience dans le secteur du sport business à Londres comme chasseur de tête et a poursuivi sa carrière à Paris en devenant le Directeur Général du cabinet Sport Business Talent. Son expertise et son professionnalisme ont été reconnus par de nombreux professionnels de l'industrie qui recommandent ses services.
References: IOC, OBS, Olympique de Marseille, LFP, AS Monaco, ASO, Infront Sports & Medias, Amer Sports group, Oxbow, Girondins de Bordeaux, Sportfive, Mavic , Decathlon etc.
Langues: Francais, Anglais, Italien, Espagnol
Tom Sears
Associate Director
London, United Kingdom
Bio: Tom Sears has a wealth of experience holding senior roles in sports bodies internationally and founded the London-based sports executive search specialists Kinsey Sears in 2017. Tom’s experience includes leading National Governing Bodies, provincial associations, professional clubs and publicly-funded bodies. He has held Chief Executive and senior commercial roles in the UK, Australasia, Africa and Europe and his international experience has enabled him to develop an extensive network of contacts across the industry and supporting sectors. His company Kinsey Sears provides executive search services sourcing Board members, senior executives and high-performance professionals to clients including global federations, national governing bodies, leading professional clubs, international venues and events. He is also the founder and Chair of the Professional Body of Sports Leadership, the professional membership body for senior executives, high-performance professionals and non-executive directors in the sports industry.
References: Rugby League ( International Federation), England Rugby, the FA, Rugby Football League, Rugby League (European federation), Fulham FC, Sail GP, World Sailing Special Event etc.
Expertise: Assessment, Executive Coaching, Top Athlete Coaching, Talent Management consulting, career plan and talent mobility strategies, etc.
Languages: English, Dutch and French
References: Belgian Football Federation, Belgian Handball Federation, VF Corporation, Fanatic, European Commission etc.
Bio: Kris Perquy is an organizational psychologist and entrepreneur who built his experience in HR consulting in a leading Belgian consulting firm and as a freelance consultant. Specializing in leadership development, focusing on the strengths of people, and with specific attention to the follow-up to guarantee performance growth on the job. Over 20 years Kris has gathered extensive experience with managers and executives in local mid-sized companies and large international organisations (private and public sector). Clients value his expertise in high-level assessment & development centres, individual coaching and coaching teams towards high performance. Since 2005 he combines this consultancy work with a parallel business track in sport psychology. In this role as a mental coach, he supports athletes, coaches and teams to prepare for top performance and he helps sports clubs and federations to develop their expertise in sport psychology.
Education Background:
√ Master Degree in Organizational Psychology (University of Ghent 1990).
√ Certified Coach (Brain-based Coaching, Neuroleadership Institute London, 2018)
√ Masterclass Coaching, Performance Coaching Antwerp, 2008.
√ Certified Wave (Personality Profiling) by Saville Consulting, Paris 2017.
√ Sports psychologist for professional athletes and coaches.
√ More than 20 years of experience in individual and team coaching.
Expertise: Assessment, coaching of organizations/teams/leaders, strategies for mobility and retention of talent, career plan management, performance management consulting (individual and collective), motivations achievements and well-being of your employees, detection and potentiation of talents, diagnosis of efficiency and managerial maturity, support for change management, development and implementation of visions, strategies, values bearing meaning etc.
Languages: French, English and German
References: Red Bull, Toro Rosso, Mc Laren, Fischer, Porche etc.
Bio: Founder of the company Mamkle and creator of the model C.R.A.F.T. Observer of the human, he evaluates and experiments for more than 15 years, the conditions conducive to generating motivation and performance-efficiency individual and collective, in the sectors of organization and sport. Support the creation of configurations conducive to motivation, development and individual and collective performance. Since 2016, he has been involved in strategic consulting, management, executive, management and team coaching, training and sales and leadership missions. It supports organizations in implementing managerial practices and operating methods to align the company’s challenges with the needs-skills of individuals
Expérience: Bilingual English, 20 years of international experience in general management, sales and marketing positions for international groups (Red Bull, Renault F1) and European Smes (Oxbow, Infogrames), He intervened in high stakes contexts, on complex strategic issues and multi-cultural and inter-generational managerial issues. He has over 12 years of management and development of sales and marketing teams and more than 2000 hours of practice as Coach, Mentor Consultant and trainer
Education & Certification
√ D.U. Executive Coaching , Université de Cergy-Pontois
√ DESS Droit propriété intellectuelle Université Grenoble
√ Moniteur de Tennis (FFT)
Certifications
√ Talent Specialist.Talent Reveal
√ Coach - Mediat Coaching
√ Mentor - Red Bull
Expertise: Professional Training, Collective & Individual training, On-demand Training program, On-Line Training etc.
Languages spoken: French, English
References: UEFA, ASO, Paris 2024, FFF, FFR, LFP, l'Equipe, BEinSport, RMC Sport etc..
Bio: Head of business and expert in sports business, Marine Lallement is the founder of Fast Sport (2007). Fast Sport provides teaching for sport industry professionals. They work with experienced teachers specialising in a wide range of topics, including marketing, sponsorship, sales and sports law. Their courses are designed for people working in professional clubs, sports federations, event management firms and the media, as well as current and former players. Fast Sport also offers courses dedicated to language learning in sports. Their "Languages in sports a Sport Business" module covers English, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese, as well as French courses for foreign players and employees in France.
Expertise: Career Assessment, Networking, Job Research, Professional retraining, Interview coaching, etc.
Languages: French, English, and German
References: BNP Paribas, Groupe Coty, Lexmark, Vivarte etc.
Bio: Guillaume has more than ten years' experience in the recruitment industry in France, Ireland, and Switzerland. He founded Tell NP Advisers in 2013 in Geneva and now offers outplacement and coaching solutions to a large number of companies. His firm's portfolio includes some big names, among them the Coty group Coty, Lexmark, BNP Paribas and Vivarte.