Executive Search & Talent Acquisition Team
Cédric Le Nest
Founder and CEO
Paris, France
Biography
Cédric, with 15 years of experience in recruitment and headhunting, has a strong European network and a focus on the sports industry. He has worked with renowned organizations like IOC, Inter Milan FC, World Rowing, Olympique de Marseille, OBS, Girondins de Bordeaux, Sportfive, and AS Monaco.
Tom Sears
London, UK
Biography
Tom, a sports industry professional, founded Kinsey Seers in 2017 and has held senior positions in various bodies worldwide. With extensive network in the UK, Australasia, Africa, and Europe, he is also the founder and chair of the Professional Body of Sports Leadership.
Daniel Woh
Partner
Shanghai, China
Biography
Daniel Woh, Partner at Sport Business Talent and co-founder of VS Talent Consulting, is a skilled headhunter with over 15 years of experience in the Chinese and Asian sports industry. He has worked with renowned brands like adidas and Specialized, making him a prominent figure in recruitment and executive search.
Executive Coaching Team
Fabrice Gatti
Associate Director
Paris, France
Biography
Fabrice Gatti, founder of Mamkle company and Associate Director at SBT, is an executive coach-mentor, talent specialist, and speaker. With 20 years of experience in management, sales, and marketing, he focuses on motivation and performance, integrating economics, motivational psychology, and sociology. He developed the C.R.A.F.T. model to help organizations align challenges with individual needs and abilities, promoting healthy and sustainable development for both people and organizations.
Kris Perquy
Associate Director
Brussels, Belgium
Biography
Kris Perquy, Associate Director at Sport Business Talent, is an organizational psychologist and entrepreneur who built his 25+ years’ experience in a leading Belgian consulting firm and as a freelance consultant. Specializing in leadership development, focusing on strengths of people. Clients value his expertise in high-level assessment & development centres, executive 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 mental coach he supports athletes, coaches and teams to prepare for top performance and he helps sport clubs and federations to develop their expertise in sport psychology.
He has worked with the Belgian Football Association, the Belgian Handball Federation, Fnatic in esports, VF Corporation (Vans, The North Face) and the European Commission.
Associate Director
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.
Sport psychologist for professional athletes and coaches.
More than 25 years of experience in individual and team coaching.
Experience with EU ( European Commission)
- Lead Assessor for Assessment Centers and Development Centers for the European Commission (Recruitment and Promotion Processes)
- Individual coaching of (senior) managers at Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (CNECT)
- Training on Leadership & Change Management for European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
Jean Laurent Bourquin
Associate Director
Geneva, Switzerland
Biography
Jean Laurent is a seasoned Sport Business Executive with 25 years of cross-cultural management expertise in Olympic and World Sport Organizations. He excels in stakeholder management, has a track record of successfully handling international projects, and provides career transition consulting services for top athletes.
Training & Career Consulting Team
Marine Lallement
Partner
Paris, France
Biography
Marine Lallement founded Fast Sport in 2007, offering professional training programs in marketing, sponsorship, sales, and sports law. The company caters to professionals in clubs, sports federations, event management firms, media, and players. Fast Sport also offers language learning courses in sports, covering English, Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese. Marine Lallement is fluent in both French and English, ensuring effective communication and instruction in multiple languages.
Guillaume Stollsteiner
Partner
Geneva, Switzerland
Biography
Guillaume, a Partner at Sport Business Talent and founder of Tell NP Advisers, has over ten years of experience in recruitment. He specializes in career assessment, networking, job research, professional retraining, and interview coaching. With a client portfolio including BNP Paribas, Groupe Coty, Lexmark, and Vivarte, he provides effective communication and support in multiple languages.