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Top 25 C-suite recruiters based in France

RevenueBase identified 1,348 c-suite recruiters headquartered in France as of September 2026 and tracks 8,744 professional contacts across them, including 2,439 with verified work emails. Paris is the largest hub.

This list covers c-suite recruiters 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 19, 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.

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The 25 largest c-suite recruiters based in France

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 1,348 c-suite recruiters based in France, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to c-suite recruiters: 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.
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1Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200233 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Cabinet de conseil en recrutement d’experts, cadres et managers (PME, ETI et groupes internationaux) basé en France, en Suisse et en Espagne, Adsearch se distingue par sa très…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200220 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“FAB Group est un cabinet de conseil en recrutement et en management de transition.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-50141 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We are especialized in middle-top recruitment, executive search, head hunting, externatilization of recruitment.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200116 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“MÉTHODE Notre approche directe garantit une chasse exhaustive, prenant en compte l’intégralité du marché (tamisage à maille très serrée) quel que soit le secteur d’activité, le…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Strong evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-50114 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 19, 2026
6Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500108 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Linking Talents est la holding regroupant les différents cabinets de recrutement: PAY JOB, Legal & HR Talents, Comptalents, Talents AEC, Talents Commerciaux, Talents IT, Talents…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5090 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Fondé en 2013, Upward est un cabinet de recrutement de cadres et cadres dirigeants.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Indirect evidenceMarcq En Baroeul, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5079 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Key Talents @ Key Moments, Depuis 2004, Keyman accompagne les entreprises dans le recrutement de membres de CODIR, de cadres et de profils experts, partout en France, grâce à un…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Indirect evidenceValence, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20079 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 19, 2026
10Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20075 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Mindquest, formerly Club Freelance, is a global integrated IT & finance recruitment services firm pairing leading companies and top technology professionals to complete…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5068 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Urban Linker is a recruitment and executive search firm specialised in technology, engineering and innovation-driven environments.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Partial evidenceParis · Marseille · Lyon · Toulouse · Bordeaux · Strasbourg · Lille · Rouen, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5061 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We are a collective of recruiters united by a common goal: create a virtuous ecosystem for companies, recruiters and candidates.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20061 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Fondé en 2010, Solantis est un cabinet de conseil en recrutement à taille humaine, notamment leader sur les métiers de l'IT et Digital.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Indirect evidenceLevallois-perret, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5061 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Depuis 2005 ans, Expert & Manager est un cabinet de conseil en recrutement.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5058 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Xperts Council connects Private Equities, Consulting Firms, and Corporates with high level professionals for industry sector consultations, senior advisery missions, and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16Indirect evidenceNeuilly Sur Seine, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5055 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“VIDAL ASSOCATES CONSULTING & SEARCH est un cabinet de recrutement et d’approche directe global de cadres middle / top management dans les domaines IT, Banque & Finance, Oil & Gas…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Indirect evidenceAix En Provence, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20051 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Depuis 20 ans, nous accompagnons les PME, Grands Comptes et Entreprises de Services du Numérique dans plusieurs régions du territoire national en capitalisant sur des valeurs…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5048 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“NAOS International is a recruitment and headhunting firm founded in 2008 which supports its clients across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, North America and Africa.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5045 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Créé il y a 50 ans et aujourd’hui présidé par Jean-Philippe Demaël, Progress Associés est un des pionniers en France du recrutement de dirigeants et du développement du leadership.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Indirect evidenceSaint-Denis, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5044 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Spécialiste du #recrutement #intérimaire,#CDD et #CDI, notre équipe est composée de professionnels expérimentés qui répondent à vos besoins et vous accompagnent à chaque étape de…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5041 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 19, 2026
22Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5041 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 19, 2026
23Indirect evidenceNantes, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5040 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Les Colettes sont un groupement de chasseurs de têtes indépendants.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5038 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Talent Addict est le cabinet de chasse de têtes leader du recrutement de Consultants en Stratégie et Organisation.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5038 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Leading transatlantique key people search firm building divers leadership teams for technology businesses, and businesses across all sectors undergoing digital transformation.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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C-suite recruiters based in France at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
27.9%Verified-email coverage
6.5Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
49.6%Largest-city concentration · Paris
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
1,107
11-50
206
51-200
27
201-500
4
501-1,000
3
1,001-5,000
1

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 1,348 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 c-suite recruiters, 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 “c-suite recruiters”. 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 c-suite recruiters), 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 c-suite recruiters, 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, 2,439 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 19, 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 c-suite recruiters, 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 c-suite recruiters are there based in France?

RevenueBase identified 1,348 c-suite recruiters 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?

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

Which city has the most c-suite recruiters?

Paris leads with 668 headquartered companies, followed by Lyon (72) and Nantes (28).

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 2,439 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,348 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 19, 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.