Biography: A graduate of the Autun Military Preparatory School, he went on to obtain a DEA in public economics and a DESS in political science at Panthéon-Sorbonne University.

In 1988, he joined the Paris Fire Brigade (BSPP) before attending the practical training division of the École du Génie, to which he returned in 1991. There, he held the posts of fire watch officer, deputy company commander and then unit commander. In 1998, he was transferred to the Engineering Directorate in Limoges. He graduated from the École de Guerre in 2001 and also obtained a DEA in conflict studies and comparative history from the University of Paris-Sorbonne. From 2001 to 2004, he served in the General Secretariat for Administration. In 2002, he was deployed to Sierra Leone, before returning to the Paris Fire Brigade (BSPP) in 2004 as head of the Financial Planning and Budget Office.

In 2008, he was posted to the 1st Fire Brigade, which he commanded from 2009 to 2011. In 2011, he became Director of Training and Commandant of the École Polytechnique. In 2015, he returned to the Paris Fire Brigade as Chief of Staff and subsequently Deputy Commander. He was appointed Brigadier General on 1 August 2018. In 2019, under the command of General Gallet, he led the rescue operations during the fire at Notre-Dame de Paris, and subsequently took command of the brigade. He was promoted to Major General on 1 January 2021. On 1 August 2022, he was promoted to Lieutenant-General and appointed Comptroller-General of the Armed Forces on a special assignment.