Excellence in Service of Strategic Industry
At Opera Executive, we embody expertise, rigor, and commitment at the heart of key industrial sectors.
Our strength? A team of senior consultants, well-versed in the challenges of defense, nuclear, energy, and infrastructure, combining technical mastery, discretion, and agility.
We believe in tailor-made recruitment, where every talent is identified with precision, supported with transparency, and successfully integrated.
“Your ambition is ours: HR solutions that strengthen your industrial sovereignty.”
Industries
Aeronautics
Manufacturers, airlines, brokers
Defence
R&D, weapons, drones, logistics and services
Energy
Power stations, power distributors and suppliers, power traders
Manufacturing
Production plants for food and drink, cosmetics, chemical materials, heavy industry
R&D
Laboratories, research, expertise
Finance
Banking, corporate, networks
Cybersecurity
Governance, offensive, defence
FMCG
Manufacturers and distributors of food and drink, cosmetics, household brands
Members
Partners and Executives
Partner – France
Benoit Charasy
After starting his career as an engineer at France Télécom and Bureau Veritas, Benoît moved into executive recruitment in 2004.
In 2009, he joined a leading French executive search firm, where he quickly rose through the ranks to become a partner.
Convinced of the importance of strengthening the international dimension of executive search, Benoît co-founded Opera International in 2024. Fluent in English, he has successfully led numerous international assignments in Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Japan, the United States, Iran, Jordan, Côte d’Ivoire and many other countries.
Partner – Latvia
Thibault Normand
Passionate about geopolitics, Thibault began his career in 2008 advising governments on security and energy issues, where he developed skills in competitive intelligence and risk analysis.
Based in Latvia since 2010, Thibault has built a network there, notably by completing an Executive MBA at the Stockholm School of Economics.
He had the honor of working as an advisor to the Office of the Latvian Prime Minister between 2012 and 2013, on topics related to national development planning, energy security and strategic planning.
Senior Advisor – Cybermatch
Guillaume Séraphine
Founder and managing partner of Cybermatch. He previously led the development of the cybersecurity division for the French public sector and served as managing director of École 2600, the first French school specializing in cybersecurity. He founded and runs Cybermatch.
Belgium – Fever
Ansie De Jaeger
Ansie De Jaeger is co-founder and managing partner of Fever Executive Search. Based in Brussels, she works on the recruitment of senior executives and board members across various sectors in Belgium.
Before founding Fever Executive Search, Ansie gained more than 30 years of experience in management and senior executive positions across different sectors (financial services, fast-moving consumer goods, pharmaceuticals) and countries (Belgium, Luxembourg, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria).
Ansie holds a master’s degree in applied economics from Ghent University and an MBA from the Solvay Business School at ULB in Belgium. Highly sociable, she is passionate about people’s life journeys and career choices. When she is not working, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends.
Italy – MCS
Gianluca Gioia
Strategic and operational leadership of the MCS Group, with an approach focused on innovation, sustainable growth and the development of human capital as a lever for competitiveness.
He defines the company’s lines of development, promotes new service models and supports the continuous improvement of internal processes.
He coordinates the main areas of activity, including talent acquisition, human capital and talent development, ensuring consistency between strategic vision and day-to-day action.
Germany – VisionM
Kerstin Mader
Understanding what clients want.
Listening and giving focused advice: understanding clients’ needs, putting them into context and advising openly and honestly, drawing on market knowledge – promising nothing that cannot be delivered, but doing everything that is feasible and effective.
Not giving up when things get difficult.
This is what has defined me for more than 20 years in executive search – I would be delighted if you, too, placed your trust in my expertise!
Poland – Solid Bridge
Leszek Stefaniuk
Has successfully completed more than 470 recruitment assignments for specialist and executive positions.
Specializes in recruitment in sales, marketing, administration, finance and human resources.
Co-founder and managing partner of Solid Bridge Solutions.
Works with clients from sectors including fast-moving consumer goods, retail, financial services and commercial real estate.
Speaks Polish, English and Spanish. Can communicate in German and Portuguese.
A keen traveler and a great lover of Thai and Japanese cuisine.
Poland – Solid Bridge
Piotr Pendota
Has successfully completed more than 450 recruitment assignments for specialist and managerial positions, including board members.
Specializes in recruitment in sales, marketing, human resources and customer service.
Co-founder and managing partner of Solid Bridge Solutions.
Works with clients from the automotive, financial services, manufacturing, packaging and printing sectors.
Expert in the automotive market.
Fluent in Polish and English, with a communicative command of Russian and German.
Has won motorcycle races in the Polish Championships and the European Cup.
Germany – VisionM
Jochen Markgraph
Opening up new perspectives.
Successful executive search means asking the right questions, engaging with the client’s needs and developing lasting solutions.
With many years of experience, in-depth industry knowledge, foresight and a willingness to go the extra mile, I help companies attract top executives and experts.
Poland – Solid Bridge
Rafał Brzozowski
Has successfully completed more than 450 recruitment projects for specialist and managerial positions.
Specializes in recruitment in supply chain, production and real estate.
Co-founder and managing partner of Solid Bridge Solutions.
Works with clients from the consumer goods (food, cosmetics), pharmaceutical, automotive, industrial manufacturing and real estate sectors.
Expert in the logistics market.
Fluent in Polish and English.
Outside work, he is passionate about fine wine, the Masurian lakes and outdoor sports.