Our Partners bring decades of experience and proven track records of building businesses, guiding transformations, and advising leaders across both public and private sectors. Through our Partners, Barrington & Co. offers clients access to a vast network of professionals spanning industries, geographies, and disciplines. This collective expertise enables us to deliver tailored solutions, unlock growth opportunities, and support organizations through complex challenges with insight, agility, and strategic precision.

Emma Hutchens

MANAGING PARTNER

Emma’s executive leadership across global consumer brands, high-growth startups, and complex corporate turnarounds has earned her a reputation for instilling strategic clarity and operational rigor.

Recognized for her ability to unlock growth by building high-performing teams, Emma specializes in guiding companies through pivotal inflection points such as market expansion, leadership transitions, and organizational redesign—always with a sharp focus on aligning people, structure, and performance to business outcomes.

A certified coach and trusted advisor to boards, founders, and CEOs, Emma possesses a remarkable ability to quickly grasp business dynamics, read the room with precision, and build trust across all levels of an organization.

Her career spans public companies, family-controlled entities, private equity and venture-backed firms across CPG, spirits, food & beverage, fashion, and technology.

Ludovic Reysset

SENIOR PARTNER

Ludo is a global executive and board advisor with a 30-year career leading growth, transformation, and investment across the food and beverage industry. Known for his cross-cultural fluency and commercial acumen, Ludo has scaled businesses, executed M&A strategies, and advised founders and corporate boards across Europe, the Americas, and Asia.

His experience spans multinationals, private equity platforms, and entrepreneurial ventures, with a focus on plant-based, functional, and alternative foods. As a former Managing Partner at SparkFood (part of Sonae), Ludo built a €90M plant-based portfolio across four high-growth companies. Prior to that, he held senior roles at Danone including Vice President Global Sales and Managing Director for Portugal.

Fluent in five languages and certified as an executive coach, Ludo is recognized for his ability to navigate complexity, unlock commercial performance, and develop leadership talent in high-stakes environments.