Press Release
Paris, March 10, 2025 – Lincoln marks a pivotal moment in its evolution with the appointment of Gwenael Perrot as President and Jérôme Bouin as CEO. This handover, marked by continuity and ambition, sets the stage for a strengthened momentum serving our talents, clients, and partners.
His mission moving forward? To continue acting as a true Talent Agent, building bridges between generations and inspiring the future. At Lincoln, we believe success is built over time—and this transition is a perfect reflection of that belief.
A Partner at the firm, Jérôme Bouin is a recognized leader with deep expertise in executive search, interim management, and digital innovation. His international background and strategic vision will enable Lincoln to expand further, keep innovating, and deliver a more seamless and distinctive experience to both talents and companies.
Why this change? Because the size of our group and our ambitions call for dedicated leadership focused on international expansion and market transformation.
This new governance highlights our unique positioning as Talent Agents—building long-term relationships with both talents and clients. Visionary in our approach, we are bold in developing innovative solutions and diversifying geographically. Our ecosystem offers 360° support: Executive Search, Leadership Advisory, Executive Interim Management, and digital innovation. With our international reach, we offer talents global career opportunities.
For 2025, Lincoln has set ambitious goals:
- Continue supporting talents over the long term through innovative representation solutions and ongoing career presence.
- Expand our interim management solutions across Europe, adapting our expertise to this growing market need.
- Ensure a positive societal impact by embracing diversity and promoting inclusion.
- Maintain Lincoln Executive Search’s high standards as a recognized leader in operational excellence.
- Attract top-tier experts across all markets.
- Help businesses develop their people through training, assessments, and outplacement services.
- Deploy our digital solutions such as Shapr and Inscirkle.
- Pursue international growth by leveraging synergies for the benefit of our talents and business partners.
- Harness artificial intelligence to boost our competitiveness and significantly enrich the talent experience.
In 2024, Lincoln solidified its position:
- International presence across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.
- 250 team members.
- €50 million in revenue.
About Lincoln:
Founded in 1992, Lincoln’s mission is to support managers and leaders throughout their professional life cycle. Thanks to an excellent understanding of the economy, the HR sector and through a vision that puts people at the center, Lincoln acts as a day-to-day advisor to Talents from all sectors: Corporate Finance, Digital & Technologies, Health & Life Sciences, Financial Services & Private Equity…
Backed by highly-skilled, hand-picked Talent Agents who have received in-house training and are specialists in their sector, the Group supports talented men and women in a wide variety of areas, including Leadership Advisory (helping them to get to know themselves better through coaching, training and assessment), Executive Search (executive recruitment) and Executive Interim Management (temporary employment of highly-qualified executives for projects or replacements).
At the heart of Lincoln’s expertise lies the creation of a relationship of trust between the Talent and the Agent. Lincoln provides long-term, personalized support for professionals, through active listening, advice and in-house assessment tools to prepare and approach key career moments with peace of mind, as well as through an ecosystem of digital solutions designed to meet all HR needs.
PRESS CONTACTS
Nastassja de Magalhaes – Lincoln
Tél. +336 81 50 68 80
ndemagalhaes@lincoln-group.com
Clara LOPEZ – Lincoln
Tél. +336 75 82 45 04
clopez@lincoln-group.com