Jean-Marie is a Partner at Bain and Company Middle East in which capacity he has been advising clients in the region, including AK Al Muhaidib & Sons Group, for 16 years. He joined Bain and Co in 1983 in London and was elected to the partnership in 1988. He led the Brussels office in the 1990s, then the office in Paris, before taking up residence in Dubai. He is a specialist in Organizational Practice where he specializes in aligning strategy and organization for conglomerates and family-owned businesses. Jean-Marie is non-executive board member in Masdar Building Materials.

Prior to joining Bain, Jean-Marie worked as an Internal Auditor for Société Générale. He holds master's degrees in law and economics and graduated from Paris Institute of Political Sciences with honours. He also earned an MBA from HEC, France.