Jason Descamps

Founder

Jason is an entrepreneur who started his career in recruitment, including with one of the global leaders in Executive Search. He has helped a variety of clients appoint middle to senior management profiles in a wealth of sectors, ranging from Healthcare/Pharma to Financial Services through Industry and Media. He holds two master’s degrees, in Communication and in European Studies.

Jason earned his black belt in Judo at the age of 15 which obviously required not only a large dose of discipline but also a healthy amount of tenacity and determination. This same tenacity is applied today to ensure that no stone will be left unturned when working on your behalf to find the ideal candidate. He approaches all assignments with professionalism and integrity, enhanced by an enthusiasm to deliver the highest standards of service at all times.

He is currently an invited Professor at IHECS (Brussels) to teach undergraduates from the Master Communication and European Policies how to navigate the EU job market in Brussels.

• + 32 (0) 471 135 446
• jason.descamps@theears.eu

Anna Koj

Consultant

Anna has extensive experience in high-profile strategic communications, public affairs, institutional relations and project management in public and private sector.

She holds an MBA with Communications and Leadership. Throughout her career, working with key EU institutions and high-level international partners, she has developed a particular focus on civil and human rights issues, public diplomacy and business ethics. She conducts trainings in advocacy and healthy leadership practices.

In her work, Anna brings together entrepreneurial spirit and humane approach. She takes time to understand the client’s needs prior to and throughout the whole recruitment process. At the same time, exploiting her pro-active can-do approach she makes sure to do the utmost while searching for the perfect candidate for her client. Anna attaches great importance to professional integrity, committing to provide the highest quality service.

• + 32 (0) 471 59 83 94
• anna.koj@theears.eu

Gabriela Dimitrova

Consultant

Gabriela is a former EU affairs professional who has acquired 10 years of experience in Brussels.

After having graduated from a joint Master in Political Sciences and EU Politics from the University of Bath and Science Po Paris, she started her career working for a Bulgarian MEP.

After more than 5 years in that role, she became the Head of European Affairs at FEDEMAC, representing the national movers associations in Brussels.

As an entrepreneur, she now divides her time between her own advisory firm and EARS as a headhunter.

Gabriela fluently speaks English, French and Bulgarian.

• +32 485 57 21 75
• gabriela.dimitrova@theears.eu

Paul Adamson

Senior Advisor

Having been present in EU Affairs since the 1970′s, Paul Adamson is chairman of Forum Europe and founder and editor of E!Sharp, an online magazine dedicated to covering the European Union and Europe’s place in the world. He is also a Senior Adviser at Flint Global.

He is a member of the Centre for European Reform’s advisory board, Rand Europe’s Council of Advisors and the advisory committee of the EU chapter of Women in International Security (WiiS).

Paul is a Visiting Professor at the Policy Institute, King’s College London, a patron of the University Association of Contemporary European Studies (UACES) and a Fellow of the UK Academy of Social Sciences.

In 2012, Paul was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) « for services to promoting understanding of the European Union”, a part of the Queen’s 2012 New Year Honours Diplomatic Service and Overseas List. In 2016 he was made a Chevalier in the Ordre national du Mérite by the French government.

• paul.adamson@theears.eu

William Dazy

Senior Advisor – ICT & Technology

William offers 15+ years of experience in the EU affairs sector in Brussels.

Joining from A2 Policy Advice, a consultancy he founded in 2014, William has a track record in the ICT and consumer electronics industries, having set up and managed Canon’s government affairs office for 6 years.

Prior to that, he was a senior public affairs consultant advising blue-chip financial institutions, telecom operators and internet service providers while at Hill+Knowlton.

He has a wealth of experience in dealing with technology issues from a variety of angles.

William started his EU career at DIGITALEUROPE, the leading industry federation for the tech sector, after a Master in Political sciences at IEP Strasbourg.

• william.dazy@theears.eu

Martin Porter

Senior Advisor – Energy, Climate & Environment

Martin is a highly entrepreneurial, networked and reputed European Public Affairs and Communications professional, with 20 years of consulting experience with network and independent PR agencies advising blue-chip multinationals, business associations, coalitions and NGOs. He is leading strategic engagement and tactical delivery of programmes and activity designed to influence the EU public policy agenda, legislative and regulatory processes, in particular in the area of industry, environment and sustainability related issues.

He became a Senior Associate for Cambridge University’s Programme for Sustainability Leadership in 2011 and prior to that developed his public affairs consultancy activities largely in this area, as he established his career in Brussels through international PR agencies such as Weber Shandwick and Edelman, as well as co-founding Brussels’ first ‘think-do tank’, The Centre.​

• martin.porter@theears.eu

Benedicte Bejm-Mayer

Senior Advisor – Health

Benedicte offers 20 years of experience in European Affairs.

She studied a master in Political Science, worked at the European Commission DG Relex, for a European Consultancy in Brussels, then for MEDEF ( French Business Confederation) as Permanent Representative in Brussels for 10 years.
She is highly entrepreneurial, she has created 2 Companies in European Affairs and connected Health.

She specialises in Health issues and is fully involved in Global Health:
Medicines, medical devices, impact of lifestyle habits.

She is a Permanent Representative of the European Institute for Health, Member of Sport Intergroup in the European Parliament and is highly connected.

She considers that Health is a key factor of progress and value creation for Europe !

• benedicte.bejm-mayer@theears.eu