Praesta LEADERS POUR LE Coaching individuel de performance dirigeants

 DIDIER DEFERT

The seed of success lie in a better knowledge of your potential, and making things happen requires an understanding of your functioning. The process of coaching helps you work on your ability and drive to reach what you are looking for.

Experience

Didier was brought up in Africa and educated in the United States. He started his professional career as a financial analyst with Du Pont de Nemours, before moving to the banking industry where he acquired a vast experience as a banker in a wide variety of multicultural environments, ranging from Canada to Spain, Portugal and France.
Based in Paris in the mid 1980s, he set up and developed the asset-based lending activities of Security Pacific throughout Europe until its merger with Bank of America in 1993. After successful completion, he decided to remain in Europe and joined the Volkswagen Group as President of their French financial services operations.
Didier's extensive experience as CEO, his understanding of organisations and his strong interest in people led him, in 1999, to set up his own coaching practice while teaching and managing the Executive Programmes at the renowned ESSEC business school in Paris. In 2003 he co-created Change Partnership which became France Praesta France in 2005.

Professional Expertise

Since 1999 Didier has coached senior executives and high potential in both the private sector and non-profit organisations.
His expertise is mostly but not exclusively in the financial area and the car industry.

Selected Client Companies

Astrium
Biospringer
Citroën
Danfoss
Eternit
GE Capital
Lapeyre
Peugeot
Prudential
Sara Lee Group
Saunier Duval
Segro
Veolia Propreté


Education, Qualifications, Professional Positions

  • BA in International Marketing - University of Colorado BA, University of Colorado
    Director on several Boards of medium size companies
    Lecturer and Advisor on executive education at ESSEC business school.

Contact details

T: +33 (0)1 78 09 91 92
M: +33 (0)6 11 80 64 88
E didier.defert @praesta.com