Bastien Francescato
Partner
"I was born in Marseille, in the south of France, and studied Law and then Business Administration. Over the years, I’ve had the chance to live in several countries, including Ireland and the Baltic states, before settling in the Netherlands several years ago. I now live here with my wife and our two young boys. I’m a big fan of team sports, especially handball, rugby, and football, and I am passionate about wine.
Professionally, I started my career in recruitment when I first moved to the Netherlands. I spent about 8 years working for recruitment agencies, mainly focused on permanent positions. A few years ago, I made the switch to internal recruitment and broader HR. Most recently, I spent almost 4 years building and managing the HR function at a SaaS startup, a role that gave me a lot of insight into scaling teams and shaping culture.
Now, I’ve decided to return to external recruitment and am joining my former colleagues and friends in this exciting new chapter. I bring a broad range of experience within the Dutch tech scene and have worked with professionals across functions: finance, HR, sales & marketing, software engineering, product, and data science.
I’m really looking forward to reconnecting with the recruitment world, helping great companies find great people, and having fun along the way."