With an international career, Michael brings commercial rigor and strategic clarity. He structures complex situations, aligns teams around shared objectives, and supports owners in their leadership posture — whether preparing a transfer or scaling up.
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My career began at IBM, in a demanding, results- and client-focused environment. As a sales engineer, I learned to combine rigor, commitment and adaptability — qualities I bring to my work supporting business owners today.
With an international background — born in Venezuela to Dutch parents — I developed the ability to quickly read and understand cultural differences. I bring a structuring perspective, strategic listening, and the ability to simplify complex situations without ever losing sight of on-the-ground realities.
With calm, clarity and pragmatism, I help owners and their teams build solid working relationships and achieve shared objectives.
With 25 years of experience in human leadership. Certified in DISC, WPMOT and Five Behaviors, Valérie works on the most critical dimension: building the autonomy of key managers and a distributed leadership that no longer depends on a single person.
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With over 25 years of experience, I first managed complex interior architecture projects, specializing in professional spaces where well-being and quality are essential to performance. This experience taught me to navigate complexity with rigor and attention to detail, always keeping people at the center.
Today, I bring that same passion to supporting managers and owners. Trained in applied neuroscience and certified in DISC, WPMOT, PTSI and Five Behaviors, I help them better understand themselves and others to develop human, effective and sustainable leadership.
My approach fosters professional environments and management postures that strengthen cohesion, well-being and collective performance.
With 25 years in demanding environments — SMEs, international NGOs, public institutions — Adrien structures financial functions to make them transparent and attractive: for a buyer in the case of a transfer, or for investors and lenders in the case of growth.
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With over 25 years of experience in complex, demanding environments — SMEs, international NGOs, public institutions, and large corporations — I help organizations consolidate their financial and administrative functions to ensure viability, resilience and agility.
I also work on modernizing the digital infrastructure behind management and administration, integrating suitable tools to strengthen organizations' transparency, efficiency and ability to anticipate.
My added value lies in my ability to structure, analyze and manage with rigor, while taking a human, pragmatic and collaborative approach.
Story & Origin
Born from a Shared Observation
We chose to combine our expertise to address a shared observation: no organization can transform sustainably without considering the people who work there, its strategy, and its infrastructure.
Despite very different career paths, we share common values: transparency, respect, a desire to pass on knowledge, and a commitment to building solid, autonomous and resilient organizations.
In creating Humanae Partners, we wanted to build a unique ecosystem in French-speaking Switzerland: a firm capable of supporting SMEs across every dimension essential to their growth or long-term continuity — from people to back office, from vision to execution.
Transparency
We say what we observe, even when it's uncomfortable.
Respect
For every owner, every team, every company story.
Transfer
Of skills, methods and trust, every step of the way.
Autonomy
Our success is measured by what you can do without us.
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"A complementary team backed by a network of experienced partners — lawyers, trustees, M&A experts and digital specialists."