Passion
We love what we do!
Google rating from our clients and candidates
One of the best 25 recruitment firms in France
After 25 Years In This Business, I Have Learned That Leadership Failures Follow Patterns - And So Do Successful Interventions
- Jorg Stegemann, Founder
We Cover 360 Degrees Of Talent Management
Executive Search
Identifying, assessing, and attracting the right talent in France and Germany
Interim Management
Franco-German interim leaders who ensure succession, peaks and transformation
Executive Outplacement
Supporting ethical separation processes and successful career transition
As active members of several international organizations, we are closely connected to global trends
Partnerships And Alliances
Kennedy Executive Search
Kennedy Executive Search is a global executive search and leadership advisory firm supporting organizations in hiring exécutif and executive-level talent across international markets. The firm combines local market expertise with a global delivery model to help clients strengthen leadership, governance, and organizational performance
French Chamber of Commerce and Industry/ AHK France
We have been member since 2013. The German-French Chamber of Industry and Commerce (AHK France) works directly with companies developing business activities between France and Germany and ensures firms establish a sustainable presence in both countries. As a member and partner, we come in when it is about recruiting exécutif leadership
OSCI/ International Development Accelerators
OSCI is a network organization for businesses operating internationally. The organization and its partners regroup 100+ companies that cover 150 countries. Consistent with Apollo's and Kennedy's international footprint, we are member. As country delegate for Germany, Jorg Stegemann, Managing Partner at Apollo, is the key contact for all players in the national ecosystem, including French ambassadors abroad, representatives of the Economic Services, Business France offices, CCIFIs and the French Foreign Trade Advisors (CCEF)
Advantage Austria Paris/ Austrian Embassy, Commercial Section
Apollo is trusted advisor of Advantage Austria, the official Austrian trade promotion organization in France, representing the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber. It works directly with Austrian and French companies by facilitating trade, investment, and partnership opportunities between Austria and the French market
Apollo Executive Search Once Again Among 25 France’s Best Executive Search Firms
Les Echos, „France‘s Wall Street Journal“, has named Apollo one of the best recruitment firms in France among 2,500 competitors and „top 25“ with the rating „excellent“ in the category executive search and the only one with a clear focus on France and Germany for the sixth consecutive year since 2021.
The list of the best recruitment firms in France is made up of 250 firms rated by more than 15,000 recommendations. The full results can be found HERE.
Thanks to our clients, candidates and partners.
Well done, Apollo crew in Paris!
The Apollo Executive Management Team
Managing Partner & Founder
Jorg Stegemann
Jorg Stegemann is Managing Partner at Apollo and founder of Kennedy. An industry veteran with 25 years of experience, he has worked across four continents and speaks five languages. Shaped by exécutif leadership roles at two global, industry-leading recruitment firms, he brings corporate-grade rigor and execution discipline to consulting. He works with his international team on recruitment assignments and leads HR consulting. As a certified coach, he personally runs executive outplacement
+33-1-83756501
Margaux Burkard
Principal
Margaux Burkard has joined Apollo in 2021 and is today Principal and Head of Research at Apollo. French-German, she has studied in Austria, and has lived and worked in Germany, Spain and France. Margaux has previously worked in E-Commerce, Hospitality, and Consulting, gaining experience with both global blue chips and start-ups. As a key client contact, Margaux ensures all search assignments run smoothly. She is fluent in German, French, English, and Spanish
+33 1-83756500
What We Stand For
Executive search and leadership decisions are built on trust, judgment, and long-term relationships. Our mission, vision, and values define how we work in France and Germany—pragmatic, precise, and focused on outcomes at exécutif level
Mission
We support organizations in France and Germany in making critical leadership decisions at exécutif and C-level across executive search, interim management, outplacement, and HR consulting
Vision
To be the reference for Franco-German leadership decisions at top level in France and Germany, recognized for precision, reliability, and direct access to the executives who matter
Values
Passion, integrity, excellence, German rigor, and French class define how we work. They guide our judgment, shape our interactions, and ensure disciplined execution in every assignment across France and Germany
What Makes Us Different
Market Leader In Franco-German Executive Recruitment
Apollo Executive Search & Consulting is the only firm exclusively focused on exécutif and C-level leadership roles in France and Germany. We operate in both markets, speak to decision-makers in their own language, and understand how organizations work across borders
A Boutique In A Global Network: The Best Of Two Worlds
Apollo Executive Search Paris/ Kennedy France combines the tailored, hands-on approach of a boutique with the perspective of a global network. We bring local depth in France and Germany together with an international context and operate at the intersection of both
A No-Nonsense Approach
We work in a structured and disciplined way across all assignments in France and Germany. Dual-consultant interviews, rigorous referencing, and direct market access define our approach, focused on what is required to reach a sound decision