Dirigeants & Partenaires

What Dirigeants & Partenaires does

Dirigeants & Partenaires is a Paris-based executive coaching and outplacement firm serving C-level leaders, COMEX/CODIR members, and senior executives in France and internationally via videoconference. Founded in 2003-2004 and operating from offices in Paris (11 bis rue Leroux, 75116) and Lyon (5 cours Franklin Roosevelt, 69006), the firm has supported more than 3,000 executives through career transitions. Its core services are organized around three pillars: Career Transition (executive outplacement), Executive Coaching (including Compass Coaching for crisis periods and Coaching Avenir for retirement preparation), and Leadership Programs delivered through its DP3 subsidiary (notably the 'Leaders des Transformations' program for B2B clients).

The firm differentiates through a proprietary digital networking platform called DNA (Digital Network Assistant), which provides clients with access to a curated network of more than 700,000 professional contacts. Its methodology combines one-to-one coaching with collective intelligence workshops, peer groups, and residential programs, delivered by coaches who are themselves former C-level executives from firms including Solvay, Bull, Renault, and L'Oréal-adjacent networks. The firm was absorbed by the Lorenz & Hamilton Group, a diversified professional services conglomerate, and in July 2024 acquired the brand and personnel of EOS Dirigeant.

Revenue is generated through professional-services fees billed either to individual self-funding executives or to corporate clients commissioning outplacement engagements. Pricing is quote-based, varying by executive seniority, scope, and engagement duration, with multi-year contracts. The firm employs 11-50 people (18+ named team members), operates under SAS legal form (RCS Paris 449 484 690), and is led by President Ludovic Bourg and Managing Director Sophie Montévil-Bourg. It has held the #1 (INCONTOURNABLE) ranking in the Décideurs Leaders League Executive Outplacement category for 14 consecutive years.

Name

Dirigeants & Partenaires

Legal name

Dirigeants & Partenaires

Website

https://dirigeantsetpartenaires.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Dirigeants & Partenaires is a Paris-based executive coaching and outplacement firm serving C-level leaders and senior executives in France, combining individual coaching, structured outplacement programs, and proprietary digital networking tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Outplacement and Career Transition Services

NAICS

Executive Search Services (561312), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Executive Outplacement (C-Suite & Senior Leaders) (BPACAOAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interim Executive & Fractional Leadership Placement (BPACAAAJ), Leadership Transition & Onboarding Coaching (New Role, New Manager, Promotion) (EDABANAB)

Keywords

• Executive outplacement services
• Career transition coaching
• Leadership development programs
• Executive coaching firm
• Networking coaching executives

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Executive Outplacement Services: Professional career transition support for executives, C-level, and COMEX/CODIR members. The firm charges fees for structured outplacement programs, typically billed as professional services to either the individual executive or the company commissioning the service.
2. Executive Coaching: Individual coaching engagements including Executive Coaching, Compass Coaching (for crisis periods), and Coaching Avenir (for retirement preparation). Delivered in-person and via videoconference, billed as professional services.
3. Leadership Programs (DP3): The DP3 division delivers the 'Leaders des Transformations' program to companies for the development of leadership within transformation contexts. B2B professional services engagement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Dirigeants & Partenaires provides executive outplacement (career transition) services, executive coaching, and leadership development programs for senior executives, C-level leaders, and COMEX/CODIR members in France and internationally. The firm's core offerings combine structured human coaching with a proprietary digital networking platform (DNA) that provides access to over 700,000 professional contacts to accelerate executives' transition to new professional opportunities. Services are delivered in-person at offices in Paris and Lyon, and remotely via videoconference.

Product overview

Dirigeants & Partenaires offers a unified executive career services portfolio centered on career transition, coaching, and leadership development. The core offering combines personalized outplacement services (Career Transition) with professional coaching (Executive Coaching) and institutional leadership programs (DP3/Leadership Programs). These services are enhanced by a proprietary digital networking platform (DNA) providing access to 700,000+ professional contacts, and supplemented by a podcast series (DX, Expérience Dirigeants) for thought leadership and client testimonials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DP3 (Dirigeants & Partenaires Programs & Projects): A division dedicated to developing innovative leadership programs for executive teams, featuring the 'Leaders des Transformations' program aimed at transforming leaders to successfully manage organizational transformations.
• DNA (Digital Network Assistant)
• DX - Expérience Dirigeants
• Leaders' Eleven

Products and services

• Career Transition (Outplacement) Executive outplacement service providing personalized career transition support for leaders, including job search strategy, networking acceleration, and professional repositioning assistance. Built on experience with over 3,000 executives and supported by the DNA digital networking platform.
• Executive Coaching Professional coaching service for executives to navigate their professional context with confidence, including executive coaching, new position integration coaching, crisis coaching (Compass Coaching), and retirement preparation (Coaching Avenir). Delivered in-person and via videoconference.
• Leadership Programs (DP3) DP3 division offering innovative leadership development programs for executive teams, with the flagship program 'Leaders des Transformations' designed to transform leaders to successfully lead organizational transformations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 3,000 executives accompanied through career transitions
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Club LandoycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerClub Landoy is a coalition of public and private companies working to raise awareness and mobilize economic actors around issues of experienced talent employment (50+). Dirigeants & Partenaires is a signatory of the Charte 50+ co-initiated by Club Landoy and L'Oréal.
• L'OréalcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-initiator with Club Landoy of the Charte 50+ initiative for promoting employment of experienced talent (50+). Dirigeants & Partenaires is a signatory of this charter alongside L'Oréal.
• Imagine for MargominorOthersImagine for Margo organizes the Course Enfants sans Cancer City, a solidarity race supporting pediatric cancer research. Dirigeants & Partenaires participates annually, having joined for the 5th consecutive year in 2026 and the 6th edition in 2025, with 70+ companies mobilizing.
• Gustave RoussyminorOthersGustave Roussy is a leading cancer research institute. The 2025 Course Enfants sans Cancer City raised €400,395 for research, notably funding a study by Gustave Roussy on neuroblastomas.
• Harvard Business Review FranceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIsabelle Sathicq, Associate Partner, is an Expert Carrière (Career Expert) for Harvard Business Review France, publishing articles on executive job search and networking since 2014.
• Lorenz & Hamilton GroupcoreOthersDirigeants & Partenaires is described as 'a Lorenz & Hamilton group company', indicating it is part of a larger corporate group.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Korn Ferry: Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm offering executive search, leadership development, and outplacement services through its broader portfolio, competing with D&P at the high end of the executive transition market and offering overlapping capabilities on a much larger international scale.
• Stanton Chase: Stanton Chase is a global executive search firm with offices in France offering leadership advisory and executive coaching services, comparable to D&P in serving senior executive clientele but as part of a broader international search and consulting portfolio.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Heidrick & Struggles is a global executive search and leadership advisory firm offering executive coaching and transition support services within its broader consulting portfolio, comparable to D&P in serving C-suite clients but at much greater international scale.

Direct peers

• Validé Conseil: Validé Conseil is a French executive outplacement firm specializing in career transition services for senior executives and managers, directly competing with Dirigeants & Partenaires in the same niche with comparable methodology and B2B corporate client base.
• BPI Group: BPI Group is a French management consulting firm with a significant executive outplacement and career transition practice, operating in the same C-suite transition segment as D&P with comparable B2B corporate clientele and individual executive offerings.
• Progress Executive: Progress Executive is a French firm offering executive outplacement and career coaching services to senior leaders, comparable to D&P in target customer (C-level executives), service mix (coaching + transition support), and France-centric geographic focus.
• Alexander Hughes: Alexander Hughes is an international executive search firm with significant presence in France, offering executive search and leadership advisory services, comparable to D&P in serving senior French executives and C-level clients across similar industries.
• IDRH: IDRH is a French HR consulting firm offering executive outplacement, career coaching, and HR advisory services, directly comparable to D&P in serving senior executives and corporate clients across France with similar methodology-based positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dirigeants-et-partenaires
• Xx.com/DirigeantsHub
• Facebookfacebook.com/DirigeantsetPartenaires

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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