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Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec

Team Capital Appoints Thierry Potok to its Board of Directors

Team Capital (www.teamcapitalgroup.com) today announced it has appointed Thierry Potok to its board of directors. An experienced Chief Executive and with more than three decades of experience, Potok will serve as Non-Executive Director. His appointment is effective February 20, 2012

Team Capital (www.teamcapitalgroup.com) today announced it has appointed Thierry Potok to its board of directors. An experienced Chief Executive and with more than three decades of experience, Potok will serve as Non-Executive Director. His appointment is effective February 20, 2012.

“Thierry is an exceptional person who combines sharp business acumen with an impressive entrepreneurial mind,” said David Pierce Hallahan, Managing Director, Team Capital. “We know he will be a tremendous contributor and we are looking forward to working with him.”

"Team Capital is a standout firm in executive search with a relentless focus on outstanding client service, quality execution and has a track record of building successful management teams” said Potok. “It is exciting to have the opportunity to support this as a board member.”

Potok has acted as Chair and Chief Executive Officer for a range of companies including Vivendi Deutschland (t/o €1.5bn.), Dorsch Consult (largest German infrastructure engineering consultancy), and ZAPF GmbH (t/o €300m). He has a background of successfully restructuring companies in international markets and sits on the supervisory boards of two companies and the advisory board of a third one. He is also a trustee of the Vivendi Pension Scheme (UK based). 

Potok holds an MBA from Stanford, two engineering degrees from Ecole Polytechnique and Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, and speaks fluent English, French, German and Italian.