Executive Management
David Mercier 
Founder & Executive Chairman
David is the founder and executive chairman of STRAMMER. STRAMMER was created in 2008 to provide dedicated coaching/mentoring and recruitment internationally in the life sciences industry. He is also a board member of invivox and a network partner at EIT Health. Paris
Philippe Laroche 
CCO
Philippe has over 25 years of experience in the medical field and has worked for reputable industry leaders. He has excelled at each position he has held – from sales & marketing representative to EMEA vice president S&M. Due to Philipe’s professional background; he has acquired extensive knowledge of the medical market structure, decision-makers, and influential networks. Paris
EMEA Executive Recruiting
Sylvia Malisic
Client Partner Life Sciences Start-up – EMEA
Sylvia is an executive search expert with 17 years of experience in the life sciences sector. As business partner top management, she provides in-depth expertise, filing C-suite executive roles. Before joining STRAMMER in 2014 as the international director of life sciences, Sylvia worked as a senior consultant at HTI for over 12 years. Paris
Countries
Kahina Senhadj
Managing Director France, UK, Italy & Nordics
Kahina joined STRAMMER 1 year after its founding; she began as an international researcher and quickly worked her way up to consultant in the healthcare industry. Kahina has overseen the Benelux region and is now the country manager of France. Paris
Teresa Toro Estrada
Managing Director Iberia & Middle East
Teresa is an executive search consultant specializing in life sciences. She has over 20 years of experience as a recruiter and has worked in many headhunting companies (Gil Casares, Executive Search: Insearch, Alliance Search, and STRAMMER). Teresa holds a law degree from the University of Sevilla University, master’s of HR, and has completed a Leadership Superior Program. Madrid
Alex Duchemin
Managing Director Benelux, DACH & Eastern Europe
Alex joined STRAMMER in 2013; he is educated in business. He has extensive multi-cultural experience and has worked within many STRAMMER affiliates (Belgium, France, and Spain). Alex participated in creating the Southern European business before working his way to managing our offices in Belgium, DACH, and Eastern Europe. Brussels
France, UK, Italy & Nordics
Claire Chevalier
Client Partner Medical Device – France
Claire has more than 10 years of experience in health recruitment and expert consulting in Medtech. As the client partner for medical devices in France, she manages a team of 3 consultants and 5 researchers. Claire also participated in the creation of STRAMMER in 2008 with David Mercier. Paris
Claire Bisiaux
Client Partner Life Sciences
Claire is a lawyer by training; she has 10 years of experience in international talent mobility & recruitment. Claire’s multi-cultural background has led her to specialize in EMEA client development. Claire participated in several public health projects with international organizations. Here she found that she truly had a passion for innovation and channeled that into international talent and business development; Paris
Yves Roguez
International Life Sciences Consultant
Yves has over 20 years of experience in life sciences. For 12 years, he managed for companies such as Medtronic, Ipsen, and Nestle. In these companies, he focused on the management of sales teals in the medical device industry and the molecular sector. Yves specializes in gastroenterology, cardiology, and oncology. He is also an expert in sales and negotiation in hospital settings. Paris
Sara Aoun
Principal
Sara joined STRAMMER in 2020; she began her professional career as an international researcher and has worked her way up to principal. She manages research teams in France, the UK, Italy, and the Nordics. Today, Sara collaborates with the production team launching strategies for the search. Paris
Djamel Bouhadjer
Principal
Djamel joined STRAMMER in 2022; he studied HR Management and Sociology at university. Djamel joined Thales, where he held positions in recruitment and training before moving to the healthcare industry, first within LEEM and after at Medicen Paris Region Competitiveness Cluster, where he managed HR services for start-ups and SMEs. Djamel joined STRAMMER after an enriching experience at the University of Sorbonne as the talent innovation manager of the health engineering institute. Paris
Merwan Ménégady
Principal
After graduating from a business school, including 5 years of work-study as a Sales Representative, Merwan decided to move into the world of recruitment. He spent two and a half years as a recruitment expert in the Audit and Accounting fields. He chose to join the STRAMMER to put his technical and human skills to good use. Paris
Philippe Champaud
Strategic Client Partner
Philippe has over 30 years of experience in medical devices, including Boston scientific and stryker, in strategic and operational marketing, BU, and R&D positions (EMEA and international director). He specializes in market development and professional coaching for individuals and executive teams. Philippe has extensive experience in leading multi-functional and multicultural teams. Paris
Céline Genty
Strategic Client Partner
Executive Coach/Mentor. IFOD, Wave, Process Com. Celine has 30 years of experience in Life Sciences from start-ups to large multinationals, including 20 years in management positions such as Managing Director in Medical Devices & Pharma and an EMEA strategic role for J&J/Janssen. Céline has a strong knowledge of digital organizations set up. She is also an expert in Business Model Transformation & Change Management. Paris
Jean-Philippe Charron
Strategic Client Partner
Jean is an executive certified Coach with 25 years of experience in sales, management, and HR, including 18 years in Life Sciences and 7 as a personal coach for French media, SME’s, VLE’s and CAC40. Process Com trainer. He has been a transition manager since 2010 with expertise in change management, strategic action plans, individual mentoring, sales teams skills reinforcement, HR missions (recruitments, compensation policies, skills.
Sarah-Line Attlan
Strategic Client Partner
Sarah-line is a digital transformation consultant; Sarah-Line assists individuals and companies with their digital issues. Through her personal entrepreneurial experiences, she has developed an expertise in digital by implementing her acquisition strategies. Paris
Gilles Launay
Strategic Client Partner
Gilles has worked for 25 years in the Life Sciences industry and has expertise in Sales & Marketing. Certified mentor and trainer specializing in professional assessments, sales techniques (digital, key account approach, and negotiation), and coaching managers in their performance and leadership.
J&J – Teleflex – Boston Scientific
Benelux, DACH & Eastern Europe
Karolina Sikora
Client Partner
Karolina joined STRAMMER in 2018 as an international researcher with education in clinical psychology. She worked with the top and middle management teams, supporting international recruitment projects in different sectors focusing on the medical devices industry. In 2019 she began working as a life sciences consultant.
Iberia & Middle East
Bárbara Gambús Gubern
Client Partner
Barbara has been working at Strammer since 2015. She specializes in the life sciences field. She started as an executive researcher and worked her way up to middle management consultant in science and innovation for the Southern European region. Barcelona
Marta Feria
International Life Sciences Consultant
Marta has 2 years of talent acquisition and management experience in different sectors. She started working at STRAMMER in 2019 as a middle management consultant, science, and innovation for the Iberian region in Madrid. Madrid
Natalia Cosío del Río
International Life Sciences Consultant
Natalia has a degree in law and international relations. She began at STRAMMER as an international researcher in Barcelona. Natalia worked her way up to the role of international consultant in Madrid. She is involved in talent acquisition projects and talent management training related to IT tools. Before that, she has worked in corporate law. Madrid
Rosa Urtubi
Strategic Client Partner
Certified I.C.F. , Wave, Process Com & TA. Six Sigma & Change Execution Management. ITC Strategic Planning. Neuroleadership i4 Assessment (i4Brain institute); PDD (Programa de desarrollo directivo IESE Business School). 32 years’ experience in Life Sciences including 10 years at MSD in management positions and 3 years as CEO at LET. Spain
Santiago Ramos Bordajandi
Strategic Client Partner
Santiago has 20 years of experience in life science, international business global leadership. He specializes in financial, commercial, and senior executive roles within corporate and executive management consulting. He is seasoned in successful building and leading multicultural and multi-functional organizations (designing and implementing corporate strategic, international expansions, and go-to-market strategies in the Americas, EU, EEMAI, and EPAC). Spain