Bertrand Richard joined Spencer Stuart in October 2006 to co-lead the Board Services and the Financial Services practices in France.
Bertrand brings to Spencer Stuart 16 years experience in executive search and 10 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining the firm, he served as managing director of the Paris office for another international search firm and was a member of its European executive committee. He also was responsible for the financial services, board services and corporate governance practices in France. Before that, Bertrand was a partner in the leading French executive search firm, which merged with the international search firm in 1998. During his tenure there, he successfully developed and led the firm's finance practice.
Prior to entering the executive search field, Bertrand was deputy general manager for Paris-based brokerage house Tuffier Group. Before that, he spent eight years at Bank of America, where he had responsibility at various points for the bank's corporate finance, electronic banking and capital markets businesses. Bertrand began his career with Crédit Lyonnais in the United States.
Bertrand is a member of the French Institute of Strategic Studies, the Institut Français des Administrateurs in Paris and the Institute of Directors in London. He also is a commander in the French Navy.
Bertrand graduated from ESSEC and has a Ph.D. in economics from the Sorbonne University.