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Joana Carvalho Neto joined EMA Partners has Senior Associate Partner in January 2024. She has solid experience in general and HR management, training & organizational development, talent management, executive recruitment, and project management. She was exposed to a wide range of business areas throughout her career, which gave her a macro perspective of company management as well as a broad understanding of how businesses operate in a variety of fields.

Kathy began her career early as a HR in the IT industry. Following this, she has over 20 years of experience in Executive Search, with a focus on IT, Retail and Luxury industries. She has conducted assignments for Fortune 500 MNC's in China and Globally , to support her clients across industry sectors, in all functional areas ranging from director level to C-suites.

Kathy has an MBA degree from Aston Business School in the UK and is a Bachelor of Computer Science. She is also a nationally registered Psychological Consultant in China.

Monica began her career in marketing at Procter & Gamble (Health & Beauty Division) and Johnson Wax.

In 1989, she entered the brand communications consulting world with McCann Erickson, one of the IPG Group agencies. She supported their primary clients by developing and deploying their communication strategies and advertising projects. In 1998, she opened Calenti & Partners, originally a boutique HR firm specialising in marketing and communication talent searches.

Monica is an ICF certified coach and a certified counsellor.

Lucrecia Airaldi founded Airaldi Smart Human Connections in 2007 and is its Managing Partner. Her specialities are Executive Search, Industry Specific Candidate Benchmarketing, Talent Mapping and Career Coaching.

More than 17 years ago, Lucrecia started a career as Head Hunter & Executive Search Consultant working with strong local firms such as Alex Pitasi & Associates and Bureau Consultants. In time she became a well-known professional among top consultants in specific markets and in 2007 founded Airaldi Smart Human Connections.

Clara is one of the Managing Partner at our office in Milan, Italy. Being a native Italian, Clara lived in Canada during high school and university and earned a degree in Management from McGill University.

She returned to Italy to start her career in marketing at Procter & Gamble (Health & Beauty Division) before studying for an MBA at SDA Bocconi. She worked as Marketing Director for Italy and Europe at Ferrero, Sitia Yomo and Carlo Erba/Pharmacia.

Danny Zhang has 20 years of experience as an Executive Search practitioner. He also specializes in Talent Mapping, and Business Strategy in the IT, Internet, Manufacturing and Hospitality industries. Over the years, he has worked closely for recruitment with Fortune 500 companies and large private enterprises for positions in top Management, to head sectors like Legal, Human Resources, Sales & Marketing, and Supply Chain, amongst others. 

Nathalie’s area of expertise includes cosmetics/luxury, health, retail & consumer goods, industry in all functions. Her Clients range from multinational to family/privately-owned companies and start-ups. Nathalie has successfully conducted numerous senior management searches and leadership assessments.

Ana Paola is a Senior Consultant at our office in Mexico. She has over 10 years of experience in Human Resources, 8 of them within Executive Search, managing senior and mid-level assignments from multinational to family/privately-owned companies and start-ups.

Ana’s experience includes a variety of sectors including Consumer Goods, Cosmetics, Health, Retail Luxury, Finance, Digital, Advertising within areas such as Human Resources, Marketing and Sales.