Marc Palazon has a diverse work experience with various roles in different companies. Marc started their career in 1999 as an Assistant French Diplomat at the Ministère des Affaires étrangères. In 2000, they became a Project Manager at SMILE, where they worked with clients such as Nestlé and Longchamp. Marc later held positions as Project Director and Director of Sales at SMILE before becoming the CEO of SMILE Group in 2007. In 2015, they joined numeum as an Administrator and became the President of the open source committee at Syntec Numérique. Marc also served as a Board Member at Akeneo from 2017 to 2019. Currently, they hold the position of Chairman of the Board at UX-Republic and SensioLabs.
Marc Palazon attended the École des Mines de Saint-Étienne from 1996 to 1999, where they received a degree in Ingénieur with a focus on Economics and Computer Science. Marc also obtained a Master's degree in Company Management from the same institution in 1999-2000. Marc Palazon also studied at Mines Paris for a period of time, although specific details regarding their degree or field of study are not provided. In addition, they earned a Bac+3 degree in Licence Economie option gestion d'entreprise from Université Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne. Lastly, Marc Palazon completed their education at Lycée Jean Moulin, although no details about a degree or field of study are mentioned.
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