What Kreno Consulting does

KRENO Consulting SA is a French HR consulting firm founded around 1980, headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt with five national locations across France. Structured as a Société Anonyme with €400,000 share capital, the firm operates as a privately-held partnership of senior consultants led by CEO Sabrina Rubicone since 2017. The company employs 20 senior consultants who collectively hold former operational leadership roles (HR Directors, CEOs, Industrial Directors, Commercial Directors) across energy, telecommunications, construction, agrifood, and finance sectors.

The firm offers an integrated talent management portfolio spanning executive search and recruitment (four tiers from Essential at €4,000 to Premium+ at 20% of annual package), assessment services using psychometric tools including PerformanSe, DISC and proprietary Perf Echo®, individual and collective coaching, team accompaniment, and HR advisory including CODIR governance support. Training programs (CoActive®, Co-Développement) are co-constructed with clients after an audit phase, with management fundamentals priced at €5,700 HT for groups of 10 and bilan de compétences at €3,420 HT for 10-session CPF-funded programs.

KRENO generates revenue entirely through professional services fees—percentage-based executive search commissions, monthly subscriptions for recurring recruitment, fixed fees for training cohorts and assessments. The firm completes approximately 250 missions per year, trained 650+ participants in 2023, and serves a diversified enterprise and ETI client base including Groupement INTERMARCHÉ, ConforAMA (10+ year relationship), ENGIE Solutions, CEVA Logistics, ROCA France, and Uponor France. Strategic alliances with CMM and Katalyse extend advisory reach into communication and strategy domains. Distribution is consultant-led direct enterprise sales; the firm holds a 2024 Formation Quality Certification and operates without external investors, acquisitions, or disclosed AI/technology platforms.

Name

Kreno Consulting

Legal name

KRENO CONSULTING SA

Website

https://kreno-consulting.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

KRENO Consulting is a 40-year-old French HR consulting boutique in Boulogne-Billancourt employing 20 senior consultants who serve enterprise and ETI clients with executive recruitment, assessment, coaching, training, and HR advisory services across France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

HR Consulting Services

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Capital & Workforce Transformation Consulting (BPAHACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

People Analytics, Assessment & Psychometrics Consulting (BPAHAGAH), Learning, Training & Corporate Education Consulting (BPAHAGAE)

Keywords

• Executive recruitment
• HR consulting
• Skills assessment
• Management training
• Executive coaching

Headquarters

HQ city

Boulogne-billancourt

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Executive Search & Recruitment: Contingency and retained search fees for executive, middle management, and support function recruitment. Revenue generated through percentage-based fees (17-20% of annual package for Premium/Premium+ offerings) and fixed-fee arrangements for subscription and essential packages.
2. Assessment Services: Individual and collective assessment services for recruitment support, internal mobility, and career development. Co-constructed assessments with clients tailored to specific organizational needs.
3. Skills Assessment (Bilan de Compétences): Career assessment and development programs. Pricing at 3,420 € HT for CPF-funded 10-session programs. Revenue recognized upon service delivery with follow-up at 6 months.
4. Training Programs: Customized intra-company training programs in management, communication, sales, and personal development. Indicative pricing: 5,700 € HT for 10-person management fundamentals (14 hours), 5,400 € HT for sales training, 4,500 € HT for public speaking (10 hours).
5. Coaching Services: Individual and team coaching services supporting organizational transformation and leadership development. Services integrated with broader consulting engagements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Kreno Consulting is a French HR consulting firm providing integrated talent management services across the full employee lifecycle: Detection (executive recruitment, psychometric assessment, bilan de compétences), Development (management training via CoActive programs, co-développement peer groups, individual and team coaching), and Piloting (HR advisory, governance restructuring, and organizational transformation consulting). The firm serves primarily French SMEs, mid-sized companies (ETIs), and large enterprises through a team of 20 senior consultants with prior operational leadership experience.

Product overview

Kreno Consulting is a human resources consulting firm offering an integrated portfolio of talent management services. The core offerings include CoActive (co-constructed management training), Co-Développement (peer-group methodology), and Bilan de compétences (skills assessment) as structured programs, complemented by Recruitment (four-tier service model from Essential to Premium+), Assessment (psychometric tools including PerformanSe and DISC), Coaching (individual and collective), Team Accompaniment, and HR Advisory services. The company positions itself as a sparring partner for executives navigating organizational transformation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Co-développement: Professional co-development groups for teams to strengthen collaboration and share experiences
• CoActive

Products and services

• CoActive

Quantifiable outcome

• 70% reduction in social movement participation and 50% decrease in strike duration following social dialogue transformation engagement
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• CMM (Communication)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with CMM, a communication consulting firm, to provide comprehensive advisory services to clients requiring integrated communication and HR solutions.
• Katalyse (Strategy & Development)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Katalyse, a strategy and business development consulting firm, enabling KRENO to offer integrated strategic and HR advisory services.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Robert Walters: International recruitment firm with French operations focused on middle management, executive search, and assessment. Comparable on pricing tiers, executive search methodology, and enterprise client targeting.
• Boyden: Global executive search and leadership advisory with a Paris office and partner-led boutique model. Closely comparable in service mix (executive search, leadership advisory, board services) and mid-market engagement style.
• Michael Page: Major international recruitment firm with strong French operations across middle management and executive search. Comparable on executive and middle management recruitment, assessment, and multi-tier fee structures, though at significantly larger scale.
• Hays: International recruitment group with French offices specializing in mid-to-senior management and specialist roles. Comparable on permanent and interim recruitment, assessment services, and multi-sector enterprise client base.
• PageGroup: Parent of Michael Page and Page Personnel, operating recruitment and HR services across France. Comparable on tiered recruitment offerings, assessment, and broad enterprise customer base across functions.

Broad incumbents

• Egon Zehnder: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm with deep presence in France. Comparable on confidential executive search, assessment, and leadership team advisory; Kreno's sparring-partner positioning overlaps with Egon Zehnder's advisory ethos.
• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm offering executive search, assessment, leadership development, and talent management. Highly comparable service portfolio to Kreno, but operating at enterprise scale with proprietary assessment IP.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm with significant French operations. Comparable because both compete for senior executive mandates and offer integrated leadership advisory, assessment, and coaching — though Heidrick operates at significantly larger scale.
• Spencer Stuart: Global executive search and board advisory firm with Paris office. Comparable on executive search, leadership assessment, and CEO/CODIR advisory mandates, though at a much larger scale and with a stronger international footprint.
• Adecco: Global workforce solutions provider with major French operations spanning staffing, RPO, and talent development. Comparable on talent assessment and development offerings at scale, though much broader portfolio including staffing where Kreno does not compete.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/krenoconsulting
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kreno-consulting
• Xx.com/krenoconsulting

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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