OUR TEAM
Our consultants are from Africa to Asia, Europe, and the United States. Each of them is proficient in their industries and has often spent time in the locations they recruit for, thus enabling them to give educated advice about onboarding issues. We proudly deliver exemplary service to both clients and candidates
AUREE DE CARBON
Director General
JULIE FLORES
Managing Director, Asia
Martin Cunningham
Managing Director UK, Eastern Europe and Western Balkans
SANTATRA RANDRIANASOLO
Principal Recruiter, Francophone Countries
SARAH JESSIE APPIAH
Principal Recruiter
DR. MOHAMED ABDEL MONEM
Managing Director, Middle East and Africa
LIZ HARRIS
Research Director
TEMITOPE OLUKUNLE
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Ana Pușcă
Executive Coach
LOLA OKETOKOUN
Principal Recruiter
JEAN DE LA FOURNIÈRE
Principal Recruiter
Lillian Buckx
Director of Research
Auree de Carbon
Director General
Aurée is the founder and the owner of CARRHURE, an Executive Search Firm specializing in the Not-for-Profit sector. A French native, Aurée has 30 years of professional experience. Her empathy, expertise in identifying and assessing candidates, and servant leadership style make her approach unique. Prior to establishing CARRHURE, Aurée was Director International for several retained executive search firms where she directed engagements for large NGOs specialized in Agriculture, Climate Change and Health. She began her career managing sales and marketing efforts for French medias and the banking sectors (BNP and HSBC) as Wealth Management Advisor. She holds a BA in Arts from University Paris X and a degree in Communication and Marketing. She is a certified professional Coach, PNL technician and is certified in several assessment Tools, such as 360° and DISC Model. Aurée is fluent in French and English.
JEAN DE LA FOURNIÈRE
Principal Recruiter
Jean de La Fournière is a French recruiter with 10 years of recruitment and talent acquisition experience headhunting mid to senior talents with Boyden and Approach People. He possesses a combination of a technical background with a developed evaluation capacity which is beneficial for talent acquisition activities. Apart from French and English, he also speaks Spanish and Dutch.
LOLA OKETOKOUN
Principal Recruiter
A French citizen, Lola possesses 8 years of experience in Recruitment. Her superb sourcing skills enable her to handle various requirements across different industries.
Driven by a passion for diversity and inclusion, she has successfully delivered and optimized processes for her clients.
Lola has a Data-centric approach and solid experience working with C-level and hiring senior executives for crucial projects. An articulate lady, Lola likes to be the figurehead of companies she serves, acting as a brand ambassador for awareness that positively impacts the candidate experience.
Her entrepreneurial mindset brings new ways of working to improve Diversity and inclusion, Employer Branding, and Data/Reporting. Lola holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing management.
Her proficiency in both French and English allows her to cater to a diverse range of clients across various locations.
SARAH JESSIE APPIAH
Principal Recruiter
Sarah is a principal in Geneva, Switzerland. A Ghanaian national, she has over 30 years of professional experience in the United Nations system and has had remarkable collaborations with various private and public sectors as well as other voluntary, non-government entities, and faith-based organizations. Sarah has an MBA in Business Administration and holds a professional diploma in Management from the Open University Business School in the United Kingdom. A results-oriented coach, she also has certifications from the International Coach Academy, International Coach Federation,.
DR. MOHAMED ABDEL MONEM
Managing Director, Middle East and Africa
An Egyptian citizen, Dr. Mohamed Abdel Monem, holds a Ph.D. in Agronomy from Colorado State University, Colorado, USA. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Monem has over 30 years of professional experience with USAID in Morocco, the FAO Regional office in Cairo, and ICARDA as an expert, Senior Advisor, or Team Leader. He was notably employed with the UNEP Africa Office in Kenya from 2003 to 2014.
His experience includes academics: he worked as a soil scientist at the University of Nebraska. He is currently a professor of Soils at the Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority.
LIZ HARRIS
Research Director
Liz has been responsible for talent sourcing within the International Committee of the Red Cross for nearly a decade. As a Talent Acquisition sourcer, overseeing sourcing talents, headhunting, and recruitment marketing. Liz’s eclectic portfolio includes journalism and aid work. She is passionate about research and languages and studied a B.A. in Hindi and South Asian history at the School of Oriental and African Studies. This led to four years of fieldwork with the International Committee of the Red Cross as a linguist, with stints in the UK media between missions. On her return, she undertook an M.A. in War Studies from King’s College, London and worked as a researcher before venturing into talent acquisition. She speaks English, French, Hindi, Urdu, and basic Pashto.
TEMITOPE OLUKUNLE
Talent Acquisition Specialist
A Nigeria citizen, Temitope Olukunle is Talent Acquisition Specialist at CARRHURE. She possesses 7 years of distinguished international professional experience. Her career spans various industries and regions, testifying to her track record of exceptional ability to align top-tier talents with bespoke opportunities. She is a valued Forbes HR Council Member known for her practical HR insights.
Armed with a master’s degree in diplomacy and international Relations, Temitope's credentials include a Global Human Resources Professional (GPHR) designation, IMC Fellowship, and a Certified SAFe Scrum Master title.
Temi is an achiever in the Talent Acquisition space. She's revamping recruitment strategies, delivering candidates seamlessly fitting into diverse organizational cultures. Her data-driven approach reduces time-to-hire, streamlining processes without compromising quality: she stands at the forefront of change in an era of digital transformation as a Certified SAFe Scrum Master. Her agile approach to talent acquisition and deep understanding of lean methodologies ensure that she orchestrates seamless collaboration between teams to achieve remarkable results.
Beyond qualifications, Temitope is a talented woman, a female entrepreneur, and a go-getter driven by the fervent desire to bridge African talent with global stages, reshaping the narrative in the global economy.
SANTATRA RANDRIANASOLO
Director Africa, Francophone Countries
Santatra holds a master’s degree in Organizational Communication and a bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management and has 11 years of experience in various fields such as corporate communication, journalism, and human resources. From 2014 to 2019, she held the Head of Recruitment and Communication position in a large company with thousands of employees across Madagascar. An entrepreneur at heart, she has been an independent consultant since 2020.
JULIE FLORES
Managing Director, Asia
Julie has over 18 years of HR function experience. She started her career in multinational companies in the pharmaceutical, BPO, and IT industries, respectively. She held a regional management role in HR overseeing the whole China strategic rewards implementation. From these experiences, she was exposed to different HR functions, both with local and international exposures. Julie holds a degree in Psychology from the University of the Perpetual Help-Laguna. She also finished her Master’s in Industrial Relations majoring in Human Resources Management from the University of the Philippines.
Ana Pușcă
Executive Coach
Ana Pușcă is an ICF (International Coaching Federation) accredited coach since 2018. Ana supports managers and executives in achieving their objectives, by clarifying their strategy, among other things.
As an expert, she accompanies new participants in their coach certification path as a "Coach fil rouge" in École Coaching Ways France.
Ana is a mathematician by training (Bac+5), certified in Psychology at the University of Paris 7, and holds a master's degree (DEA) in Mathematical Modelling applied to Finance. She brings with her 14 years of professional experience. She started her career in an investment bank called Natixis as a quantitative analyst on the validation of pricing models for equity and credit derivatives. She joined Start-Up Pricing Partners to create and manage the independent valuation department for cross-asset derivatives. She was a speaker at several conferences in London and Paris, and a User's Club facilitator for the Start-Up's clients. She was part of the Steering committee and participated with the other members in the merger and integration of the Pricing Partners start-up into the Thomson Reuters group where she took over the EMEA Cross-Asset Derivatives Pricing service in the Pricing Service department.
In 2016, she was one of the two women in Thomson Reuters France chosen to represent the country in the Leadership1 Women in Technology program, an internal talent program that highlights women technology leaders within the company worldwide.
Martin Cunningham
Managing Director UK, Eastern Europe and Western Balkans
Martin is a Managing Director at CARRHURE, bringing over 30 years of coaching and mentoring, with 20-year Senior Management career, notably as a senior manager in security and justice sector reform in Afghanistan and the Western Balkans, where he notably coached in politically charged situations at General Director and Ministerial levels. He possesses a large experience with Integrated Gender programmes within Judicial Sector Reform, Strategic Relationships, Change Management, Strategic Planning, Project Management.
Knowing what it takes to work in challenging and politically charged environments, he now helps organizations and individuals, to deploy their potential in an uncertain world, with a focus on building relationships to gain a better understanding of their recruitment needs and requirements.
A UK citizen, Martin holds a Bachelor of Science in Policing from Canterbury Christ Church University, a PRINCE2 certification, and he is an Accredited Engage Coach by European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC).
Lillian Buckx
Director of Research
Based in Amsterdam, Lillian Buckx began her recruiting career in 1994 and in 1998, conducting retained research for multiple executive positions in numerous industries.
As an expert in executive search, Lilian has led master classes to train corporate staffing departments. Earlier in her career, Lilian worked at various international companies in different management roles, and as a teacher of foreign languages for executives at a private institute. She holds a BA degree in Business and is fluent in Dutch, English, German and French.
