Hugues Petit is a Client Partner at Coulter Partners in Paris, where he specializes in global leadership search within the biotech, pharma, medtech, healthtech, diagnostic, and nutrition sectors. He has a career spanning over three decades in executive search and human resources, previously serving as Group Managing Director and Founder of the executive search practice at Life Sciences Boutique. Prior to that, he was a Managing Partner at L3S - Global Executive Search and spent over nine years as a Senior Partner at Euromedica, focusing on board and senior executive placements across Europe. Earlier in his career, Hugues held senior consulting and partner roles at Harvey Nash and InterSearch. Before transitioning into executive search, he gained corporate experience as an HR Business Partner at Technip and Servier Laboratories, and worked as an Investor Relations Associate at AGF Group. He also served as a Liaison Officer for the Marine Nationale. Hugues holds a Business Degree from École Supérieure de Commerce Et de Management - ESCEM.