Gilbert Billaud
Senior Recruitment Consultant – Executive Search
Throughout his career in demanding industries such as Automotive, Industrial Operations, Profit Centre Management, and Defence, Gilbert has developed a strong conviction: an organisation’s success is built first and foremost on the quality of the people who make it up.
Working in complex, multicultural, and highly demanding operational environments has given him a deep understanding of business realities, human dynamics, and the key drivers that sustain long-term organisational performance. This experience has become the foundation of his approach to leadership and executive recruitment.
For Gilbert, recruitment is far more than assessing technical skills. It is about identifying potential, understanding personalities, anticipating team dynamics, and creating meaningful connections that generate lasting value.
It is also about supporting talented professionals in finding environments where they can thrive, fully express their capabilities, and contribute to shared success for themselves and the organisations they join.
As an Executive Recruiter at Antal International, he puts this field experience at the service of organisations seeking to make the right choices. He believes that a successful recruitment process can transform an organisation as much as it can shape a candidate’s career.
What he brings through Antal International:
- Extensive operational expertise across strategic sectors, where operational rigour and accountability are at the heart of every decision
- A people-first approach to performance, placing people at the centre of every recruitment decision
- A deep understanding of operational constraints and realities, essential for making the right hire
- A focus on the right choice rather than the quick choice, prioritising relevance, coherence, and long-term impact
- The ability to identify leaders who inspire, unite teams, drive transformation, and create lasting business value
- A deeply human approach, recognising that behind every talent lies a story, an ambition, and potential waiting to be revealed
His role is to help companies surround themselves with the talent that will truly make a difference, while offering candidates opportunities where they can grow, contribute, and succeed in an environment aligned with their values.
He believes that a company moves forward through its people, and that a successful hire is built above all on a genuine connection, a relationship of trust, and a shared vision.
Contact: +33622237714 - gilbert.billaud@antal.com
