Marc Henri Fermont, born in Lyon in 1945, holds a Bachelor degree from the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Reims and a B.Sc. in Economics from the University of Paris. He graduated the University of Oregon MBA program in 1970.
In 1972, he joined The Dow Chemical Company in Paris and initiated an international career working with them in five European countries, namely France, Switzerland, Germany, England and Italy. He held several Chemical and Polymer senior marketing positions and was Director of Distributor Affairs from 1991 to 1998 and General Manager of Dow Italy from 1994 to 1998. He was named a Vice President of Dow Europe in 1994.
In 1999, Marc Fermont founded DistriConsult: a Swiss consulting practice specialized in distributor strategies. Under his leadership, DistriConsult expanded its consulting activities in the areas of commodity,specialty chemicals and polymers on a global basis.
Marc consults distributors and producers on channel strategies. He is a visiting lecturer at the French Business School EM Lyon.
Marc Fermont is a leading figure in the European Chemical Industry. From 2000 to 2005, Marc Fermont was a member of the European Chemical News Editorial Board. He publishes numerous articles and gives lectures on distributor strategies to professional and academic audiences. He is fluent in five European languages.