Maesina International Search

What Maesina International Search does

Maesina International Search is a French executive search firm founded in 1973 and headquartered in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. The firm specializes in retained searches for senior marketing, commercial, and digital functions, serving enterprise clients across consumer goods, luxury, retail, services, industry, and digital/technology sectors. Its named client base includes L'Oréal, JC Decaux, La Poste, Piaget, Bollinger, Suntory, and Mars, alongside more than 850 client companies served over the firm's history.

The firm operates on a traditional retained executive search model: clients engage Maesina for confidential senior appointments, the firm draws on a proprietary candidate database of more than 127,000 profiles, and fees are structured as a percentage of first-year compensation per successful placement. Recurring engagement is central to the model, with a 76% client recurrence rate and more than 50 clients retained for over a decade. Group-wide activity runs at 200+ recruitments per year. The firm does not disclose any proprietary technology platform or AI tooling; its value proposition rests on consultant expertise, market coverage, and the depth of its candidate and client networks.

Maesina is privately held by Groupe Cartago, a holding company created in 2014 via a Leveraged Management Buy-Out. Éric Gandibleu has served as President of the firm since 2011. Through Groupe Cartago, Maesina has executed an inorganic growth strategy: it acquired Nicholas Angell in 2019 to extend coverage into finance, legal, and HR executive search, and in September 2025 it launched Interaxis, a dedicated interim management business. Together with its core retained search operation, these moves position Maesina as a multi-line specialist talent solutions provider to the French enterprise market rather than a single-product search boutique.

Name

Maesina International Search

Legal name

Maesina International Search

Website

https://maesina.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Maesina International Search is a French executive search firm founded in 1973, specializing in senior marketing, commercial, and digital placements for enterprise clients across consumer goods, luxury, retail, and digital sectors in France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Search Services

NAICS

Executive Search Services (561312), Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Functional Leadership Search (HR/Finance/Legal/Marketing/Sales/Ops) (BPACAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Technology & Product Leadership Search (CIO/CTO/CDO/CPO) (BPACAAAC)

Keywords

• Executive search services
• Recruitment consulting
• Skills assessment
• Organizational consulting
• Interim management

Headquarters

HQ city

Neuilly-sur-seine

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Executive Search / Retained Search: Traditional executive search services where Maesina identifies and recruits candidates for senior positions in marketing, commercial and digital functions on behalf of client companies.
2. Skills Assessment Services: Competency evaluation services helping organizations assess candidates' technical and behavioral skills for better hiring decisions.
3. Organizational Consulting: Advisory services for organizational structure, transformation and HR strategy consulting.
4. Interim Management (Interaxis): Interim management services placing experienced managers in organizations during critical transformation phases, growth, crisis, or restructuring periods.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Maesina International Search is a French executive search firm that recruits senior managers, executives, and experts for marketing, commercial, sales, and digital functions. The firm also provides skills assessments, organizational consulting, and interim management through its dedicated Interaxis offering, serving more than 850 client companies from its Neuilly-sur-Seine headquarters.

Product overview

Maesina International Search is a recruitment consulting firm operating as part of the Cartago Group. The company offers a portfolio of HR and talent services including specialized recruitment consulting for marketing, sales, and digital functions, skills assessment, organizational consulting, and interim management (Interaxis). The group structure includes Maesina International Search, Nicholas Angell, and Interaxis under Cartago Group ownership. Additional offerings include Club Maesina for professional networking and an annual salary study publication (now in its 41st edition).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Interaxis: Interim management services providing experienced managers for strategic transformations and critical phases such as growth, crisis, restructuring, and strategic change.
• Club Maesina

Products and services

• Conseil en recrutement (Recruitment Consulting)

Quantifiable outcome

• 76% client recurrence rate - clients return within the same year
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Galeries Lafayette Royal QuartzminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 6 November 2025Luxury watch and jewelry retailer that hosted the 8th Club Maesina event at their prestigious Paris boutique. Provided venue and offered prizes including a bracelet for event raffle.
• Maison LaduréeminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 6 November 2025Luxury French pastry house that partnered for Club Maesina event, providing Opéra creation gift boxes as prizes for event raffle.
• Champagne TaittingerminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 6 November 2025Prestigious champagne house that partnered for the 8th Club Maesina event, providing a magnum of special cuvée as a raffle prize.
• InteraxiscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 September 2025Interaxis is an independent interim management firm born from the strategic alliance between Maesina Executive Search (reference in marketing, commerce, and digital since 1973) and Nicholas Angell (recognized expert in finance, HR, and legal since 1974). Led by Alexandra Matta with 25+ years of experience, it provides rapid deployment of experienced managers for strategic or urgent missions.
• Piaget (Maison Piaget)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 October 2023Luxury watch and jewelry brand that partnered with Maesina for the 50th anniversary Club Maesina event held at their Paris boutique. Provided venue for event celebrating Maesina's 50 years of existence.
• Champagne BollingerminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 October 2023Prestigious champagne house that partnered for Maesina's 50th anniversary celebration, providing tastings and atelier experiences during the Club Maesina event.
• Cognac DelamainminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 October 2023Premium cognac house that partnered for the 50th anniversary celebration, providing tasting experiences during Club Maesina event.
• Coty GroupminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 October 2023Global beauty company partnered for Maesina's 50th anniversary event, with Burberry fragrance division participation.
• La Maison du WhiskyminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 10 September 2019Premium whisky retailer that hosted Club Maesina event with exceptional tasting pairings. Event gathered 130+ professionals discussing innovation and exceptional products.
• Nicholas Angell Executive SearchcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Nicholas Angell is an executive search consultancy founded on strong values: entrepreneurial spirit, service orientation, and responsiveness. Specializes in finance, legal, and human resources functions. Acquired by Maesina in 2019 as a historical reference in executive recruitment for these functions. Eric Le Touzé, former leader of a major consulting firm and shareholder, took leadership. The merger enabled both firms to offer expanded services to clients.
• Porsche DistributionminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 5 April 2018Luxury automotive brand that partnered for Club Maesina 'Influencer' themed event, allowing executives to test latest Porsche models on circuits.
• Royal Quartz - Galeries LafayetteminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 5 April 2018Luxury watch and jewelry retailer partnered for influencer-themed Club Maesina event.
• ChristofleminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 4 July 2017Prestigious French silversmith and tableware brand that hosted Club Maesina event gathering over 100 female executives in their historic Paris boutique.
• L'Oréal ProfessionnelminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 4 July 2017Professional beauty brand partnered with Maesina for Club Maesina event focused on 'From Brand Content to Human Content'.
• Cartago GroupcoreOthers · 1 January 2014Cartago Group is the holding company created in 2014 for the LMBO of Maesina orchestrated by the firm's associates during the exit of historical partners. This operation ensured Maesina's continuity while preserving its expertise and independence. Cartago Group holds majority stakes in three subsidiaries: Maesina, Nicholas Angell, and Interaxis.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MaesinaS
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/maesina-international-search

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 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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