A lawyer by trade, Marc started his career in the US and continued it in France with law firms like Jeantet, Linklaters (deputy CEO) and Hogan Lovells (Director of International Projects and of Operations in Asia and Western Europe.), becoming the Secretary General of the Alliance of European Lawyers.

After more that 20 years of law practice, Marc spent more than 15 years advising companies and law firms on searches and assessments of executives and lawyers. In Paris, he developed and led the legal, risk and compliance practices as well as the board and CEO practice at Korn Ferry and Heidrick & Struggles, where he was also managing partner in France.

In the field of executive assessment, he has advised companies on succession plans for members of the Executive Committee and the Chief Executive. He has also carried out numerous assessments of their boards of directors.

He has been lecturing on corporate governance at Sciences Po Paris in the last 8 years. He developed and headed the Board, CEO and Governance practice at Korn Ferry and Heidrick & Struggles, where he was also Managing Partner in France. He was also co-Chair of the CEO’s Advisory Council with and Heidrick & Struggles. He assesses the functioning of the Board of Directors and management teams (senior management, management committees) and advises multinational companies on their succession plans for members of the executive committee and the chief executive.

Marc holds a Master's degree in business law and a DEA (post-graduate diploma) in comparative legal studies from Lyon III. He is also a graduate of New York University (Masters of Law) and MIT, where he obtained an MBA.