HERCHÉ & BARBÉ

Who we work with

We advise executive leaders, CEOs and general management, and senior leadership teams facing high‑stakes decisions that shape their organizations and operating environments.

Who we are

Herché & Barbé is an independent consulting firm based in Paris, France, specializing in organizational transformation and strategic change. We support organizations operating in complex environments where human, financial and territorial issues are deeply interconnected.

We believe complex transformations succeed only with strategic perspective, disciplined methodology, and a relentless focus on actionable outcomes.

Aurélie PEYRAT‑VIOLA

Partner

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Aurélie Peyrat‑Viola supports organizations through organizational and institutional transformations. A specialist in governance and collective dynamics, she works in environments where human, financial, and political pressures converge. Her experience with complex institutions gives her a precise understanding of decision‑making mechanisms and sensitive contexts.

She leads numerous strategic initiatives, including organizational realignments, capability building, regulatory reforms, and turnaround programs. This trajectory allows her to bring a structured, demanding, and pragmatic perspective that secures decisions and reinforces coherent transformation.

What sets her apart: rigorous analysis, a strong strategic sense, and the ability to rally teams around shared objectives.

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Jonathan BOUDRY

Partner

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Jonathan Boudry is a specialist in territorial development and project management, supporting leaders in the design, steering and delivery of complex, high‑impact initiatives for fourteen years.

He works in multicultural and multinational contexts across Europe and internationally, on cooperation, planning, and organizational restructuring projects.

He supports executive teams through the most sensitive phases of transformation: clarifying objectives, structuring governance, coordinating stakeholders, and securing the passage from decision to action.

Fluent in four languages (French, English, Italian, Czech), he brings both a strategic and operational perspective to complex territorial dynamics and institutional stakeholders.

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Herché & Barbé is a boutique firm. Partners are directly involved in all engagements, ensuring an unbroken line of communication with decision‑makers, deep understanding of issues, and continuity of delivery.

When needed, we assemble ad‑hoc specialist teams (legal, digital, engineering, etc.), coordinated directly by the partners to match the requirements of each project.

What sets us apart

• We engage where stakes are highest
  Complex transformations, organizations under pressure, sensitive contexts.
• A holistic, integrated view
  We connect human, financial, and organizational dimensions to enable sound decision‑making.
• Direct Partner involvement
  Engagements are led and delivered by the Partners—guaranteeing quality, confidentiality, and continuity.
• International experience from a French base
  Operating across diverse institutional, cultural, and territorial settings from Paris, France.

Services

Audit & Diagnostic

In‑depth analysis of your structures, processes and dynamics to identify risks, strengths and levers for improvement.

Advisory & Support

Tailored strategic and operational support to design, structure and deliver transformation and development initiatives.

Training & Capability Development

Programs to strengthen leadership, managerial and organizational capabilities and prepare for the future.

Communication & Change Engagement

Internal and external strategies to support change, align stakeholders and reinforce engagement.

When we intervene

• Major strategic or organizational transformations across business units, geographies or governance models.
• Complex, sensitive or time‑critical projects under financial or governance pressure.
• Organizational recovery and performance improvement, including HR risk mitigation.
• Structuring development or planning initiatives requiring multi‑stakeholder alignment.
• Trusted, discreet, and operational support for executive decision‑making.

Our approach

• Tailor‑made – solutions adapted to each organization’s context, culture, and constraints.
• Participative – engaging leaders and key stakeholders for shared ownership of change.
• Operational – actionable recommendations ready for implementation.
• Forward‑looking – integrating proven methods and relevant innovations.

Domains & expertise

Governance & Strategic Steering

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• Assessment and redesign of governance models
• Diagnosis and improvement of decision‑making processes
• Modernization of management systems and effective structures
• Change management and employee adoption
• Leadership development and training

Organization & Performance

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• Organizational audits and redesign
• Process and procedure optimization
• Human and financial resource optimization
• Risk analysis and legal/financial safeguarding
• Digital transformation and service modernization

Territorial Development & Attractiveness

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• Territorial studies, diagnostics and analysis
• Design, partnerships and oversight of development projects
• Stakeholder coordination (multicultural / cross‑border)
• Ecological transition policies and roadmaps
• Public engagement and participatory processes

Human Resources

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• HR programs related to regulatory or policy changes
• Organization and safeguarding of HR processes; digitalization
• Transformation support and upskilling for HR teams
• Talent management and capability development

Broad scope of intervention

• Organizations of diverse sizes and governance models — from mid‑size entities to complex groups.
• Engagements delivered in France, across Europe and internationally from our Paris base.
• Sensitive projects requiring confidentiality and discretion at executive level.
• Complex institutional and territorial environments with multicultural stakeholders.