Michelle Lalonde is a senior member of the firm’s Consumer Sector, where she advises clients on hiring, assessing and developing top industry talent. With more than 15 years of management consulting and executive search experience, Michelle is a trusted advisor to clients of all sizes, providing deep market insight and bespoke solutions to leadership challenges. She is based in Toronto.

Previous Experience

Michelle joined Russell Reynolds Associates close to 10 years ago, specializing in recruiting senior executives for the retail and consumer packaged goods sectors across the United States and Canada. She also previously led the global knowledge function for the CEO & Board Advisory Practice, partnering with firm leadership to drive strategic planning for the practice and mapping industry trends. Earlier, Michelle worked as an independent management consultant, after spending five years with AT Kearney focused on complex organizational transformations. She began her career as an environmental engineer, before moving to ecommerce at eBay Canada.

Education

Michelle holds a B.Eng. in civil engineering from Queen’s University in Ontario, an MS in environmental engineering and an MBA, both from the University of Toronto.