Jean-Michel began his career in 1982 within the Shell Group in the retail sector, initially in the French subsidiary where he held several positions in Distribution. He then moved to the company's global headquarters in London where he managed retail activities for South and Central America and the Caribbean. In 1995, he joined the Tabur / Mr Bricolage Group as General Manager of CATENA, a network of 200 stores. In 1997, he was appointed Vice President and General Manager for Europe, Africa and the Middle East of the Travel/Foreign Exchange Division of American Express (300 agencies / 12 countries). In 2005, he was recruited by the new shareholder AS Watson to take over the operational management of Marionnaud France (600 stores / 5,500 employees). He was then promoted to number two in the AS Watson Luxury Division worldwide (3 brands / more than 2,000 stores). From 2007 to 2012, Jean-Michel led more than ten interim general management missions, mainly in the retail sector, on behalf of investment funds and large international groups in France and abroad. Jean-Michel spent more than 14 years of his career outside France as Managing Director (Great Britain, Belgium, Central Europe, United States and South Africa). Jean-Michel is a recognized expert in the distribution and retail sectors. At Exec Avenue, a Eurosearch Company, Jean-Michel also participates in the development of governance and transition management services, operational diagnostics and support, and emergency solutions in all sectors, in France and internationally. He is also in charge of international offices (Madrid, London, Frankfurt, San Francisco, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Casablanca).