Solutions and Performances - Executive Search

What Solutions and Performances - Executive Search does

Solutions & Performances is a Paris-headquartered executive search boutique founded in 2009 by Thierry, a headhunter with prior experience in England and France, with secondary offices in Cassis/Marseille serving southern France. The firm specializes in direct approach ("chasse de tête") recruitment of middle and top management for IT, digital, finance, consulting, and commerce functions, targeting passive candidates rather than relying on job postings. Its client base includes CAC 40 companies, mid-sized enterprises (ETI), digital services companies (ESN), consulting firms, and software publishers, with named references including Biotronik, Timspirit Consulting, SCC, and GAM.

The firm's service portfolio comprises four lines: (i) Executive Search, the retained/contingency core offering covering C-level and senior roles in CIO/CTO/CFO/DAF functions; (ii) Management de Transition, an interim management product for transformation, crisis, and project mandates; (iii) International Recruitment, executed through the firm's API Network alliance of over 30 executive search firms across Europe, Americas, Asia, Africa, and Australia; and (iv) Candidate Support Services, providing career coaching, interview preparation, and salary negotiation. The technology stack is non-proprietary and consists of standard professional services tooling - the firm competes on methodology, sector specialization, and network rather than on a software platform.

The business model is fee-for-service with custom, quote-based pricing negotiated per engagement and multi-year enterprise contracts. The firm is privately held and founder-owned, with no external institutional capital, no parent company, and no disclosed funding rounds. Its distribution is direct enterprise sales handled by named consultants, supplemented by content marketing (white paper, blog, LinkedIn, salary transparency kit). The firm holds the CERC certification (validated by Syntec Conseil and ECSSA) and the EcoVadis Committed sustainability badge, which serve as intangible-asset differentiators in procurement processes.

Name

Solutions and Performances - Executive Search

Legal name

Solutions & Performances

Website

https://solutionsandperformances.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Solutions & Performances is a Paris-based executive search firm founded in 2009. It uses direct approach headhunting to recruit middle and top management across IT, digital, finance, and consulting sectors. The firm serves CAC 40 companies and ETIs in France with international reach via the API Network alliance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

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

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Talent Acquisition (Recruiting) & Applicant Tracking (ATS) (BPACAPAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Operations & Process Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAB)

Keywords

• Executive search services
• Headhunting recruitment
• Interim management
• Middle top management recruitment
• International executive search

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Executive Search / Headhunting Services: Retained or contingency-based executive search services for identifying and placing middle and top management talent. The firm specializes in direct approach recruitment for strategic positions in IT, digital, finance, consulting, and commerce sectors. Services include needs analysis, candidate sourcing, assessment, and integration support.
2. Interim Management Services: Transition management services for critical situations including transformation, crisis management/restructuring, new business development, project management, change management, and relay management. Provides immediate operational managers for urgent needs in finance, IT/digital, and project domains.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Solutions & Performances is a Paris-based executive search and headhunting consultancy that identifies and places middle and top management talent for enterprises in IT/Digital, Finance, Consulting, and Commerce sectors. It uses a direct approach methodology to reach passive candidates, complemented by interim management (management de transition) services for crisis and transformation situations and international recruitment through the API Network alliance. The firm also provides career support services to candidates and post-recruitment integration assistance to client companies.

Product overview

Solutions & Performances is an executive search and recruitment consulting firm offering a unified portfolio of talent acquisition services. The core offerings consist of Executive Search (direct approach headhunting for C-level and strategic positions), Management de Transition (interim management for crisis and transformation), and International Recruitment (cross-border talent acquisition via the API Network). Supporting services include tailored recruitment processes for companies and career partnership support for candidates, covering sectors such as IT, digital, finance, consulting, and commerce. The company operates primarily in France (Paris, Marseille/Cassis) and internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 40% of C-level recruitments fail in first 18 months; firm emphasizes rigorous integration support to improve success rates
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• API NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSolutions & Performances is a member of the API Network, a global alliance of over 30 executive search and HR consulting firms present across Europe, Americas, Asia, Africa, and Australia. This membership enables international recruitment capabilities and access to local market expertise in each region. The network follows shared values, rigorous methodologies, and high standards of excellence for quality support in international executive search assignments.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Page Executive: Executive search brand of PageGroup, focused on senior and board-level appointments globally. Comparable to S&P in serving enterprise clients for executive search, with deeper international reach.
• Robert Half: Global staffing and recruitment firm with significant French operations. Comparable in the finance and IT recruitment domain, though S&P is more specialized in executive search.
• Stanton Chase: Global executive search firm with European roots. Comparable methodology and focus on senior leadership searches, with international reach through partner offices.
• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm with a major executive search practice. Competes with S&P for premium executive search mandates and adjacent HR consulting work, though at much larger scale.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search and leadership consulting firm. Comparable to S&P in serving enterprise clients for senior executive searches, particularly in technology and financial officer functions.
• Egon Zehnder: Global executive search firm with strong European presence. Competes with S&P for senior executive mandates across enterprise clients, though at a much larger scale and across all industries.
• Spencer Stuart: One of the world's leading executive search firms with significant presence in France. Directly comparable methodology and target client base (C-level and board-level searches), but operates at much larger scale globally.
• Mercuri Urval: European headhunting and executive search firm with strong presence in France. Comparable in serving mid-market and enterprise clients for senior appointments.

Direct peers

• Approach People: Paris-based executive search and recruitment firm specializing in IT, digital, and engineering profiles. Closely comparable to S&P in size, French market focus, and specialization in technical/digital executive search.
• HeadHunter France: French executive search firm serving similar mid-market and enterprise clients across multiple sectors. Directly comparable in size, French market focus, and direct-approach methodology.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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