Paris, France, January 2026 – Romain Lescoeur has started a new position as Group Chief People Officer at Hadrena, the fast-growing leisure sector challenger building one of Europe and the United States’ most dynamic local entertainment platforms. As a member of the Group Executive Committee, Lescoeur is leading the creation of a world-class HR function to support Hadrena’s ambitious international scale-up and long-term revenue growth targets.
In his new role, Lescoeur serves as a strategic partner to the executive leadership team, driving HR harmonization across the group, leading executive hiring and human due diligence for mergers and acquisitions, and shaping high-level organizational and people strategies to maintain a high density of talent and a strong corporate culture as the group continues its rapid expansion.
Immediately prior to Hadrena, Lescoeur served as HR Transformation Director at InVivo, where he led the pooling and integration of HR teams within the Agriculture business unit. Before this, he spent over four years with Bristol Myers Squibb as Senior Director Human Resources France and Deputy to the General Manager, where he led the HR integration of BMS and Celgene in France following a landmark global merger. His work included large-scale cultural transformation, executive committee rebuilding, HR process harmonization, major restructurings, employer branding and CSR advancement, and a notable improvement in employee engagement scores.
Earlier, Lescoeur held senior HR leadership roles at Celgene and Novartis, where he scaled HR functions to support rapid growth, led global medical affairs HR transformations, and served on executive committees across France and Switzerland. His career also includes consulting and transformation leadership roles with Eurogroup Consulting and Beijaflore, as well as early commercial experience with Henkel.
Hadrena aims to become a leader in local leisure experiences across Europe and the United States, offering diverse, memorable, and high-quality entertainment concepts that bring people together. Founded in 2021, Hadrena operates more than 170 leisure centers, employs over 2,500 people, and generated revenue exceeding €200 million by the end of 2025. The group is expanding rapidly across multiple segments including family entertainment, immersive and action gaming, and children’s leisure, with ambitious growth plans to exceed €2 billion in revenue by 2032.
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