 He began his career with Cofremca where he served as associate director from 1982 to 1987, helping research changes in patterns of food consumption and its impacts on marketing and strategy.In 1987 he joined the Danone Group and held various executive positions with subsidiaries such as HP Foods and Evian-Badoit.Giscard d’Estaing joined the resort company Club Med in 1997 as chief operating officer in charge of finance, development and international relations.