Eurotriade

What Eurotriade does

Eurotriade is an international HR consultancy and recruitment agency specialized in cross-border talent acquisition, executive search, and umbrella employment services for global enterprises. Founded in 1989 in Berlin by Clément Kopp as a German-French HR consulting firm, the group is now parented under Terra4Folks SAS (France) and operates through wholly-owned regional subsidiaries in Germany (Leinfelden-Echterdingen and Berlin, 1989), France (Paris, 1998), Romania (Sibiu, 2005), Morocco (Tangier, 2010), the United States (Detroit, 2015), and South Korea (Seoul, 2020) — seven offices across four continents. Its core product set comprises International Recruitment and Executive Search, complemented by governmental-accredited Umbrella Services (AÜG) that allow clients to deploy employees in new markets before establishing local legal entities, plus adjacent modules covering interim management, transformation and change consulting, and M&A HR due diligence.

The company originated in the automotive industry and continues to center its go-to-market on European OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers, with additional vertical exposure to IT, manufacturing/tooling, and finance. Delivery is sales-led and relationship-driven: a small bench of senior multilingual consultants (typically 11–50 employees group-wide) executes direct-approach search mandates, supported by an international partner network cultivated over 30+ years. Back-office tooling is intentionally lean — Zoho Recruit as ATS, Kanopiiis as a partner job board, and Typeform-based inbound lead capture — with no proprietary technology platform or disclosed AI/automation layer.

Revenue is generated through professional services fees on executive search and interim management placements, and through managed-services fees on umbrella / wage-portage engagements where Eurotriade acts as the legal employer of record (handling payroll, expenses, benefits, and HR administration for deployed staff). Pricing is bespoke and quote-based, with no public rate card. Customer concentration is enterprise-only and weighted toward automotive, with no public disclosure of named end-clients or revenue split, and no external funding has been raised — the firm remains family-controlled under the Kopp family (Philippe Kopp as CEO Germany & USA, Marc Leibundguth as CEO France, Angela Ghircoias as CEO Romania).

Name

Eurotriade

Legal name

Terra4Folks SAS

Website

https://eurotriade.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Eurotriade is a family-owned international HR consultancy and recruitment agency founded in 1989, specializing in cross-border executive search, governmental-accredited umbrella employment services, and transformation consulting for global enterprises — primarily European OEMs and Tier 1 automotive suppliers — across 7 offices in Germany, France, Romania, Morocco, the USA, and Korea.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

HR Consulting & Recruitment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Professional Employer Organizations (561330), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

HRIS/HCM Implementation & EOR Platform Services (BPACAHAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Global Contractor Engagement & Cross-Border Payments (BPACAGAI), M&A HR Advisory (Due Diligence, Integration, Carve-outs) (BPACAJAL), Human Capital & Workforce Transformation Consulting (BPAHACAE)

Keywords

• Cross-border recruitment
• Executive search services
• HR consultancy
• Umbrella employment services
• Interim management

Headquarters

HQ city

Leinfelden-echterdingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Recruitment and Executive Search Services: Eurotriade generates revenue through direct approach recruitment and executive search services for identifying and placing executives, middle management, and expert-level candidates across international markets. This includes identification, screening, and placement of talent for clients in automotive, IT, tooling, finance, and other sectors.
2. Umbrella Services / Wage Portage: Governmentally accredited umbrella services providing immediate employment solutions for international companies entering new markets. Eurotriade employs candidates under their own structure and handles all HR administrative tasks including payroll, compensation and benefits management, and expenses processing. Revenue is generated through service fees for employment administration and HR management.
3. Interim Management: Provision of international interim managers for swift transitions of vacant positions. Revenue generated through placement fees for interim management assignments.
4. Transformation and Change Management: HR transformation consulting services including change management, organizational restructuring, mediation, due diligence, and people redeployment. Provided as professional consulting engagements.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Eurotriade is an HR consultancy and cross-border recruitment agency founded in 1989, providing international executive search, governmental-accredited umbrella/wage portage services, interim management, M&A HR support, and HR transformation consulting. The firm operates from seven locations across four continents, supporting global companies with international hiring, employment compliance, and organizational change needs.

Product overview

Eurotriade is an international HR consultancy and recruitment agency operating as a unified service platform rather than a modular software product. The core offering consists of International Recruitment and Executive Search services supported by governmental-accredited Umbrella Services. The portfolio integrates five complementary modules: Wage Portage (immediate employment solutions via the umbrella structure), Interim Management (access to interim managers), Transformation Services (change management and restructuring), Business Development Support, and Merger & Acquisition HR Support. Together, these services enable clients to execute cross-border recruitment and HR operations without requiring local legal entities, supported by offices in Germany, France, Romania, Morocco, USA, and Korea.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• International Recruitment & Executive Search Cross-border executive search and direct recruitment services helping companies identify and hire senior professionals and specialists internationally, with focus on automotive, manufacturing, and industrial sectors.
• Umbrella Services / Wage Portage Governmentally accredited umbrella employment (portage salarial) services that allow companies to employ international consultants and contractors in compliance with local labor regulations across multiple jurisdictions.
• Interim Management Provision of experienced interim executives and managers to lead organizations during transitions, restructuring, or leadership gaps, leveraging senior consultant network across multiple geographies.
• HR Transformation Consulting Strategic consulting services that assist companies in reorganizing HR functions, implementing change management programs, and aligning workforce practices during international expansion or restructuring.
• M&A HR Support Specialized HR advisory for mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, including workforce due diligence, integration planning, and people-related risk management.
• Business Development Support Advisory and operational support to help companies expand into new geographic markets, including talent acquisition strategy, local entity setup, and partner identification.

Quantifiable outcome

• 300+ completed recruitment projects in France
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Deel: Fast-growing EOR and global payroll platform serving SMEs and enterprises with software-enabled cross-border employment. Emerging technology-enabled disruptor to traditional umbrella/EOR models like Eurotriade's, particularly in the European mid-market.

Direct peers

• Robert Half International: Global staffing and consulting firm with established presence in Europe, North America, and APAC, providing contract and permanent placement plus managed services. Comparable to Eurotriade in international recruitment and employment administration services.
• Michael Page: International recruitment consultancy placing professionals across disciplines and geographies, with deep European and automotive practice. Comparable to Eurotriade's direct-approach recruitment model and senior consultant delivery, though at significantly larger scale.
• PageGroup: Multinateral recruitment firm (parent of Michael Page and Page Personnel) operating across 36 countries with a focus on mid-to-senior white-collar placements. Directly comparable to Eurotriade's cross-border recruitment and executive search offering in European markets.
• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm combining executive search, talent acquisition, and HR advisory services. Comparable to Eurotriade on executive search and transformation consulting, with significantly larger scale and broader service portfolio.
• Globalization Partners: Global EOR platform enabling companies to hire and manage employees in 180+ countries without local entities. The most direct technology-enabled competitor to Eurotriade's AÜG-accredited umbrella services, though at vastly larger scale and with proprietary technology.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm with a strong automotive and industrial practice. Directly comparable to Eurotriade on senior executive search and HR transformation consulting, though focused on C-suite and board-level mandates.
• Hays: Global recruitment and workforce solutions firm operating across 30+ countries with a strong European footprint and dedicated automotive and engineering practices. Directly comparable to Eurotriade in cross-border executive search and specialty staffing, with materially larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• Randstad: One of the world's largest HR services providers offering staffing, in-house services, and HR solutions across 60+ markets. Broader portfolio than Eurotriade but overlaps on cross-border placement, EOR-type employment, and automotive/manufacturing verticals.
• ManpowerGroup: Global workforce solutions company operating in 70+ countries with staffing, recruitment process outsourcing, and talent development. Broader incumbent player comparable to Eurotriade on cross-border staffing and managed employment services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/eurotriade

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries6 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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