Priscilla Motte

Priscilla Motte expands the global reach and capabilities the offers the clients, sharing her extensive experience and unparalleled resource network. As a co-founder at Intercontinental Executive Search and President at BHC & Partners Executive Search headquartered in Paris, she provides senior-level executive search services across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

For over fifteen years, clients have relied on Priscilla as a trusted partner with a dedication to precision leadership assessment and delivering timely results while maintaining high-quality standards. Her understanding of regional and cultural priorities allows her to help clients across borders and in diverse organizations.

Priscilla has a wealth of experience recruiting in senior-level executive search, with specialties in healthcare, life sciences, technology, and industrial, covering C-level, president, and general management positions. Her expertise spans functional areas, including human resources, sales and marketing, public affairs and communication, regulatory affairs, medical and clinical, quality & regulatory, purchasing, R&D, supply chain, manufacturing, and technical operations. She has conducted over 200 searches for start-ups, mid-size and multinational companies across Europe.

Before founding BHC & Partners, Priscilla built a trusted network through her success as Principal for the healthcare & life sciences practice of Eric Salmon & Partners, one of the most recognized search firms in Europe. Previously, she was responsible for the European Healthcare and industrial practice of Neumann International. Prior to this, she was responsible for the leadership search business as A.T. Kearney’s Vice President in Paris. Priscilla began her career with Xerox in London, where she was in charge of marketing and sales, then human resources.

She holds a BA in Business Studies from Humberside Polytechnic School (UK) and a Master’s Degree in Management Strategy and in Human Resources. She is also certified in Executive Coaching, Process Communication Management (PCM), and Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP).