The Finders team is composed of professionals in the recruitment and human resources industry in their respective fields of expertise.
Our consultants are happy to provide you with any assistance you may need.
Delivering Service with Excellence
Management
Linda Jaquillard
Director
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Swiss national, English mother tongue, fluent French
Several years in London in the field of Sales and Marketing
Personnel Officer for a medium-sized shipping company in Switzerland
Consultant in Geneva based recruitment consultancy
One year in California to assist in the HR issues of a major motion picture company
Handled executive search mandates on the continent on behalf of a UK based company
Created Finders S.A. in Switzerland in 1990
Mélanie Benabbou
Administration Manager
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10 years of experience in Administration Management
Qualified Assistante de Gestion PME-PMI
Swiss HR Certificate
French mother tongue, fluent English, good level of Spanish
Sophie Gandet
Administrative Assistant
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Bachelor in Hospitality Administration & Events Management, HR Certificate
Customer service and administration background
French mother tongue, fluent English and Swedish
Recruitment Consultants
Mélanie Benabbou
Recruitment Consultant
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Since 2016 Recruitment Consultant for the Business team
Qualified Assistante de Gestion PME-PMI
HR Certificate
Fluent English, French mother tongue, good level of Spanish
Expertise in sales, marketing, HR, finance and supply chain recruitments
Sally Trigues
Recruitment Consultant
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10 years experience in well-known recruitment consultancies to be found in the UK and Switzerland
4 years as internal recruiter for two prestigious banks
English mother tongue with very good command of French
Valérie Isabel
Recruitment Consultant
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10 years experience in recruitment for well-known international head hunting companies
Previous experience of 8 years in the marketing management positions with a track record in the consumer and luxury goods industry and in international positions
Expertise in sales, marketing, HR, finance and supply recruitment
Fluent in French, English and Spanish
Heather Dethurens
Recruitment Consultant
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Bachelor in French and German, master’s degree in HR Management.
Two years in Paris working for a headhunting firm in real estate and finance.
Eight years in a renowned “boutique” search firm in Geneva specializing in financial services, NGOs, start-ups and IT/medical device companies for middle to top-level management positions. In addition, she was Internal HR Manager and was nominated Deputy.
For the past seven years, Career Transition Consultant/Coach in Geneva.
Part of the Business team at Finders since September 2019.
English mother-tongue, Heather is bilingual in French with good knowledge of German.
Lawin Sami
ICT Recruitment Consultant
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Bachelor in IT Engineering
14 years of experience in operational IT within several multinationals
3 years working as a recruitment consultant for IT professions with a French recruitment consultancy
Joined Finders in January 2019 to run the IT recruitment sector based in Lausanne but covering all of Switzerland
Perfectly fluent in both, English and French
Maykelin Garcia Giron
Junior Recruitment Consultant
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Obtained her Commercial diploma in 2015
5 years of experience in administrative positions, before turning to recruitment for the banking sector a trainee
Joined Finders as Junior Consultant and Sourcer in January 2019
French and Spanish mother tongue she is fluent in English and has basic knowledge in German
Jennifer Minois
Recruitment Coordinator
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Certificate in HR administration and graduated MBA HR Management
Experience in HR in industry and in recruitment for a French consultancy
French mother tongue and fluent in English
Azziza El Begri
Recruitment Coordinator
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Since 2014 Sourcer/Recruitment Consultant for the Banking and Finance Division at Finders.
Now Talent Sourcer since October 2019.
6 years of experience as a Recruiter covering various sectors IT, Business, Banking and Finance.
French mother tongue and fluent in English.
Sophie Gandet
Recruitment Coordinator
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Bachelor in Hospitality Administration & Events Management, HR Certificate
Customer service and administration background
French mother tongue, fluent English and Swedish
HR Consultants
Brigitte Jaquillard
HR Consultant
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Brigitte Jaquillard is a leadership communications consultant / coach and a proven business development specialist with 25 years of experience
Her coaching, training and consulting input is utilised nationally and internationally to increase individual and team effectiveness in all activities centered on influencing skills Leadership and Personal effectiveness, Sales, Negotiation, Presentation and Management Skills
Today, Brigitte specialises in coaching executive levels to hone their leadership style and communication capability
She is masterful in guiding leaders to recognise and apply their unique qualities, and empowers them to be impactful, persuasive, effective leaders of their teams and with clients
Claire Cathelaz-Larner
Talent Management Consultant
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Since 7 years Claire has been working as a Consultant and Coach supporting companies, teams, managers and directors with projects around assessments, transition, crisis management, helping them maintain or reinforce leadership, performance and communication within the company, develop on a personal basis, put new structures in place, identify synergies.
Initially active in the Marketing and Communications field for more than 10 years (Private Bank, multinational companies, SMEs, a Foundation and a UN Organisation) and she has managed a number of projects at an international level for regions including EMEA, Central and Eastern Europe.
She was also active in HR related roles for more than 12 years, involving being responsible for activities such as Talent selection, Performance evaluation, Career Transition and managed a team of 10.