Our team
At Akoya, we are committed to making the company more human, both in the engagements we carry out and in our daily office life. At Akoya, kindness is a must, curiosity is a prerequisite, and excellence is a given. Working with Akoya, an expert in its field since 2010, means collaborating with a team that is as available as it is proactive. Discover its members!
Adrien Matusalem
Consultant
Alexandra Barillet
HR Business Partner
Alice Pretet
Senior Consultant
Alicja Białas
Senior Account Manager
Antoine Aubois
Co-Founder & Partner
Axelle Bonnard
Consultant
Camille de Saint-Paul
Senior Account Manager
Camille Raffin
Manager
Christelle Villard
Manager
Flore Masurel
Consultant
Ismail Bennasser
Consultant
Jean-Charles Picco
Manager
Jean-Rémi Marques
Manager
Jocelyn Muret
Co-Founder & Partner
Luc Le Petit
Consultant
Marie Fenni
Consultant
Martin Boisset
Senior Consultant
Matthieu Woods
Consultant
Maxime Chevallet
Manager
Nicolas Goujon
Consultant
Sven Ullern
Senior Account Manager
Swann Magrina
Financial Business Partner
Thérèse Schorter
Senior Consultant
Tom Spinetta
Manager
Xavier Le Page
Partner
Yassine Kabbadj
Senior Consultant

Adrien Matusalem
Consultant
Adrien obtained an MSc in Global Management from NEOMA BS and specialized in Digital Disruption at Dublin City University. Before that, he worked for a startup in the coaching industry as Project Manager during which he became enthousiast for HR issues and solutions related to human. In particular, he led projects about recruiting and onboarding, as well as client’s attractivity and fidelity or even the traduction of the website. He joined Akoya in 2022 and has had the opportunity to implement Strategic Workforce Planning solutions within multinationals.
#SWP

Alexandra Barillet
HR Business Partner
Alexandra graduated from Skema Business School with a specialisation in Human Resources. Following several experiences during her studies, notably in the luxury and cosmetics sector at Estée Lauder, Cartier and then L’Oréal, she then integrated Siemens Group where she worked on recruitment and employer branding topics for three and a half years. During her work at Siemens, she developed an employer brand proposal specific to the group’s various activities (industry, infrastructure, transport, etc.) to promote the brand externally and support recruitment and D&I issues. Alexandra joined Akoya in 2022 as HR Business Partner to support and accompany the teams on various HR issues (Talent Acquisition, Talent Management…).
#HRBP #employerbrand

Alice Pretet
Senior Consultant
Alice graduated from ESSEC Business School, where she specialized in Strategic Business Analytics during her last year, after a first specializaiton in Business Management in Asia on the Singapore campus. She starts her career as a Project Manager at Agorize, a startup leader in Open Innovation Challenges, and then works at the Sustainability, Insights & Innovation department of Shiseido. She later joins Akoya as a Consultant, and works on various topics: Talent management, development, and HR processes redesign (as the Talent Review for instance), for both large companies and scale-ups.
#talents #experience

Alicja Białas
Senior Account Manager
After graduating from ESCP Europe in Management and from Poznań University of Economics and Business, Alicja adds another string to her bow by taking an entrepreneurship course at Lion by The Family to better understand the startup ecosystem and their methods of innovation. She began her career as a Global Channel Manager and Business Developer at Pradeo, a cyber security startup, where she was responsible for deploying the client portfolio internationally. Alicja joined Akoya in 2019 and is now developing our activity in the Pharmaceutical, Food & Beverages, Energy and Utilities industries.
#bizdev #pharma #food #energy

Antoine Aubois
Co-Founder & Partner
After completing an Engineering degree at CentraleSupélec, Antoine specialized in Strategy and Management at HEC Paris. He began his career as an Analyst at Accenture and Business Developer at Total, before co-founding Akoya in 2010. Since then, he has focused on issues of strategic transformations of people in companies, including Strategic Workforce Planning, Organizational Design and HR function structuring. At Akoya, Antoine is the privileged point of contact for our clients in the pharmaceutical and food industry sectors.
#pharma #food #swp #organization

Axelle Bonnard
Consultant
Graduate from Lyon Ecole des Beaux Arts, Axelle created her own cabinet making business while earning a doctorate in art and social sciences. After five years of activity, she decided to move into consulting dedicated to the human dimension, in a leadership training association, where she developed skills around human issues at the heart of companies. She then joined Akoya in 2022 as a Consultant.
#swp

Camille de Saint-Paul
Senior Account Manager
At EM Lyon, Camille has gradually oriented her career towards HR and strategy. She first worked at Société Générale as an HR project manager, then at airBaltic for an HR consulting engagement on feedback and performance management. At Akoya since May 2018 as a consultant for 2 years, she then joined the sales team. She develops the firm’s activities in the Insurance,Banking, Retail & Consumer Goods sectors.
#createbridges #bizdev #insurance #banking #retail #consumergoods

Camille Raffin
Manager
A graduate engineer from Ecole Centrale de Paris, with a specialization in industrial engineering, and a master’s degree in artificial intelligence, Camille started as an analyst for Arkema and then Louis Vuitton, before becoming Data Scientist for Aéroports de Paris. She joined Akoya in March 2020 as a Consultant, fulfilling her desire to put her analytical skills to work for a better understanding of human issues in business. After a project of sizing HR teams in the retail sector, she is currently involved in the digital redesign of an onboarding seminar for a French industry player.
#ai #digital

Christelle Villard
Manager
After graduating from HEC Paris and from the Freie Universität of Berlin in Political Science, Christelle confirms her taste for human issues in companies by working in recruitment and training within the HR department of a communication consulting firm. She joined Akoya Consulting in 2016 and since then has been developing an expertise on the subjects of corporate culture, skills development and Strategic Workforce Planning. She is the author of the white paper on the impact of AI technologies on tomorrow’s businesses, published in March 2019 as part of our Akoya Disrupt R&D unit.
#IA #Skills #SWP

Flore Masurel
Consultant
Flore graduated from EDHEC Business School where she obtained a Master’s degree in Business Management and a MSc in Global & Sustainable Business. After an internship in project management at makesense and an internship in management and human resources consulting at idoko, Flore developed an interest in people-related issues in business. She joined Akoya in 2022 as a Consultant, where she works on Strategic Workforce Planning and defining skills frameworks for large companies.
#SWP #skills

Ismail Bennasser
Consultant
Ismail holds a Master’s degree in Management from HEC Paris, where he specialized in economics and finance. After an experience in digital transformation at Wavestone and at Amadeus in corporate strategy, Ismail turned to strategy consulting. He joined Akoya in 2021, where he worked, among others, on a SWP for a major automotive supplier.
#swp #transformation

Jean-Charles Picco
Manager
After graduating from EDHEC with a specialization in Consulting, Jean-Charles lived in Argentina where he advised and accompanied a travel agency director. He then worked for several years as an internal consultant for large companies in the Energy & Utilities sector, as well as for a large firm working with public clients. Jean-Charles has conducted organizational diagnostics for several administrations, combining an in-depth data analysis with a qualitative approach based on interviews. He joins Akoya in 2022 as a Consulting Manager.
#data

Jean-Rémi Marques
Manager
After a scientific preparatory class, Jean-Rémi obtained a double degree from EDHEC in Business Management and Corporate Finance. He first worked in finance in audit and financial rating before continuing for 5 years in strategy and transformation consulting in banking, insurance and social protection sectors. He joined Akoya in 2022 as a Consulting Manager.
#bank #insurance

Jocelyn Muret
Co-Founder & Partner
After CentraleSupélec, Jocelyn continued his studies at the Institut Français du Pétrole where he completed a double degree in engineering. He started his career in the industry, at Technip, as Cost Controller on several large international projects. After a short expatriation in Qatar, he returned to France to co-found Akoya. His career path positions him as the reference contact for clients in the Energy and Utilities sectors. Over the years, he has developed an expertise on issues related to talent management, both from an organizational and individual point of view.
#talentmanagement #criticalroles #talents #energy #utilities

Luc Le Petit
Consultant
Luc graduated from CPE Lyon as a chemical engineer before completing his education in the Grande Ecole program at emlyon business school where he specialized in innovation and strategy. After an experience as a researcher at Henkel, Luc turned to strategy consulting. He started his career in a young strategy consulting firm specialized in data where he worked on making large companies in the industrial sector, media or international organizations, data-driven. He joined Akoya in 2021 and is currently focusing on the redesign of the Learning strategy of a large group in the luxury sector.
#Data #AI #Analytics #Luxury #Organisations

Marie Fenni
Consultant
Marie graduated from Neoma, where she pursued a master’s degree in human resources, right after having an experience as a management controller in the public sector that allowed her to develop her analytical skills. Attracted by human-related issues, she then joined the Human Resources Department of a large French insurance group to work on recruitment issues. As she wished to combine her attraction for HR and business strategy, she joined Akoya in 2022 as a consultant where she works on a Strategic Workforce Planning project for a Retail group.
#swp #retail #talentacquisition

Martin Boisset
Senior Consultant
Graduating from ESCP Europe after a 4-year track through Paris, Berlin and Cape Town, Martin specialized in Corporate Finance. He studied Public Administration at Assas University and gained experience in the public sector while working at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His willingness to evolve in a challenging and fast paced environment led him to join Strategy and Management Consulting. Before joining Akoya Consulting, he worked at Mayer Prezioso, where he advised financial services companies.
#SWP #Skills

Matthieu Woods
Consultant
Matthieu graduated from a double Master’s degree in Management (IÉSEG) and Finance (Queensland University of Technology). During his past experience within various industries (banking, food, consumer goods), he worked in the areas of data, operations, and marketing. Now willing to focus on people, Matthieu joined Akoya in 2023 as a consultant.
#peoplestrategy

Maxime Chevallet
Manager
After graduating from EDHEC, Maxime then completed his Master of Global Business at the University of Victoria, where he had the opportunity to study in Canada, Taiwan and Austria. After several professional experiences abroad, including Business France in Chicago and Octagon in London, he joined Akoya in 2017. He is the author of the white paper on personalizing of the employee experience published in January 2020 as part of our Akoya Disrupt R&D unit.
#experience #customization

Nicolas Goujon
Consultant
Nicolas graduated from EDHEC with a MSc in Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence. With a strong interest in analytical subjects, he completed his first internship in project management and data analysis at a startup in the retail sector. During a second internship at a recruitment firm, he developed a passion for human-related topics within organizations. In 2023, he joined Akoya as a consultant, where he primarily works on a Strategic Workforce Planning for a pharmaceutical company.
#SWP

Sven Ullern
Senior Account Manager
After 5 years of studies in Rotterdam, Sven graduated with a Master’s degree in Business Information Management at RSM. He then joined Adyen in Amsterdam, a Dutch unicorn making a sensational IPO in the Finance Technology industry. After two years as a Technical Account Specialist, Sven joined Akoya as a Business Developer focusing on the Automotive, Defense and Aerospace, Luxury and Construction Industry sectors.
#bizdev #luxury #defense #aerospace #automotive #construction

Swann Magrina
Financial Business Partner
Swann is a certified accountant, trained at IAE before working for six years in accounting and financial audit firms, where he developed his skills in finance, management and administration. He joins Akoya to support the firm on its strategic and financial issues.
#finance #performance

Thérèse Schorter
Senior Consultant
Thérèse is a graduate of Ecole Centrale Paris, with a specialization in physics and international project management. During her studies, she became involved in several associations, including OSER, which offers tutoring to underprivileged high school students. After her studies, she went to Cambodia to coordinate the projects of a rural development NGO for one year. At Akoya since April 2019, she has been working on a business and skills repository for a scale-up, and on a Strategic Workforce Planning for the R&D site of an automotive supplier.
#swp #skills #automotive #scaleup

Tom Spinetta
Manager
Tom graduated from Ecole Centrale Paris. He started his professional career as a Business Engineer in a technology consulting firm where he offered digital solutions to his clients . He then became a Financial Auditor at KPMG, during which time he worked on the audit of several CAC40 companies, particularly in the aeronautics sector. He joined Akoya in April 2019 and focused, among other things, on a project to reorganize the support model of an IT solution at a French luxury goods company.
#aerospace #luxury #organizations #digital

Xavier Le Page
Partner
Xavier graduated from ESCP Europe (Diplôme Grande Ecole, Master of Science, Diplom Kaufmann) following a 4-year European program in Paris, London and Berlin, with a specialization in international strategy. He began his career in mergers and acquisitions, then in strategy and management consulting at Apifrance, a firm specializing in Sales and Marketing Strategy for major international groups. He joined Akoya in 2015 to strengthen the team and accompany his clients in their strategic projects of businesses and organizations’ transformation.
#skills #automotive #aerospace #defense

Yassine Kabbadj
Senior Consultant
While studying for his master’s degree in economics at Sciences Po, Yassine worked with different consulting firms to assist major companies in their digital transformation. After graduation he joined a tech start-up which develops an AI-based web browser that aims to answer strategic questions asked by professionals. He joined Akoya in 2021 as a consultant where he is currently evaluating HR digital tools and studying the theory around HR operative models.
#Digital #Skills #Organization
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Find out more about AkoyaAdrien obtained an MSc in Global Management from NEOMA BS and specialized in Digital Disruption at Dublin City University. Before that, he worked for a startup in the coaching industry as Project Manager during which he became enthousiast for HR issues and solutions related to human. In particular, he led projects about recruiting and onboarding, as well as client’s attractivity and fidelity or even the traduction of the website. He joined Akoya in 2022 and has had the opportunity to implement Strategic Workforce Planning solutions within multinationals.
#SWP
Alexandra graduated from Skema Business School with a specialisation in Human Resources. Following several experiences during her studies, notably in the luxury and cosmetics sector at Estée Lauder, Cartier and then L’Oréal, she then integrated Siemens Group where she worked on recruitment and employer branding topics for three and a half years. During her work at Siemens, she developed an employer brand proposal specific to the group’s various activities (industry, infrastructure, transport, etc.) to promote the brand externally and support recruitment and D&I issues. Alexandra joined Akoya in 2022 as HR Business Partner to support and accompany the teams on various HR issues (Talent Acquisition, Talent Management…).
#HRBP #employerbrand
Alice graduated from ESSEC Business School, where she specialized in Strategic Business Analytics during her last year, after a first specializaiton in Business Management in Asia on the Singapore campus. She starts her career as a Project Manager at Agorize, a startup leader in Open Innovation Challenges, and then works at the Sustainability, Insights & Innovation department of Shiseido. She later joins Akoya as a Consultant, and works on various topics: Talent management, development, and HR processes redesign (as the Talent Review for instance), for both large companies and scale-ups.
#talents #experience
After graduating from ESCP Europe in Management and from Poznań University of Economics and Business, Alicja adds another string to her bow by taking an entrepreneurship course at Lion by The Family to better understand the startup ecosystem and their methods of innovation. She began her career as a Global Channel Manager and Business Developer at Pradeo, a cyber security startup, where she was responsible for deploying the client portfolio internationally. Alicja joined Akoya in 2019 and is now developing our activity in the Pharmaceutical, Food & Beverages, Energy and Utilities industries.
#bizdev #pharma #food #energy
After completing an Engineering degree at CentraleSupélec, Antoine specialized in Strategy and Management at HEC Paris. He began his career as an Analyst at Accenture and Business Developer at Total, before co-founding Akoya in 2010. Since then, he has focused on issues of strategic transformations of people in companies, including Strategic Workforce Planning, Organizational Design and HR function structuring. At Akoya, Antoine is the privileged point of contact for our clients in the pharmaceutical and food industry sectors.
#pharma #food #swp #organization
Graduate from Lyon Ecole des Beaux Arts, Axelle created her own cabinet making business while earning a doctorate in art and social sciences. After five years of activity, she decided to move into consulting dedicated to the human dimension, in a leadership training association, where she developed skills around human issues at the heart of companies. She then joined Akoya in 2022 as a Consultant.
#swp
At EM Lyon, Camille has gradually oriented her career towards HR and strategy. She first worked at Société Générale as an HR project manager, then at airBaltic for an HR consulting engagement on feedback and performance management. At Akoya since May 2018 as a consultant for 2 years, she then joined the sales team. She develops the firm’s activities in the Insurance,Banking, Retail & Consumer Goods sectors.
#createbridges #bizdev #insurance #banking #retail #consumergoods
A graduate engineer from Ecole Centrale de Paris, with a specialization in industrial engineering, and a master’s degree in artificial intelligence, Camille started as an analyst for Arkema and then Louis Vuitton, before becoming Data Scientist for Aéroports de Paris. She joined Akoya in March 2020 as a Consultant, fulfilling her desire to put her analytical skills to work for a better understanding of human issues in business. After a project of sizing HR teams in the retail sector, she is currently involved in the digital redesign of an onboarding seminar for a French industry player.
#ai #digital
After graduating from HEC Paris and from the Freie Universität of Berlin in Political Science, Christelle confirms her taste for human issues in companies by working in recruitment and training within the HR department of a communication consulting firm. She joined Akoya Consulting in 2016 and since then has been developing an expertise on the subjects of corporate culture, skills development and Strategic Workforce Planning. She is the author of the white paper on the impact of AI technologies on tomorrow’s businesses, published in March 2019 as part of our Akoya Disrupt R&D unit.
#IA #Skills #SWP
Flore graduated from EDHEC Business School where she obtained a Master’s degree in Business Management and a MSc in Global & Sustainable Business. After an internship in project management at makesense and an internship in management and human resources consulting at idoko, Flore developed an interest in people-related issues in business. She joined Akoya in 2022 as a Consultant, where she works on Strategic Workforce Planning and defining skills frameworks for large companies.
#SWP #skills
Ismail holds a Master’s degree in Management from HEC Paris, where he specialized in economics and finance. After an experience in digital transformation at Wavestone and at Amadeus in corporate strategy, Ismail turned to strategy consulting. He joined Akoya in 2021, where he worked, among others, on a SWP for a major automotive supplier.
#swp #transformation
After graduating from EDHEC with a specialization in Consulting, Jean-Charles lived in Argentina where he advised and accompanied a travel agency director. He then worked for several years as an internal consultant for large companies in the Energy & Utilities sector, as well as for a large firm working with public clients. Jean-Charles has conducted organizational diagnostics for several administrations, combining an in-depth data analysis with a qualitative approach based on interviews. He joins Akoya in 2022 as a Consulting Manager.
#data
After a scientific preparatory class, Jean-Rémi obtained a double degree from EDHEC in Business Management and Corporate Finance. He first worked in finance in audit and financial rating before continuing for 5 years in strategy and transformation consulting in banking, insurance and social protection sectors. He joined Akoya in 2022 as a Consulting Manager.
#bank #insurance
After CentraleSupélec, Jocelyn continued his studies at the Institut Français du Pétrole where he completed a double degree in engineering. He started his career in the industry, at Technip, as Cost Controller on several large international projects. After a short expatriation in Qatar, he returned to France to co-found Akoya. His career path positions him as the reference contact for clients in the Energy and Utilities sectors. Over the years, he has developed an expertise on issues related to talent management, both from an organizational and individual point of view.
#talentmanagement #criticalroles #talents #energy #utilities
Luc graduated from CPE Lyon as a chemical engineer before completing his education in the Grande Ecole program at emlyon business school where he specialized in innovation and strategy. After an experience as a researcher at Henkel, Luc turned to strategy consulting. He started his career in a young strategy consulting firm specialized in data where he worked on making large companies in the industrial sector, media or international organizations, data-driven. He joined Akoya in 2021 and is currently focusing on the redesign of the Learning strategy of a large group in the luxury sector.
#Data #AI #Analytics #Luxury #Organisations
Marie graduated from Neoma, where she pursued a master’s degree in human resources, right after having an experience as a management controller in the public sector that allowed her to develop her analytical skills. Attracted by human-related issues, she then joined the Human Resources Department of a large French insurance group to work on recruitment issues. As she wished to combine her attraction for HR and business strategy, she joined Akoya in 2022 as a consultant where she works on a Strategic Workforce Planning project for a Retail group.
#swp #retail #talentacquisition
Graduating from ESCP Europe after a 4-year track through Paris, Berlin and Cape Town, Martin specialized in Corporate Finance. He studied Public Administration at Assas University and gained experience in the public sector while working at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His willingness to evolve in a challenging and fast paced environment led him to join Strategy and Management Consulting. Before joining Akoya Consulting, he worked at Mayer Prezioso, where he advised financial services companies.
#SWP #Skills
Matthieu graduated from a double Master’s degree in Management (IÉSEG) and Finance (Queensland University of Technology). During his past experience within various industries (banking, food, consumer goods), he worked in the areas of data, operations, and marketing. Now willing to focus on people, Matthieu joined Akoya in 2023 as a consultant.
#peoplestrategy
After graduating from EDHEC, Maxime then completed his Master of Global Business at the University of Victoria, where he had the opportunity to study in Canada, Taiwan and Austria. After several professional experiences abroad, including Business France in Chicago and Octagon in London, he joined Akoya in 2017. He is the author of the white paper on personalizing of the employee experience published in January 2020 as part of our Akoya Disrupt R&D unit.
#experience #customization
Nicolas graduated from EDHEC with a MSc in Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence. With a strong interest in analytical subjects, he completed his first internship in project management and data analysis at a startup in the retail sector. During a second internship at a recruitment firm, he developed a passion for human-related topics within organizations. In 2023, he joined Akoya as a consultant, where he primarily works on a Strategic Workforce Planning for a pharmaceutical company.
#SWP
After 5 years of studies in Rotterdam, Sven graduated with a Master’s degree in Business Information Management at RSM. He then joined Adyen in Amsterdam, a Dutch unicorn making a sensational IPO in the Finance Technology industry. After two years as a Technical Account Specialist, Sven joined Akoya as a Business Developer focusing on the Automotive, Defense and Aerospace, Luxury and Construction Industry sectors.
#bizdev #luxury #defense #aerospace #automotive #construction
Swann is a certified accountant, trained at IAE before working for six years in accounting and financial audit firms, where he developed his skills in finance, management and administration. He joins Akoya to support the firm on its strategic and financial issues.
#finance #performance
Thérèse is a graduate of Ecole Centrale Paris, with a specialization in physics and international project management. During her studies, she became involved in several associations, including OSER, which offers tutoring to underprivileged high school students. After her studies, she went to Cambodia to coordinate the projects of a rural development NGO for one year. At Akoya since April 2019, she has been working on a business and skills repository for a scale-up, and on a Strategic Workforce Planning for the R&D site of an automotive supplier.
#swp #skills #automotive #scaleup
Tom graduated from Ecole Centrale Paris. He started his professional career as a Business Engineer in a technology consulting firm where he offered digital solutions to his clients . He then became a Financial Auditor at KPMG, during which time he worked on the audit of several CAC40 companies, particularly in the aeronautics sector. He joined Akoya in April 2019 and focused, among other things, on a project to reorganize the support model of an IT solution at a French luxury goods company.
#aerospace #luxury #organizations #digital
Xavier graduated from ESCP Europe (Diplôme Grande Ecole, Master of Science, Diplom Kaufmann) following a 4-year European program in Paris, London and Berlin, with a specialization in international strategy. He began his career in mergers and acquisitions, then in strategy and management consulting at Apifrance, a firm specializing in Sales and Marketing Strategy for major international groups. He joined Akoya in 2015 to strengthen the team and accompany his clients in their strategic projects of businesses and organizations’ transformation.
#skills #automotive #aerospace #defense
While studying for his master’s degree in economics at Sciences Po, Yassine worked with different consulting firms to assist major companies in their digital transformation. After graduation he joined a tech start-up which develops an AI-based web browser that aims to answer strategic questions asked by professionals. He joined Akoya in 2021 as a consultant where he is currently evaluating HR digital tools and studying the theory around HR operative models.
#Digital #Skills #Organization