Jean Wemaëre, Chairman and CEO

of the DEMOS Group, founded DEMOS in 1972 at the age of 26. Since then, he has turned it into a leading provider of continuing professional development. Partnering with over 32,000 customers worldwide, DEMOS is a key European player in learning and development and HR consulting.

Through profitable, uninterrupted growth the group has established an enviable training portfolio in excess of 2,200 subjects and capabilities that span: Open training, in-company programmes, E-Learning, consulting, learning outsourcing, publishing and e-distribution.

Furthermore, the DEMOS Group now services its clients with its 800 employees and 5,000 experts at 15 international sites, most notably in the United Kingdom, United States, China, Germany, Spain and the Middle East.

Before creating Demos, Jean Wemaëre, graduated from Sciences-Po Paris (Institute of Political Studies) in Economical Science Studies, was a junior lecturer in Economics at the University of Paris II and also worked as a parliamentary secretary. His continued professional commitment gave him the opportunity to participate in numerous reflective and representative studies for training companies. As such, he chairs the Professional Training Federation (FFP) and acts as administrator for the Professional Qualifications Office of Training and Guidance Organisations (OFQFC).

He is also the Vice-President of the SYNTEC Federation and of the Commission of Innovation and Intangible Assets which he created at the heart of the Service Professionals Association (GPS), of which he is also the co-founder. Apart from this, he is also a member of the MEDEF Economic Commission.

With his blog allowing him to share his thoughts on operational and training activities, Jean Wemaëre has devoted his time to writing two books:

·         Les 100 mots de la formation (The hundred learning words), 2007, Que sais-je

·         La Création de valeur par le savoir opérationnel (Creating value with operational knowledge), in collaboration with Didier Naud

He has also participated in interviews with Arnaud Brunet which are presented in Ecole – Vers le Déclin? Entretiens avec des Grands Patrons (Schools – Towards the Decline? Interviews with Big Bosses).

All of his achievements have earned him the position of Officer of the Order of the Legion of Honour. 

An opera enthusiast, he regularly attends major events of this particular art form.

Visit Jean Wemaëre’s blog.