A graduate of Mines Paris – PSL engineering school in 2006 and INSEAD in 2009, Alan began his career in management consulting at McKinsey & Company in Paris, with a specific focus on business strategy and project management for the industrial sector. In 2012, he joined Imerys as Strategy and Development Manager for the Refractory Minerals division, then in 2014 for the High Temperature Materials & Solutions Business Group. In 2016, Alan became Operations Director for andalusite in the Aluminates division before being appointed Purchasing Director for the Abrasives, Refractories and Construction Business Group in 2019.

In early 2021, he was appointed Vice-President of Lithium Projects at Imerys