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EH&A is a consulting firm specializing in crisis management. It has been ranked as "essential" by Les Décideurs magazine since 2020.

Crisis management and communication are based on teamwork and effective, precise organization. EH&A consultants help prepare you for decision-making excellence in any crisis situation. Indeed, we see each crisis as an opportunity to further train, prepare and transformation organizational crisis readiness. Crisis management is transformed from reactive mitigation into organisational resilience and added value.

Empathy

Empathy

It is critical to adopt an approach that is based on empathy, putting ourselves in other people's shoes. In this way we are able to predict and anticipate the reactions of your stakeholders.

Objectivity

Objectivity

It is sometimes difficult to remain objective in a crisis. It is essential however to recognise that a crisis strategy with an objective, sound methodology at its core is the best way forward. There are no “ready-made” solutions. Humility is essential and arrogance can be fatal.

Accountability

Accountability

We are accountable to you for the actions we undertake. We work in partnership with you to develop the necessary means for your success in crisis management and communication. It is essential for any company to adopt this style of leadership when facing a crisis situation.

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Emmanuelle Herve
An engineer by training, Emmanuelle Hervé is a recognized expert in crisis management and sensitive communications. She began her career at DuPont de Nemours, leading major industrial projects across the Middle East and Africa, before specializing in crisis preparedness and response for organizations facing high-consequence situations.

As an entrepreneur, she founded EH&A, a crisis management and emergency communications consultancy that became one of France’s leading firms in the field before joining DGA Group. Today, she advises executive committees and senior leaders of global companies, particularly in the energy, pharmaceutical, agri-food, and industrial sectors.

Known for her composure under pressure, strategic insight, and ability to guide organizations through complex challenges, Emmanuelle helps companies strengthen their resilience and maintain stakeholder trust when it matters most.

Since 2018, Emmanuelle has been a reserve officer in the French Navy. This civic commitment has personally motivated her to contribute, in a professional capacity, to increasing the exchange between the civilian and military worlds, with a particular focus on the Navy.

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Emmanuelle Herve
Partner, Head of the Complex Communications Advisory Paris team - DGA Group France
Grégory Peytavin
Gregory had a 20 year career in journalism, living daily for “the weight of words and the shock of photos” during which he was notably a reporter, then head of news at Paris-Match, specializing in photo scoops, investigative judicial subjects, internal security and defense, and breaking news.

Grégory Peytavin is now a specialist in media operations, investigation and interview techniques, media pressure and buzz, and journalistic practice.

Auditor of the INHESJ (national session 2013), he holds a DEA in international economics from Paris 1 University and is certified in television journalism at the CFPJ.

His journalistic career is combined with very much a foundational experience in the military.

A former reserve officer in the marines and commandos, he took part in overseas operations in Africa and the Balkans.

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Grégory Peytavin
Senior Advisor - Reporter
Olivier Cimelière
A former print and radio journalist with a degree from Celsa, Olivier Cimelière has been responsible for corporate communications in several large international companies such as Bœhringer Ingelheim, Nestlé Waters, Ericsson, Google, Ipsos and Generali.

In 2013, Olivier Cimelière founded Heuristik Communications, now Heuristik Reborn, a consulting firm in communication strategy, reputation management, crisis and editorial influence targeted at leaders and companies of all sizes.

He has also been the author of the “Blog du Communicant” since 2010 and has published two books on the digital revolution in journalism and communication.

He has contributed regularly on various media channels (LCI, Les Echos, Public Sénat).

He is a football fan and keenly follows Paris Saint-Germain.

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Olivier Cimelière
Senior Advisor - Corporate Communication
Charles-Henry Garie
Having served more than 40 years in the French Navy, Charles-Henri is a senior executive with expertise in human relations management in complex environments, crisis management, and organization. He assists leaders, with a particular focus on interpersonal skills, the balance between authority and kindness, cohesion, and meaning.

As an admiral, he spent five years leading the 2,400 naval firefighters in Marseille, a position with significant operational responsibility immersed in France’s second largest city.

He has also held several other admiral positions, at the Armed Forces Headquarters to prepare the armies of the future and military programming laws, and as director of the Toulon fleet support service, in charge of maintaining the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, six nuclear submarines, and 60 other ships.

He served for more than 14 years on various warships, notably as chief engineer on frigates and the helicopter carrier Jeanne d’Arc.

A graduate of the Naval Academy and an ENSTA engineer in naval architecture, Charles-Henri is a graduate of the École de Guerre and was an auditor at the Institut des Hautes Études de Défense Nationale.

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Charles-Henry Garie
Senior Advisor - Authorities
Julien Lasgorceix
Holder of 3 master’s degrees in History, International Relations & Economic Intelligence, Julien is now an army officer.

Having chosen the specialty of intelligence, after a rich operational career abroad, he now serves within the general staff as an specialist officer in the fields of cyber security and telecommunications.

At the same time, Julien teaches intelligence analysis methodologies and information acquisition and processing techniques at Sciences Po Lille and the Catholic Institute of Paris.

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Julien Lasgorceix
Senior Advisor - Cyber-influence
Philippe Bardon
Philippe is the manager and founder of the HOLIS, a company which designs online services to manage operational and crisis cells, from normal situations to accidents, including sub-optimal operational situations.

Before developing the HOLIS project four years ago, Philippe had a career spanning more than thirty years in air transport, first as an Air France captain, then as a manager in various French airlines including Transavia France.

Philippe was also a leader and founder of consulting and service companies in regulatory compliance, document and information technologies, and finally in flight safety data analysis.

Passionate about information management and new technologies, Philippe has put all his expertise and his vision of ergonomics at the service of efficient and pleasant software designed to meet the needs of its users as closely as possible.

During his spare time, Philippe appreciates literature, French and Thai food, takes part in amateur theater and takes very beautiful photos of Paris.

He also works with Master’s students at the Paris Sorbonne in their collective research in the field of air transport, passing on his considerable knowledge and experience.

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Philippe Bardon
Senior Advisor - Designer of digital solutions for crisis management
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