Executive recruiter Antal International has announced the opening of five new franchise offices this month.

In France, Philippe Tarassoff has operations in Paris and Montpellier to cover FMCG [fast-moving consumer goods] and luxury brands recruitment, while Arnaud Sportouch and Jane Deng have a Paris office to focus on the chemical, engineering, energy and manufacturing industries.

In Germany, Peter Schumann has become a franchisee in Cologne after more than 35 years in the plastics industry.

In the UK, Imo Etuk, with experience in domestic and international banking, has opened an Antal franchise in Croydon. 

The fifth office is in Casablanca, Morocco, where Latifa El Batal has become a franchisee. She has 20 years’ experience in technology and is tasked with expanding Antal’s brand across Northern Africa.