Martin holds a Master of Corporate Finance and Finance Engineering degree from Paris Dauphine University. After graduating, Martin started his career as an investment banker with ING Barings. He then joined Ernst & Young as an auditor.

After four years with EY, Martin joined JCDecaux, the leading outdoor advertising company in the world, as Merger & Acquisition analyst in Paris. Within his 16 years with JCDecaux, Martin has been promoted to various positions in the Paris headquarter from Director of Investor Relations to Director of Merger & Acquisitions and Business Development before being relocated to Dubai in January 2015 as the CEO for the Middle East.

In January 2020, Martin has been promoted to the position of CEO for the Middle East and Africa and currently runs JCDecaux’ operations in 25 countries from Dubai.