Sonia de Demandolx specializes in board services assignments at Russell Reynolds Associates in France and in senior executive-level searches and assessments across the financial services market, with a particular expertise in the investment banking, private equity and financial officer areas. She is based in Paris. Prior to joining Russell Reynolds Associates, Sonia spent five years at Lazard Frères in Paris, where she was a senior associate in the Mergers and Acquisitions Advisory Department, and involved in the execution of a broad range of domestic and cross-border transactions. Sonia received her B.A. in business administration from École Supérieure de Commerce de Paris and her B.A. in law from Université Paris X Nanterres. She is fluent in French and English.