Benedicta de Courcel is a London-based consultant. She is a member of Spencer Stuart’s dedicated Private Equity Practice. She works across a number of sectors, with a particular focus on financial services, technology, media, telecommunications and services. Benedicta brings close to fifteen years of experience in executive search and leadership advisory experience. She advises private equity firms and their portfolio companies on talent strategy throughout the entire investment life cycle. This includes due diligence support and identifying, assessing and recruiting the right leadership to accelerate portfolio company value creation.
Benedicta leads board, chair, CEO and C-suite level searches for private equity portfolio companies, partnering closely with private equity professionals and management teams. She has led complex board and leadership team builds. Benedicta also specialises in the assessment and development of leaders in private equity portfolio companies and the alignment of talent with value creation plans.
Private equity talent expert with a particular focus on financial services, technology, media, telecommunications and services
- Prior to joining Spencer Stuart, Benedicta worked for a leading international executive search firm where she was a member of the Investment Management practice partnering with both traditional and alternative asset managers. She worked closely with private equity clients across Europe who were looking to strengthen their investment, operating partner, ESG and investor relations teams.
- Benedicta’s earlier career was spent at another global talent advisory firm where she was part of the Financial Services practice working across asset management, wealth management, insurance and investment banking.
Benedicta graduated from The University of Edinburgh with an MA (Hons) in International Relations and an MSc in EU Law and Politics. She also holds a Hogan Assessments Certification. A French and British national, she is fluent in English and French.