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Top 25 Automotive executive search companies based in France

Name: Automotive executive search companies based in France
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 27, 2026 369 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 369 automotive executive search companies headquartered in France as of September 2026 and tracks 2,516 professional contacts across them, including 499 with verified work emails. Paris is the largest hub.

This list covers automotive executive search companies headquartered in France, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 27, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 27, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

369Companies

2,516Contacts tracked

499Verified emails

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The 25 largest automotive executive search companies based in France

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 369 automotive executive search companies based in France, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 27, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to automotive executive search companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	OP Search	Strong evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	114 contacts →
	Strong evidence “OP Search is a leader in International Executive Search for Senior Management and key roles within the C-suite.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
2	Upward	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	90 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Fondé en 2013, Upward est un cabinet de recrutement de cadres et cadres dirigeants.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
3	Alphea Conseil	Indirect evidence	Valence, FranceHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	51-200	79 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Cabinet de recrutement et de conseil en entreprise, nous proposons nos prestations de services sur 3 secteurs d'activité :* La grande distribution, la distribution spécialisée et…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
4	Auto Consultant	Indirect evidence	Lille, FranceHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	65 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Notre expertise métier dans le sourcing et le recrutement pour le monde automobile fait d’Auto Consultant et de son équipe un partenaire long terme et fiable, capable de dénicher…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
5	Accetis International	Indirect evidence	Levallois-perret, FranceHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	51-200	56 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “ACCETIS International is an HR consultancy active in the sectors of industry, distribution and services for more 30 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
6	W Hunt	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	41 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Au sein de W Group, l’entité W Hunt est un cabinet de recrutement et d'approche directe dédié aux enjeux des cadres et experts.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
7	Exec Avenue	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	41 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Having the right leaders in place and regularly reviewing the effectiveness of the leadership team as a whole is a prerequisite for any company wishing to succeed and create…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
8	Agora Search	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	37 contacts →
	Partial evidence “AGORA SEARCH est un acteur reconnu dans le Recrutement par Approche Directe de dirigeants et d'Experts, ainsi que dans le Management de Transition et le Conseil RH : chasse de…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
9	proevolution.pro	Indirect evidence	Didenheim, FranceHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	25 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “PROEVOLUTION accompagne le cycle de vie du capital humain des organisations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
10	Synapse Executive Search	Strong evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	21 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Synapse Executive Search offers its clients an exclusive service to identify, search and approach high-potential candidates who are already executives or eligible for their first…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
11	Leaderia	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Recrutements & Accompagnement Managérial Nous chassons pour vous les meilleurs profils de cadres et dirigeants.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
12	Building Manager Recrutement	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	18 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Building Manager est un cabinet de conseil spécialisé dans le recrutement de cadres dans le domaine de la construction.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
13	Alcandre	Indirect evidence	Rueil Malmaison, FranceHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Le cabinet ALCANDRE est spécialisé dans la Détection et la Valorisation des Talents, dans le Recrutement, l’Accompagnement sur mesure et le Repositionnement des cadres dirigeants…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
14	VMS France	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	16 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Building long lasting partnerships with our clients and creating value for them is our hallmark.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
15	GH Executive	Partial evidence	Le Havre, FranceHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	16 contacts →
	Partial evidence “GH EXECUTIVE est un cabinet spécialisé dans l'approche directe et le conseil en recrutement.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
16	Groupe Corbi	Partial evidence	Montendre, FranceHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Partial evidence “GROUPE CORBI is an automotive company based out of Route de Montlieu, Montendre, France.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
17	NOW Consulting	Strong evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Créé en 2006 par Carine Guillemette, Now Consulting est aujourd’hui classé parmi les 5 meilleurs Executive Search et Talent Management, et se positionne en tant qu’acteur clé du…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
18	Olacar	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Welcome to Olacar the top company in France that connects the best talent with the best companies in the automotive sector.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
19	Cabinet Someone	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	13 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Au Cabinet SomeOne, nous valorisons chaque échange et sommes à votre écoute pour permettre le développement total de vos projets.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
20	Taplow Consulting France	Partial evidence	Lyon, FranceHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	13 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Created in 1989 to follow the strong development of HR market in Hi-Tech, Construction, Automotive and Life science sectors, TAPLOW CONSULTING FRANCE has offices in Paris and Lyon.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
21	GVH Partners	Indirect evidence	FranceHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	13 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Crée en 2021, GvH Partners est un cabinet de recrutement de cadres et de cadres dirigeants au niveau national.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
22	Global Mind Search	Strong evidence	Strasbourg, FranceHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	13 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Global Mind Search® is an intersectoral Executive Direct Search Company created in 2009.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
23	Rosewood Partners	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	13 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Rosewood Partners is an executive Headhunting recruitment Agency specialized in finding and assessing high potential candidates.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
24	Horea Conseil	Partial evidence	Poitiers, FranceHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Looking to Recruit Senior Executive Talent?” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
25	Sirca Executive Search	Strong evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	11 contacts →
	Strong evidence “SIRCA Executive Search was founded in 1977.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: automotive executive search companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names automotive executive search companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of automotive executive search companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name automotive executive search companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Automotive executive search companies based in France at a glance

As of Sep 27, 2026

19.8%Verified-email coverage

6.8Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

32.2%Largest-city concentration · Paris

Sep 27, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

289

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

5,001-10,000

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for France, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for France, over 369 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among automotive executive search companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in France whose own description of what they do matches “automotive executive search companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names automotive executive search companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among automotive executive search companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside France are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 499 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 27, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names automotive executive search companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many automotive executive search companies are there based in France?

RevenueBase identified 369 automotive executive search companies headquartered in France as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

OP Search, headquartered in Paris, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most automotive executive search companies?

Paris leads with 119 headquartered companies, followed by Nantes (10) and Lyon (8).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 499 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 369 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 27, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.