Egg

Our resident Egghead is an artist with the soul of an entrepreneur and the stamina of a prizefighter, making her a bit of a hot commodity on the Parisian dinner party circuit. Oh, and she’s pretty darn good at her day job too.

Angélique was only three years old when she told her parents that she was going to spend the rest of her life creating and putting on shows. Talk about focused. Thankfully her customers today are more grateful for her organizational skills and creative output than her sisters and parents ever were.

A Norwegian, Angélique grew up in Asia, Africa, and Europe and went to university in the U.S. and Italy before settling in France. In between running events and making documentary films, she found time to set up a successful restaurant in the U.S. She founded Egg in 2000 and has seen it grow in size, but not in attitude, from a small agency to a fully-fledged international concern with offices in Europe and North America and a client base that reads like the Who’s Who of the global healthcare industry. The word around the water cooler is that she does sleep, but it’s never been proven.

When she’s not working, Angélique likes to cook (and especially eat) Italian food. She can also be found wandering around wineries. Not for the wine, mind you. It’s all about the architecture. Apparently.

Our co-founder and chief bean counter is the oil that keeps the Egg machine running smoothly, on task and on budget. He also makes sure we get paid for our creativity, for which we are very grateful.

Jacques, a graduate of the University of Paris, honed his financial and management skills at various insurance and banking institutions early in his career, before being lured away by the bright lights and loud bangs of the pyrotechnical events industry. His years there taught him valuable lessons about the events sector and to keep his distance from the business end of a firecracker. Nowadays, you’ll find him at Egg happily crunching numbers with the full complement of fingers.

Away from the office, Jacques is a bit of a Renaissance man who enjoys a broad spectrum of sports from squash to cycling, as well as the theatre, music, art and other cultural pursuits.  We’re not sure where he finds the time to do all this stuff, but he assures us the numbers add up.

Géraldine is the steady hand on the tiller guiding our projects from concept to completion and making sure that our customers’ needs are met every step of the way. She’s strong-willed, efficient, and very driven. She's exactly the kind of person you want on your team.

Géraldine holds a degree in law but ditched the idea of a legal career long before the ink was dry on her diploma. After traveling the world for a year, and a mild (although fairly lengthy) flirtation with the hotel and tourism industry, Géraldine discovered the joys of events management and hasn’t looked back since.

Outside of work, Géraldine spends almost all her spare time renovating her house in the country and scouring local antiques markets for 1930s-era art and furnishings. No word of a housewarming party as yet. In fact, she gets an odd look in her eye whenever we mention it.

Stéphanie, who’s in charge of our travel and ticketing service, takes care of all the travel needs of event participants and makes sure they get to their destinations on time and in a way that best suits their needs. She’s organized, detail-oriented and fluent in the language of airport short codes. She also has hacker-level keyboard skills.

Outside of work, our Sherpa of travel enjoys running and attending rock concerts. She may know someone who knows someone who can get you a ticket, if you ask nicely.

As our captain of technology, Nicolas is behind much of the magic that makes Egg productions stand out from the crowd.

An audiovisual wizard, certified pyrotechnician and card-carrying Web geek, Nicolas has been in the events business since before he could shave. He’s had a hand in some spectacular productions over the years and knows just enough about gunpowder to be dangerous. Nowadays he spends his time juggling multiple projects and exploring the newest technologies to keep Egg ahead of the curve.

When he’s not in the office or being run ragged by his two youngsters, Nicolas can be found playing volleyball. He’s been at the same club for 25 years and is hopeful to make the team soon.

Odile, our creative director, brings a blend of design smarts, broad experience and business savvy to the Egg mix. The results speak for themselves.

Odile traces her passion for arts and crafts to her childhood in Africa where she would spend hours learning wicker weaving and embroidery from local artisans. She brings that same passion and dedication into her working life, which over the years has covered everything from graphic design and visual identity to packaging and advertising.

In her downtime, Odile makes cabinets, pours concrete and enjoys a bit of plumbing.  She also likes distance running with her grown son. We're told she has an off switch, but we haven't found it yet.

Patricia is a trend spotter, market researcher, psychic, and occasional massage therapist, all rolled into one perfect package. As our forecaster-in-chief, she’s got a cat-like sixth sense for identifying promising products, venues or ideas to feed to our creative teams and keep Egg on the cutting edge. But it’s her dogged determination and drive that really define her and make her so good at what she does.

When she ditches her crystal ball at the end of the day, Patricia likes to devote her energies to learning more about human health and welllbeing. She’s an advocate of naturopathy and thinks we should all dance a little more. The office parties say otherwise.

Artistic, fun loving, with an infectious laugh, Chantal is a dynamic and engaging presence in the Egg offices. She channels that energy into her work to provide clients with the top-notch service they deserve and support our business development efforts in the healthcare sector

A 2014 addition to the Egg team, Chantal brings more than 20 years of experience in events management to the table. She is well versed in the art of communication, has a degree in fine arts and earned an MBA at the University of Paris. We have high hopes of her slide decks.

A naturally happy personality, Chantal enjoys spending her downtime reading or conversing with friends long into the night. She also indulges her creative side by frequently visiting Paris many art galleries and exhibitions.

As the head of our New York office office, Anne is the hub of all our projects in the U.S. and manages the development of both the Egg and Nest brands there. Clients who work with her appreciate her warmth and calm demeanor and the fact that she always goes the extra mile to take care of their needs. Her colleagues at our New York office appreciate these qualities too and agree that they more than make up for her love of teen pop.

A native of Normandy, France, Anne holds a degree in economics from the ESC Rennes Business School. Before joining Egg, she worked in the hospitality industry as group sales manager for the Hilton Hotel Group, which helped shape her into the service-oriented person she is today.

Anne’s passion for the American way of life (and, indeed, the origins of her Starbucks habit) can be traced back to the year she spent living with a family in Indiana after leaving high school. She and her husband moved back to the US in 2008 and are raising their two young boys to be both bilingual and bicultural. They live in hope that one day someone in the house will finally get the rules of baseball.

When Aurélie jumped at the chance to leave her native France and run our Geneva office, we thought it was because she relishes a challenge and has a pronounced adventurous streak. Turns out she just really likes skiing. Huh.

With over 10 years experience in events management and tourism and a God-given talent for sniffing out the very latest trends in products and venues, Aurélie is the perfect ambassador for Egg in Switzerland. She’s a keen negotiator and a “people person” and oversees our projects with the precision of a watchmaker.

Away from work, Aurélie likes to spend as much of her free time as possible outdoors, racking up ski miles in the winter and hiking off her chocolate habit in the summer.

A white-water rafter, mountain climber and all-round sports enthusiast, Soraya epitomizes what it means to live life to the fullest. She brings that same energy and enthusiasm to her work as an account manager where the daily adventures lie in overseeing and coordinating multiple events at a time and making sure that each one runs smoothly from start to finish.

Away from the office, Soraya gets her adrenalin rush from the daily commute and from parenting her equally spirited child. She loves to travel, gets a kick out of trying new foods in new lands, and dreams of one day trekking through Africa. She'd also like to have a go at hang gliding and skydiving, but preferably not at the same time.

SA white-water rafter, mountain climber and all-round sports enthusiast, Soraya epitomizes what it means to live life to the fullest. She brings that same energy and enthusiasm to her work as an account manager where the daily adventures lie in overseeing and coordinating multiple events at a time and making sure that each one runs smoothly from start to finish.

Away from the office, Soraya gets her adrenalin rush from the daily commute and from parenting her equally spirited child. She loves to travel, gets a kick out of trying new foods in new lands, and dreams of one day trekking through Africa. She'd also like to have a go at hang gliding and skydiving, but preferably not at the same time.

Sandrine joined Egg in 2015 after racking up more than 15 years’ experience working in events management, mainly for clients in the healthcare sector. She’s a skilled manager, understands regulations and compliance issues, is in tune with business and, to top it off, is a budding jazz singer! (We have yet to put this latter skill to use, but you can bet we’re working on it).

Sandrine earned a Master’s degree in Information and Communications at the University of Paris III. She is the mother of three energetic young boys, including twins, and loves to spend her rare moments of leisure practicing singing and perfecting her pilates moves.

Gaëlle, who spearheads our congress department, chanced upon a career in events management while she was still a student. A combination of keen judgment, skill and sheer hard work has kept her at the top of her game ever since.

Highly organized and very service-oriented, Gaëlle is a great addition to the Egg team. She’s invariably professional and cool in a crisis and seems to handle everything we throw at her with calm efficiency. But don’t assume she’s all business, all of the time. When she’s not at work, Gaëlle is a keen poker player and, since she has a winning record, we have to presume she’s pretty good at that, too.

Claire honed her considerable negotiating skills when she was a young girl at a prestigious boarding school in Paris. After all, when you share a dorm room with 120 girls, you quickly learn the value of being able to deal with people and get the best out of a situation. As the head of our RFP and Procurement Department, Claire is using these skills and her experience in the events industry to streamline processes, cut costs and maximize value for our clients.

Claire studied business and marketing and has a Master’s in Events Management. She has many years of experience managing budgets and planning large-scale events across different industry sectors. Prior to joining Egg, Claire was in charge of RFPs for a large agency specialized in the organization of medical congresses and pharma industry events.

When she’s not picking through costs and quotes, Claire likes to unwind by taking long walks with her husband and young son.