{"id":2151,"date":"2025-08-18T13:09:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T13:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.humanae-partners.ch\/notre-equipe\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T14:42:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T14:42:55","slug":"notre-equipe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/humanae-partners.com\/en\/notre-equipe\/","title":{"rendered":"History &#038; Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<main id=\"hp-equipe-main\">\n\n<!-- \u2500\u2500 HERO \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 -->\n<section style=\"background:linear-gradient(155deg,#1a1a18 0%,#2a3f5c 100%);padding:6rem 0 5rem;text-align:center;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\">\n  <div style=\"position:absolute;inset:0;background:url('https:\/\/humanae-partners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cytonn-photography-N2122-1536x1025.jpg') center\/cover;opacity:0.06;\"><\/div>\n  <div style=\"position:relative;z-index:1;max-width:800px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 2rem;\">\n    <div style=\"font-size:0.72rem;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#e8d9b8;margin-bottom:1.1rem;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:0.7rem;justify-content:center;\">\n      <span style=\"display:block;width:26px;height:1px;background:#e8d9b8;\"><\/span>\n      Three Expertises, One Vision\n    <\/div>\n    <h1 style=\"font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif;color:#fdfcf8;font-size:clamp(2rem,4vw,3rem);font-weight:500;line-height:1.15;margin-bottom:1.25rem;letter-spacing:-0.01em;\">\n      The team that makes your<br><em style=\"font-style:italic;color:#e8d9b8;\">organization autonomous<\/em>\n    <\/h1>\n    <p style=\"color:rgba(253,252,248,0.72);font-size:1rem;line-height:1.7;max-width:650px;margin:0 auto;\">\n      Michael, Val\u00e9rie, and Adrien cover the three inseparable dimensions \u2014 people, organization, finance. Not a generalist firm: three expertises aligned around one single goal.\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2500\u2500 CARTES MEMBRES \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 -->\n<section style=\"background:#fdfcf8;padding:5rem 0;\">\n  <div style=\"max-width:1100px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 2rem;\">\n\n    <div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:2rem;\" class=\"hp-team-grid\">\n\n      <div class=\"hp-team-card\">\n        <div class=\"hp-team-img\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/humanae-partners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5F6A0361_2-scaled-e1761155437760-245x300.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Van Eck\" loading=\"lazy\">\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"hp-team-body\">\n          <div style=\"display:flex;align-items:flex-start;justify-content:space-between;gap:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.25rem;\">\n            <div class=\"hp-team-name\">Michael Van Eck<\/div>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mvaneckdvt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"flex-shrink:0;opacity:0.6;transition:opacity .2s;\" title=\"Michael Van Eck\u2019s LinkedIn profile\">\n              <svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"#c8a96e\">\n                <path d=\"M20.447 20.452h-3.554v-5.569c0-1.328-.027-3.037-1.852-3.037-1.853 0-2.136 1.445-2.136 2.939v5.667H9.351V9h3.414v1.561h.046c.477-.9 1.637-1.85 3.37-1.85 3.601 0 4.267 2.37 4.267 5.455v6.286zM5.337 7.433a2.062 2.062 0 01-2.063-2.065 2.064 2.064 0 112.063 2.065zm1.782 13.019H3.555V9h3.564v11.452zM22.225 0H1.771C.792 0 0 .774 0 1.729v20.542C0 23.227.792 24 1.771 24h20.451C23.2 24 24 23.227 24 22.271V1.729C24 .774 23.2 0 22.222 0h.003z\"\/>\n              <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"hp-team-role\" style=\"color:#c8a96e;\">Strategist &amp; Entrepreneurial Development<\/div>\n          <p class=\"hp-team-bio\">With an international background, Michael brings commercial rigor and strategic clarity. He structures complex situations, aligns teams around shared goals, and supports owners in developing their leadership \u2014 whether preparing a business transfer or scaling up.<\/p>\n          <div class=\"hp-team-tags\">\n            <span class=\"hp-team-tag\">Business Development<\/span>\n            <span class=\"hp-team-tag\">Management Effectiveness<\/span>\n            <span class=\"hp-team-tag\">Team Dynamics<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <details class=\"hp-team-details\">\n            <summary>Read Full Biography<\/summary>\n            <div class=\"hp-team-bio-full\">\n              <p>My career began at IBM, in a demanding environment focused on results and client relationships. As a sales engineer, I learned to combine rigor, commitment, and adaptability \u2014 qualities I bring to my work with business owners today.<\/p>\n              <p>With an international background \u2014 born in Venezuela, Dutch parents \u2014 I developed an ability to quickly read and understand cultural differences. I bring a structured perspective, a strategic ear, and the ability to simplify complex situations without ever losing sight of on-the-ground realities.<\/p>\n              <p>With calm, clarity, and pragmatism, I support leaders and their teams in building solid working relationships and achieving shared goals.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/details>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"hp-team-card\">\n        <div class=\"hp-team-img\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/humanae-partners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5F6A0347_2-scaled-e1761155207207-245x300.jpg\" alt=\"Val\u00e9rie Peyrille\" loading=\"lazy\">\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"hp-team-body\">\n          <div style=\"display:flex;align-items:flex-start;justify-content:space-between;gap:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.25rem;\">\n            <div class=\"hp-team-name\">Val\u00e9rie Peyrille<\/div>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/valerie-morvan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"flex-shrink:0;opacity:0.6;transition:opacity .2s;\" title=\"Val\u00e9rie Peyrille\u2019s LinkedIn profile\">\n              <svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"#c8a96e\">\n                <path d=\"M20.447 20.452h-3.554v-5.569c0-1.328-.027-3.037-1.852-3.037-1.853 0-2.136 1.445-2.136 2.939v5.667H9.351V9h3.414v1.561h.046c.477-.9 1.637-1.85 3.37-1.85 3.601 0 4.267 2.37 4.267 5.455v6.286zM5.337 7.433a2.062 2.062 0 01-2.063-2.065 2.064 2.064 0 112.063 2.065zm1.782 13.019H3.555V9h3.564v11.452zM22.225 0H1.771C.792 0 0 .774 0 1.729v20.542C0 23.227.792 24 1.771 24h20.451C23.2 24 24 23.227 24 22.271V1.729C24 .774 23.2 0 22.222 0h.003z\"\/>\n              <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"hp-team-role\" style=\"color:#c8a96e;\">Leadership &amp; Team Architect<\/div>\n          <p class=\"hp-team-bio\">With 25 years of experience in human leadership. Certified in DISC, WPMOT, and Five Behaviors, Val\u00e9rie focuses on the most critical dimension: building autonomy in key managers and creating distributed leadership that no longer depends on a single person.<\/p>\n          <div class=\"hp-team-tags\">\n            <span class=\"hp-team-tag\">Profiling &amp; HR<\/span>\n            <span class=\"hp-team-tag\">Team Coaching<\/span>\n            <span class=\"hp-team-tag\">Applied Neuroscience<\/span>\n            <span class=\"hp-team-tag\">Mediation<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <details class=\"hp-team-details\">\n            <summary>Read Full Biography<\/summary>\n            <div class=\"hp-team-bio-full\">\n              <p>With over 25 years of experience, I began by managing complex interior architecture projects, specializing in professional spaces where well-being and quality are essential to performance. This experience taught me to navigate complexity with high standards and attention to detail, always placing people at the center.<\/p>\n              <p>Today, I channel that same passion into supporting managers and business owners. Trained in applied neuroscience and certified in DISC, WPMOT, PTSI, and Five Behaviors, I help them better understand themselves and others to develop human, effective, and lasting leadership.<\/p>\n              <p>My approach fosters the creation of professional environments and management postures that strengthen cohesion, well-being, and collective performance.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/details>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"hp-team-card\">\n        <div class=\"hp-team-img\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/humanae-partners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5F6A0341_2-scaled-e1761155496717-245x300.jpg\" alt=\"Adrien Lavergnat\" loading=\"lazy\">\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"hp-team-body\">\n          <div style=\"display:flex;align-items:flex-start;justify-content:space-between;gap:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.25rem;\">\n            <div class=\"hp-team-name\">Adrien Lavergnat<\/div>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/adrien-lavergnat-2673745b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"flex-shrink:0;opacity:0.6;transition:opacity .2s;\" title=\"Adrien Lavergnat\u2019s LinkedIn profile\">\n              <svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"#c8a96e\">\n                <path d=\"M20.447 20.452h-3.554v-5.569c0-1.328-.027-3.037-1.852-3.037-1.853 0-2.136 1.445-2.136 2.939v5.667H9.351V9h3.414v1.561h.046c.477-.9 1.637-1.85 3.37-1.85 3.601 0 4.267 2.37 4.267 5.455v6.286zM5.337 7.433a2.062 2.062 0 01-2.063-2.065 2.064 2.064 0 112.063 2.065zm1.782 13.019H3.555V9h3.564v11.452zM22.225 0H1.771C.792 0 0 .774 0 1.729v20.542C0 23.227.792 24 1.771 24h20.451C23.2 24 24 23.227 24 22.271V1.729C24 .774 23.2 0 22.222 0h.003z\"\/>\n              <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"hp-team-role\" style=\"color:#c8a96e;\">Finance &amp; Controlling Expert<\/div>\n          <p class=\"hp-team-bio\">With 25 years in demanding environments \u2014 SMEs, international NGOs, public institutions \u2014 Adrien structures financial functions to make them legible and attractive: for a buyer in a transfer scenario, for investors or lenders in a growth context.<\/p>\n          <div class=\"hp-team-tags\">\n            <span class=\"hp-team-tag\">Finance &amp; Controlling<\/span>\n            <span class=\"hp-team-tag\">Administrative Transformation<\/span>\n            <span class=\"hp-team-tag\">ERP &amp; Digital<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <details class=\"hp-team-details\">\n            <summary>Read Full Biography<\/summary>\n            <div class=\"hp-team-bio-full\">\n              <p>With over 25 years of experience in complex and demanding environments \u2014 SMEs, international NGOs, public institutions, and large corporations \u2014 I support organizations in consolidating their financial and administrative functions to ensure viability, resilience, and agility.<\/p>\n              <p>I also work on modernizing digital infrastructure related to management and administration, integrating the right tools to strengthen organizational transparency, efficiency, and forward-planning capacity.<\/p>\n              <p>My added value lies in my ability to structure, analyze, and steer with rigor, while maintaining a human, pragmatic, and collaborative approach.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/details>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div><!-- \/.hp-team-grid -->\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2500\u2500 HISTOIRE & VALEURS \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 -->\n<section style=\"background:#f5f2ec;padding:5rem 0;\">\n  <div style=\"max-width:1100px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 2rem;\">\n    <div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:4rem;align-items:center;\" class=\"hp-hist-grid\">\n      <div>\n        <div style=\"font-size:0.72rem;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#9a7d4a;margin-bottom:0.9rem;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:0.7rem;\">\n          <span style=\"display:block;width:26px;height:1px;background:#c8a96e;\"><\/span>\n          History &amp; Origins\n        <\/div>\n        <h2 style=\"font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif;font-size:clamp(1.8rem,3vw,2.3rem);font-weight:500;color:#1a1a18;margin-bottom:1.25rem;line-height:1.2;\">\n          Born from a Shared Observation\n        <\/h2>\n        <p style=\"color:#7a7a72;font-size:0.97rem;line-height:1.75;margin-bottom:1rem;\">\n          We chose to unite our expertises in response to a shared observation: no organization can transform lastingly without addressing its people, its strategy, and its infrastructure together.\n        <\/p>\n        <p style=\"color:#7a7a72;font-size:0.97rem;line-height:1.75;margin-bottom:1rem;\">\n          Despite very different backgrounds, we share common values: transparency, respect, the desire to pass on knowledge, and the will to build solid, autonomous, and resilient organizations.\n        <\/p>\n        <p style=\"color:#7a7a72;font-size:0.97rem;line-height:1.75;\">\n          In creating Humanae Partners, we wanted to build a unique ecosystem in French-speaking Switzerland: a firm capable of supporting SMEs across all the dimensions essential to their development or long-term sustainability \u2014 from people to back-office, from vision to execution.\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:1rem;\">\n        <div style=\"background:#fdfcf8;border-radius:10px;padding:1.5rem;border-top:3px solid #2a3f5c;\">\n          <h4 style=\"font-size:0.95rem;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a18;margin-bottom:0.5rem;\">Transparency<\/h4>\n          <p style=\"font-size:0.84rem;color:#7a7a72;line-height:1.6;margin:0;\">We say what we see, even when it\u2019s uncomfortable.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div style=\"background:#fdfcf8;border-radius:10px;padding:1.5rem;border-top:3px solid #2b4a3c;\">\n          <h4 style=\"font-size:0.95rem;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a18;margin-bottom:0.5rem;\">Respect<\/h4>\n          <p style=\"font-size:0.84rem;color:#7a7a72;line-height:1.6;margin:0;\">For every owner, every team, every business story.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div style=\"background:#fdfcf8;border-radius:10px;padding:1.5rem;border-top:3px solid #c8a96e;\">\n          <h4 style=\"font-size:0.95rem;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a18;margin-bottom:0.5rem;\">Transfer<\/h4>\n          <p style=\"font-size:0.84rem;color:#7a7a72;line-height:1.6;margin:0;\">Of skills, methods, and confidence at every stage.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div style=\"background:#fdfcf8;border-radius:10px;padding:1.5rem;border-top:3px solid #1a1a18;\">\n          <h4 style=\"font-size:0.95rem;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a18;margin-bottom:0.5rem;\">Autonomy<\/h4>\n          <p style=\"font-size:0.84rem;color:#7a7a72;line-height:1.6;margin:0;\">Our success is measured by what you can do without us.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2500\u2500 R\u00c9SEAU PARTENAIRES (teaser) \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 -->\n<section style=\"background:#1a1a18;padding:4rem 0;text-align:center;\">\n  <div style=\"max-width:700px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 2rem;\">\n    <p style=\"font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif;font-size:1.2rem;font-style:italic;color:rgba(253,252,248,0.82);line-height:1.65;margin-bottom:2rem;\">\n      \u201cA complementary team supported by a network of experienced partners \u2014 legal advisors, fiduciaries, M&amp;A experts, and digital specialists.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n    <div style=\"display:flex;gap:1rem;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap;\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/humanae-partners.com\/en\/partenaires\/\" style=\"background:#c8a96e;color:#1a1a18;padding:0.8rem 1.75rem;border-radius:6px;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.9rem;\">\n        Discover Our Network \u2192\n      <\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/humanae-partners.com\/en\/contact\/\" style=\"background:transparent;color:#fdfcf8;padding:0.8rem 1.75rem;border-radius:6px;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.9rem;border:1px solid rgba(200,169,110,0.35);\">\n        Contact Us\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div style=\"height:4rem;background:#ffffff;\"><\/div>\n<\/main>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three Expertises, One Vision The team that makes yourorganization autonomous Michael, Val\u00e9rie, and Adrien cover the three inseparable dimensions \u2014 people, organization, finance. 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