Dosne Forges Conseil

Dosne et Forges Conseil is a French recruitment firm founded in 2019 by Stephanie de Forges and Eleonore Dosne, specialising in middle and top management recruitment for strategic and rare profile positions. The firm works across all business sectors to place managers and executives in roles matching their capabilities and career aspirations.

The company is known for an innovative recruitment methodology called equihiring, which integrates equine-assisted coaching and behavioural analysis into candidate assessment. Drawing on the growing use of horses in personal development and team coaching, Dosne et Forges Conseil uses trained horses as assessment tools to evaluate how candidates respond to challenges and interact in dynamic situations, providing deeper insight into personality, stress response and collaborative capacity beyond traditional interview processes.

The founding partners combine complementary expertise: Stephanie de Forges holds an ESCP business degree, certification as an equine coach and prior experience as a management consultant and marketing leader; Eleonore Dosne holds an ISG degree, coaching certification from IFOD, 15+ years of experience in commercial development and leadership consulting across luxury, industrial and communications sectors. The firm manages end-to-end recruitment with direct client engagement, emphasising transparent processes, systematic candidate feedback and commitment to defending client employer brands.