Our team

Rigorous, creative, open-minded, entrepreneurial spirit

Our team shares a common vision and approach to our mission, and we work closely together to provide our clients with the best experience possible.

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Guillaume Rivalland

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Co-Founder

Guillaume served as chief of staff and advisor to several prominent political figures before joining a recruitment firm as a consulting director, where he developed talent recruitment for the private sector.

At the end of 2022, he answered the call of entrepreneurship to co-found Exanter and put the combination of his expertise and experiences at the service of business executives and leaders.

"Creating Exanter was the best way to provide executives and leaders with a holistic and complete toolbox to support their development.

We master both business diplomacy and the intricacies of the public and private sectors. And we carefully leverage our unique and hybrid network. This allows us to facilitate constructive dialogues between actors across inherently different sectors - economic, political,and legal.

We also take great pride in supporting our clients by using a comprehensive and thorough approach: we provide strategic-level advice, but we like to roll up our sleeves and apply this advice in a very concrete way. Our ambition is to expand Exanter on a European and international level in order to further support the growth and success of our clients. 

Personally, I’m particularly motivated by two key aspects: on the one hand, seeing that we contribute to the development of companies and start-ups on a daily basis. On the other hand, being able to ground our work in a spirit of exchange and transmission."

Jean Gaborit

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Co-Founder

A former advisor and chief of staff to prominent national political figures, Jean also served as a chief of staff at CMA CGM before joining a recruitment firm as a consulting director.

At the end of 2022, he co-founded Exanter in order to mobilise all of his expertise in service of his clients.

"Exanter was founded under one key guiding principle: the value of relationship-building is central to our approach, and this is what sets us apart in our industry. We are above all experts in a specific method - one acquired from working at the highest levels of public sector executive offices and cabinets: knowing how to recruit the right person who corresponds to specific needs, making connections across ecosystems, and moving projects forward. But in order for this to lead to success, tailor-made strategies are needed. These strategies must involve dialogue and meaningful connections. We therefore offer an approach that is a mix between methodological rigor, subject-matter expertise, relational intelligence and relationship-building.

I like to say that at Exanter, we don't have PowerPoint, but we have ideas! We are also passionate about innovation and agility, and we strive to integrate innovative strategies in everything we do. Moreover, recruiting high-level collaborators has been a wonderful discovery for me. Helping to create the conditions for the development and growth of a company to coincide with the personal and professional growth and development of its top executives is a very rewarding experience. Sharing the passion I have for my work with our team and our clients  is equally stimulating and rewarding."

Eva Simons

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Legal Consultant

Eva is a licensed and practicing lawyer who holds a Master’s degree in International Law from the University of Paris 1 - Panthéon Sorbonne.

After several professional experiences at law firms and in public affairs, Eva joined Exanter as a legal consultant in 2024.

"In today’s world, understanding norms and regulations is a key issue in leading a development strategy. It is therefore essential to integrate advanced legal knowledge into how we advise leaders and companies. Using this legal knowledge and expertise as part of a holistic approach to tackling concrete topics and problems is what attracted me to Exanter.

It is through this global approach that we help companies advance faster and more securely, while maintaining and respecting ethical guidelines. Our global approach also applies to our role as decoders of complex issues, but also as mediators because we facilitate dialogue between different professional 'silos' and sectors.

What I also appreciate are our recruitment and scouting methods, finding the right speakers or the right talent for our clients. We take the time to meet, discuss, and go beyond hard skills, and this leads to very successful outcomes.”

Agapé Bajon

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Project Manager

Agapé is a project manager who has been with the firm since 2023. She has a Master’s degree in Politics from SciencePo Bordeaux, where she specialised in the France-Italy track.

"Joining Exanter has allowed me to transform my theoretical knowledge into practical, hands-on work. The variety and diversity of projects, and the rigor and care with which we prepare our monitoring processes and advisory memos for our clients allow me to be proactive in my work.

I particularly appreciate being both supported - none of my questions go unanswered - and encouraged to make proposals. As my first post-university professional experience, Exanter provides me with the exciting opportunity to leverage my skills and expertise in the service of the companies we support. I feel fully involved in the development of Exanter, and I hope to soon open Exanter’s branch in Italy, where I completed part of my university studies.”