Gerard is a graduate of HEC, Paris and of the Sorbonne.
Starting his career as Auditor and Business Consultant with Price Waterhouse and KPMG, Gerard joined Medtronic EMEA as HR & Communication Director. Subsequent roles included Director South Europe and Director Neuro/Vascular. In 1991 he joined Air Liquide as Director HR Europe, Africa and Latin America.
He became Partner at HTI in 1999. Gérard is fluent in English, German, Spanish and Italian.