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 works with founders, CEOs, and investors at moments of inflection in business and personal reputation.

Her work includes multi-generational family enterprises, founder-led companies scaling rapidly, and leadership teams under pressure, where governance, reputation, or internal dynamics are beginning to strain, and in some cases require active rebuilding. She has partnered closely with highly visible leaders operating under scrutiny, as well as those navigating transitions with real implications for control and long-term value.

She is known for diagnosing quickly, saying what others won’t, and bringing clarity to situations that are difficult to see from the inside, particularly when information is incomplete and the stakes are high for capital, reputation, and legacy.

Ludovic Reysset

SENIOR PARTNER, Europe

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.

Julien Simas

SENIOR PARTNER, Middle East Africa

Julien is a seasoned global executive and strategic advisor with a 30-year career leading organizational transformation, growth, and technological innovation. Known for his ability to bridge the gap between legacy business models and the future of data, Julien spent 25 years at McKinsey & Company, where he held leadership roles across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.

Currently based in Dubai, a global hub for AI innovation, Julien specializes in the intersection of Business Strategy and Artificial Intelligence. He brings a distinctive expertise in translating complex data science into actionable executive strategy, focusing on how emerging technologies can be leveraged to unlock measurable operational performance and sustainable ROI. His approach combines consulting rigor with a forward-looking perspective on digital evolution and algorithmic efficiency.

Fluent in four languages (French, Portuguese, English, and Spanish), Julien possesses a deep understanding of the regulatory and commercial landscapes of the MEA region. He is recognized for his strategic clarity, his commitment to human-centric technological upskilling, and his ability to guide organizations through high-stakes transitions with precision.

Filomena Spranger Jorge

SENIOR PARTNER, Europe

Filomena is a senior marketing executive with over 20 years of experience driving growth, brand strategy, and business transformation across highly competitive consumer and retail markets. She has held leadership roles in both multinational and high-growth organizations, where she built and developed marketing teams, designed integrated go-to-market strategies, and led complex repositioning efforts across digital and physical channels.

Known for her ability to align business ambition with customer-centric strategy, Filomena’s expertise spans omnichannel marketing, organizational design, team development, and executional excellence. She brings a distinctive strength in bridging brand and operations, ensuring that marketing not only communicates value, but consistently delivers it across all touchpoints.

As a trusted advisor, Filomena is recognized for her strategic clarity, operational pragmatism, and ability to unlock momentum in complex, results-driven environments.

Carole Brożyna

SENIOR PARTNER, Europe

Carole advises boards, CEOs, investors, and leadership teams navigating periods of transformation, growth, and increasing complexity.

With more than 20 years of international executive and advisory experience, she helps organizations align business performance, governance, and sustainability to strengthen resilience and create long-term value.

Her experience spans multinational corporations, private equity-backed businesses, and shareholder-led organizations, including leadership roles with Danone, IKEA, JCDecaux, Sanofi, and Bridgepoint.

Carole is known for helping leaders anticipate disruption, navigate uncertainty, and make better decisions in environments where regulatory, market, and stakeholder expectations are rapidly evolving.

Based in Paris, she brings a global perspective, independent judgment, and systems-level thinking to complex strategic challenges.