Christian Lepolard

Christian has over 13 years of work experience, more than 11 of which is in consulting and management within the professional recruitment and executive search industries. Christian was appointed as Business Director in January 2016 and is currently managing the Beijing office with Hays China.

Prior to his current role, Christian spent 1.5 years in the executive search industry, acting as Country Manager Russia and Senior Consultant in the Consumer practice for a European executive search firm. Before that, he worked in a British mid to senior recruitment company in Moscow for almost 10 years, starting as a recruitment consultant and moving all the way up to partner.

During his career in recruitment Christian covered almost all functions and industries and worked on positions ranging from mid to executive level. His management experience encompasses developing teams from scratch, turning businesses around or setting up a new office. He graduated from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques in Strasbourg, France (Bachelor in Public Law and Economics) and from the Friedrich-Alexander-universitaet in Nuremberg, Germany (Master’s degree in Business Administration).