About us
Ago International specialises in the selection and recruitment of employees, middle management, and top executives for a broad range of companies.
Ago International stands for service, quality, and a clear, focused approach.
Our mission
Many recruitment and high-level headhunting agencies carry out assignments.Ago International delivers more.
We are true Investors in people with a wide variety of top-management skills.
For our clients, we identify the right candidate at the right time and in the right place. Sometimes this can be highly challenging, but it is precisely the goal we set ourselves and the commitment for which we are rewarded.
Quality
QualityBy focusing on highly educated talent, both high potentials and seasoned professionals, we offer you access to the most sought-after candidates on the market.
We pursue a quality match that fully meets your long-term expectations.
Efficiency
EfficiencyCreating a long-term match is our objective. We approach suitable candidates through multiple channels, followed by a rigorous selection process based on experience, competences, and above all, compatibility with the company.
Integrity
IntegrityThroughout our collaboration, we carefully consider the expectations and preferences of both parties. Our discreet and straightforward approach ensures a seamless and enjoyable partnership.
Patrick Levecque celebrates 31st anniversary of his executive search agencies Ago International
KORTRIJK – The 30th anniversary of Ago International was meant to be celebrated in 2020, but circumstances decided otherwise. This prompted the owner and CEO of the renowned executive search firm, Patrick, to hold the festivities a year later. The crème of the Flemish corporate world and some British and French PDG’s were invited to an exclusive evening themed around James Bond and the latest 007 release, No Time to Die. A fitting choice, as Levecque is, above all, a man with his Topteam on a mission. (K.C.)
The event gathered more than 300 business owners, shareholders, and decision-makers from companies across seventeen different sectors. Six prominent guest speakers—including Honorary Governor Paul Breyne, the CEOs of Jet Import (Red Bull), Stadsbader Group, Mydibel, Open Tours (UK), and L (France)—shared brief testimonials about their many years of successful collaboration with Ago International in high-level HR recruitment.
Founded in 1990, Ago International has from the very beginning focused exclusively on the recruitment and selection of senior executives, middle management, and white-collar professionals. The list of references accumulated over more than 35 years is impressive. An entrepreneur in every sense, Levecque expanded his activities far beyond southern West Flanders, opening additional offices in Sint-Martens-Latem and Brussels, and later across the border in Lille and London.“Our clients come from a vast range of sectors, including the service industry,” says Patrick Levecque.
A Triple-Win outcome!
Despite the challenges of 2020, the year brought positive results and growth for Ago International. “As in all sectors, organisations had to adapt rapidly to the new market conditions, and we did so immediately,” Patrick explains. “We transitioned without hesitation to digital CV screening and extensive use of video conferencing. While many others were still debating whether to embrace these tools, Ago International had already implemented them as early as 2013.”
The results were: 18 top-level positions, 67 middle-management roles, and 27 white-collar profiles were successfully recruited in 2020—virtually identical to the results we achieved in 2019.
Our mission is demanding and ambitious, yet crystal clear: DREAM, BELIEVE, ACHIEVE.
We attach great importance to long-term relationships. Achieving this requires deep empathy, strong expertise, and a high-quality network that includes leaders in top-level positions. For every assignment, we seek out the true DNA of a company and match it with the aspirations of the candidates.
Ago International is increasingly being asked to recruit neutral and external members for Supervisory Boards, as well as discreet candidates for confidential management roles. The demand for such profiles continues to grow and we are fully prepared to meet it.
The Right Attitude
A total of seventeen specialised recruiters, freelancers included, work within Ago International. Patrick Levecque, whose passion for fencing reflects his discipline and rigour, upholds a number of principles in which he firmly believes as an entrepreneur.
Patrick explains: “Our team has always shown a strong ability to recognise talent, often from an early age through sports clubs or youth associations. Companies that complain about scarcity in the market should certainly look in that direction. He who sows early, reaps more later.”
Patrick also firmly believes that a candidate’s attitude is often more important than a degree. A diploma is a strong first step and undeniably valuable. But other qualities matter just as much: passion, enjoyment, the courage to think outside the box, personal drive, a continuous desire for improvement, job satisfaction, and the ambition to stand out. These are crucial factors that greatly increase long-term professional success.
We remain constantly on the lookout for candidates who embody these traits. Our diverse customer base is living proof that we deliver highly professional services. As Patrick always says: “Building long-term relationships that create lasting value.”
Made in West-Flanders, 19/10/2021
Ago International pushes the limits of recruitment to the board chambers
KORTRIJK - Ago International—widely recognised as one of Belgium’s top HR selection offices and a renowned supplier of high-calibre talent to major corporations, SMEs, and multinationals, is broadening its scope. Beyond its extensive track record across nineteen sectors in sourcing senior and middle management profiles, the company extends since 2021 his expertise to the boardroom. Ago International identifies and recruits discreet, highly qualified confidential counsellors to serve as external advisers on diverse Boards of Directors. (K.C.)
Ago International was founded 28 years ago in Kortrijk, where it still maintains its roots and headquarters, by the discreetly operating Patrick Levecque. The HR and selection firm has since experienced strong growth, both in the number of sectors it serves (now nineteen, each approached with a bespoke market strategy) and in its geographical footprint. In addition to its offices in Kortrijk(1990), Sint-Martens-Latem (1997) and Brussels (2003), the company established branches in Lille (2005) and London (2011).
According to Patrick, the presence in London and Lille provides significant added value when recruiting eg. expatriate talent. “We are active in both industry and services,” he explains. “We search for top-tier candidates for a wide range of corporate roles: CEOs, CFOs, COOs — all C-level positions — as well as personal assistants, export managers, accountants, project managers, assistant business managers, plant managers, and sales profiles. The full spectrum passes our desks. There is truly something for everyone.” A recent development is the growing demand for confidential counsellors to serve as external and independent advisers on a wide variety of Boards of Directors. “It is emerging as a clear trend, and we are eager to respond to it,” notes co-managing Directors Dunja Reynaert and Frans Polfliet.
Different than others
The search for suitable personnel is an ongoing challenge for every company.
There are recruitment and selection agencies that simply trade in talent, and there are those that both trade and invest in people.
“We strive to belong firmly to that second category,” says Dunja Reynaert.
Our mission is crystal clear: to identify the most suitable candidate for each client, and to seek the position that best matches the abilities and ambitions of every candidate we represent.
It is no coincidence that our company motto is “DREAM, BELIEVE, ACHIEVE.”
Ago International has built a strong reputation since 1990 as a qualitative, goal-oriented, and trustworthy partner for leading companies in the region and across the country. The reference list speaks for itself. Out of discretion and respect for our clients, management prefers not to elaborate further.
Today, Ago International offers more than 70 management and middle-management positions. Through our vertical approach, covering nineteen specialised sectors that span virtually the entire market, we have secured a significant strategic advantage. Every day, a multidisciplinary team of specialists delivers exceptional performance.
Made in West-Flanders, 19/02/2018
