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Christian Atherton
Managing Director
Christian Atherton
PAI Performance GroupManaging Director
Christian joined PAI in 2020 as a member of the PAI Performance Group with a particular focus on topline related topics.
He has strong management consulting experience and was previously at Simon Kucher, where he was a Director. Prior to Simon Kucher, Christian held various positions at PwC Strategy Group and Bain & Co and he has also worked with a number of leading multinational businesses on an interim / contractor basis. Over the course of his career, Christian has led and participated in a number of projects covering a range of business issues and industries including pricing, sales excellence, operational improvement, analysis of business growth options, corporate strategy and M&A.
Christian has a BSc in International Business from Warwick Business School & ESSEC. He speaks Spanish and English fluently, and conversational in French.
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Marc Boullier
Managing Director
Marc Boullier
Corporate Operations Team PAI Performance GroupManaging Director
Marc joined PAI in 2020 as a member of the Portfolio Performance Group.
He brings over 25 years of experience as an IT and digital expert in large and small organisations, including LBOs. He previously served as Chief Operating Officer at Mobility Work (GMAO) and, prior to that, as Chief Information Officer at Carambar & Co. Marc has also held senior positions at Vistali, Wavestone, Accenture and AlixPartners.
Marc holds a Master’s Degree in Computer Science & Physics from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Nancy. He is fluent in French and English.
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Laurie Cameron
ESG Officer
Laurie Cameron
ESG Team PAI Performance GroupESG Officer
Laurie joined PAI in 2022 as a member of the ESG Team.
He joined from PwC’s Sustainability and Climate Change practice, where he focused on Responsible Investment, ESG and Impact measurement for three years. Prior to this, Laurie worked for four years within the PwC Deals practice, where he qualified as an ACA Chartered Accountant and led financial due diligence projects.
Laurie holds a degree in Economics from the University of Kent and is an IEMA (Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment) qualified practitioner.
He is fluent in English.
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Isabelle Ehrmantraut
Talent Officer
Isabelle Ehrmantraut
PAI Performance GroupTalent Officer
Isabelle joined PAI in 2021 as a Talent Officer.
She works on talent development activities both for PAI Partners and for our portfolio companies – notably talent recruitment and assessment.
She was previously with Spencer Stuart and brings more than five years of experience in Leadership Advisory Services. Her focus was on executive assessment and development, team effectiveness, organisational design, and succession planning.
Isabelle holds a BA degree in Business Psychology and a Master’s Degree in HR Management. She is fluent in French, German and English, and conversational in Spanish.
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Otto Kern
ESG Officer
Otto Kern
ESG Team PAI Performance GroupESG Officer
Otto joined PAI in 2020 as a member of the ESG Team.
He was previously with Deloitte and brings six years of experience in sustainability consulting. His focus at Deloitte was on energy, change management, sustainable finance / ESG and the circular economy.
He started his career at the MOITI (Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment).
Otto holds a Master’s Degree in International Affairs, Economics & Political Science from Northeastern University (Boston).
He is fluent in English and French, and conversational in Spanish.
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Frederike Kress
ESG Associate
Frederike Kress
ESG Team PAI Performance GroupESG Associate
Frederike joined PAI in 2021 as a member of the ESG Team.
She was previously an intern at PAI within the ESG Team in Paris and Munich and has contributed to a number of projects for the firm.
Frederike holds a MSc in Climate Change, Management and Finance from Imperial College London and a BSc in International Management from Lancaster University and ESB Business School Reutlingen.
She is fluent in German and English, and conversational in French.
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Aoife MacGillycuddy
Talent Associate
Aoife MacGillycuddy
PAI Performance GroupTalent Associate
Aoife joined PAI in 2022 as a member of the PAI Performance Group.
She was previously with Skill Capital, where she worked almost two years within the TMT & Consumer practice.
Aoife holds a BA in History from Trinity College Dublin.
She is fluent in English and conversational in French.
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Santy Marques-Ladeira
Head of Data
Santy Marques-Ladeira
PAI Performance GroupHead of Data
Santy joined PAI in 2023 and is Head of Data and a member of the PAI Performance Group.
He brings over 10 years of experience in data and artificial intelligence, with a strong focus on deep learning. He joined PAI from Givaudan, where he was AI & Data Lead in the strategy and innovation department. Prior to that he worked in strategy and digital consulting and at Institut Curie as a research engineer.
Santy holds a Master’s Degree in Mathematical Modeling & Bioinformatics from Université Pierre et Marie Curie. He is fluent in French, English and Spanish.
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Anatoliy Nagornyy
Managing Director
Anatoliy Nagornyy
PAI Performance GroupManaging Director
Anatoliy joined PAI in 2021 as a member of the PAI Performance Group with a particular focus on supply chain & logistics topics.
He brings over 13 years of experience in supply chain & operations gained across management consulting and industry roles. As a Principal at the Boston Consulting Group, he served leading consumer products & retail clients across Europe and Asia. Prior to BCG, Anatoliy held various supply chain roles at Amazon, Tesco and Maersk in the UK.
Anatoliy holds a Master of Science Degree in Logistics & Supply Chain Management from Cranfield University, as well as a Master’s Degree in Transportation Management from Odessa National Maritime University in Ukraine. He is fluent in English, Russian and Ukrainian.
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Esohe Denise Odaro
Head of ESG & Sustainability
Esohe Denise Odaro
ESG Team PAI Performance GroupHead of ESG & Sustainability
Denise joined PAI in 2022 as Head of ESG & Sustainability.
She joined from The World Bank Group where she spent 11 years, mostly in the US and in France as well as the UK. She was the Head of Investor Relations & Sustainable Finance Coordination at the IFC where she led both the ESG Capital Markets Integration and Sustainable Finance Committees. Denise also served as the Chair of the global Green, Social and Sustainability-Linked Bond Principles Steering Committee under ICMA. She was named “Personality of the Year” by Environmental Finance Magazine in 2020. She started her career in the UK, working for global Financial Institutions (Goldman Sachs, GE Capital,…) in various capital market roles.
Denise graduated from University of Bedfordshire (UK), was called to the Bar (England and Wales) at the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn. She holds an MBA Finance from Cornell University (USA) and a MSt Sustainability Leadership from Cambridge University (UK).
She speaks English and is conversational in French.
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Franck Temam
Managing Director Franck Temam
PAI Performance GroupManaging Director Franck joined PAI in 2011 as a member of the Portfolio Performance Group.
He started his career at Procter & Gamble with management roles at manufacturing facilities in France, Italy and the US. After seven years at P&G, he joined the Operations Practice at McKinsey & Co., focusing on manufacturing, supply chain and capital expenditure, serving clients in the industrial and consumer goods sectors.
Franck studied Innovation and Production Systems at the Ecole Centrale Paris. He is fluent in French and English, and conversational in both Spanish and Italian.
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Séverine de Wulf
Managing Director
Séverine de Wulf
PAI Performance GroupManaging Director
Séverine joined PAI in 2019 as a member of the Portfolio Performance Group with a specific focus on talent, leadership and culture.
She has extensive experience in Executive Search and Leadership Consulting helping leaders make the right decisions about the recruitment, assessment and development of talents, the constitution of efficient management teams and corporate governance.
She spent the early part of her career in M&A and Corporate Finance at Goldman Sachs and as an investment professional at Vestar Capital Partners and Candover.
She is a graduate from the Solvay Business School and holds an MBA from INSEAD. She is also a certified Executive Coach. She is fluent in French and English, and conversational in Dutch.