Simon Franco
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Senior Partner | Human Capital
"Ordinary people with extraordinary willingness to contribute."
President of Simon Franco Corporate Talent, Simon pioneered Executive Search and Talent Advisory Consulting in Brazil, where for 5 decades he has been advising the Board of companies in the hiring, development and alignment of C-Level executives aiming at Organizational-Environmental optimization and collective productivity.
Simon has been leading Family Succession, Family Governance, Organizational Restructuring and Corporate Culture Programs. Entrepreneur, innovative, provocative, inquisitive, eternally dissatisfied with the status quo, Simon Franco is incessantly striving for Excellence in service and exceeding Clients’ expectations.
Lecturer, speaker in Brazil and abroad, author of two best-sellers: “Creating the Own Future” and “O Profissionauta”, in addition to hundreds of articles on behavior, attitudes and practices in the corporate world in the mainstream media. Simon is co-author, with third parties, of the People and Team Management Manual.
He was a columnist for the EXAME magazine and for several newspapers nationwide, and a contributor to Rádio Bandeirantes on career and professional guidance issues.
Chairman of the HRC Human Resources Consultants Network for the Americas, Advisor to GEC Risk Advisory, NYC, Simon is fluent in Portuguese, English, French, with some limitations in Spanish and Italian.
“In dealing with national and international Clients of all sizes, over many years I have learned to listen more and say less, to understand more than trying to explain, to be more co-author than protagonist. This has earned us long-lasting Clients with whom we have established relationships that transcend specific projects.”
Among them, we can mention: Bradesco, Solvay /Rhodia, Faber-Castell, Panalpina, SBT, Jequiti, Embraer, Carrefour, Harley Davidson, Souza Cruz, Acripel, Pneu Bras, JCPM Group, Valeo
As a Senior Partner of PRIMORIUM AGRONEGÓCIOS, he contributes with his vast practical experience in building and harnessing the Human Capital of Business Organizations and in the formation of teams of top Executives with exceptional levels of performance.
Expertise:
- Human Capital Management;
- Business Management with Focus on People;
- Family Succession;
- Governance and Restructuring Programs;
- Management of Transformation and Organizational Culture.
Industry focus:
- Simon Franco worked in all economic sectors relevant to the Brazilian Economy.