Executive compensation intelligence, built from real market conversations.
We conduct confidential primary research with senior professionals in genuinely comparable roles, helping C&B leaders, independent reward advisers and private equity teams make better-informed compensation decisions.
Built upon 20 years of experience in talent sourcing and executive search in Europe.
Paris · Brussels · Europe
When the role is specific, the benchmark must be specific too.
Established salary surveys are essential. They become less decisive when a role is new, responsibilities vary sharply, the peer group is narrow or the company is privately held.
We add targeted primary research to answer what the existing data cannot.
Comparable scope, not titles
Reporting line, team, geography, scale, decision authority and business impact, weighed before two roles are called comparable.
The complete package
Base, annual incentives, long-term rewards, equity, pension and benefits, including the structure behind each component.
The market required to hire
Beyond current pay, what senior professionals would require to consider a move.
Built for high-stakes compensation questions.
A complete view of executive reward and role context.
Base compensation
Fixed salary and relevant contractual context.
Annual incentives
Target, maximum and actual payout where available.
Long-term rewards
LTI, equity, management packages and vesting structure.
Benefits and allowances
Pension, insurance, company car, mobility and other material benefits.
Role scope
Reporting line, team, geography, P&L, functional breadth and organisational complexity.
Mobility expectations
The package and conditions required to consider a move.
The questionnaire is defined per assignment. We collect only what the agreed business question requires.
From a compensation question to decision-ready evidence.
Decision-ready, not data-heavy.
Not a pile of observations, but a clear, defensible view of the relevant market and what it implies.
- Role and comparator-group definition
- Methodology and sample overview
- Compensation distributions and ranges where supported
- Analysis of base, STI, LTI, equity and material benefits
- Role-scope and organisational context
- Current compensation versus mobility expectations
International by design.
With offices in Paris & Brussels, and a strong foothold in the Nordics, Benelux and Germany, we have developed a truly international expertise. Our main focus is EMEA, while a significant share of our projects extends to other regions.
More than a standard global approach, we follow a multi-local strategy, combining international reach with an understanding of the different markets and working cultures across Europe.
For teams benchmarking across borders, this means working with a research partner that understands that Paris, Stockholm, Brussels, Frankfurt and London are not simply different locations, they are different talent markets.
Case study
An EMEA Sales Director benchmark.
An international food group needed to know whether an external search for an EMEA Sales Director was justified, or whether promoting internally was the better decision. We mapped 30 comparable commercial leaders across five countries and documented each package, component by component.
Useful market intelligence without exposing individuals.
Following GDPR regulation, personal details are stored securely after individual consent. Individual names and attributable records are never disclosed to the client, findings are aggregated, and granular views are withheld when a sample is too small to protect confidentiality.
No individual record reaches the client.
Access to raw research material is restricted.
Methodology and permitted use are defined per assignment.
Research-led. Technology-enhanced.
Technology accelerates the work. It does not invent the evidence.
We use purpose-built technology to structure briefs, organise research, normalise observations and make findings easier to explore. Every conclusion stays grounded in collected evidence and is reviewed by an experienced researcher.
AI supports classification and analysis; it is never used as a substitute for primary compensation data.
Executive research is our core discipline.
With a French/Swedish background, Thomas has worked in external executive research since 2006 and, across more than 300 senior-level sourcing assignments, has built deep experience in defining complex talent markets and holding informed, confidential conversations across Europe.
On compensation assignments we focus on the primary research, working directly with a client's C&B team or alongside an independent reward adviser.
20 years in executive research
Paris and Brussels
Cross-industry reach
Human research, proprietary technology
