
Christine
Candela
Odgers Berndtson
Lyons office
Christine Candela is a Partner in the Lyon office of Odgers Berndtson and runs the Leadership consulting practice for France. Her expertise covers both consulting and executive search: leadership assessment and development, succession planning, and top team effectiveness. She interacts with the largest companies worldwide and leads cross-border projects.
Prior to joining the firm, she spent 12 years with Hay Group, a major HR consultancy firm. Earlier in her career she was in charge of International Marketing programs at EMLyon, a leading French Business School, and held various responsibilities in the consumer goods area with Darty, a major retailer.
Christine holds a MBA from EMLyon and a BA in English and German.
With increasingly fierce competition for leadership talent and a compelling focus on intellectual resources, the human resources field is experiencing a renaissance.
The continuing globalization of this high-end, high-value sector demands exceptional leaders, who know how to differentiate services, embrace innovation and deliver value.
Technological advances, globalization and the Internet are reshaping the rules in today's consumer & retail services market, demanding exceptional talent at the top.
The growing focus on the healthcare sector from a population with spiraling expectations and often an ageing profile, requires leaders who can manage opportunity and challenge in equal measure.