Bertrand Richard

Bertrand Richard joined Spencer Stuart in October 2006. He co-led the Board Practice in Europe and he led it for France. He brought to Spencer Stuart 30 years’ experience in executive search and 10 years of previous experience in the financial services industry. He is now serving as Senior Advisor in the Board Practice.

Search expertise and financial services foundation

» Prior to joining the firm, he served as managing director of the Paris office for another international executive search firm and was a member of its European executive committee. He also was responsible for the financial services, board services and corporate governance practices in France.

» Earlier, Bertrand was a partner of a leading French executive search firm, which merged with the international search firm in 1998. During his tenure there, he successfully developed and led the firm's finance practice and pioneered the board services activity in France.

» Before entering the executive search field, Bertrand was deputy general manager for Paris-based brokerage house Tuffier Group. He also spent eight years at Bank of America, where he had responsibility in France for corporate finance, electronic banking and capital markets businesses. Bertrand began his career with Crédit Lyonnais in the United States.

Bertrand is a member of the French Institute of Strategic Studies, the Institut Français des Administrateurs in Paris and the Institute of Directors in London. He also is a commander in the French Navy. He is knight of the Legion d’Honneur. Bertrand graduated from ESSEC and has a Post-Graduate in economics from the Sorbonne University.