Didier Guillon


Didier Guillon is a French-Swiss art collector, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the founder and CEO of the cosmetic company Valmont Group and The Valmont Fondation.

Early life and education

Guillon was born on March 28, 1953 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. His father was a businessman and his mother belonged to a family of art historians and sculptor.

Career

Guillon started his career as a lawyer and thereafter worked at different marketing positions in France. Later, he acquired a cosmetics company, Valmont and immigrated to Switzerland. In 2001, he worked on developing a luxury cosmetics brand l’Elixir des Glaciers, featuring Switzerland's finest grown ingredients.
In 2015, Guillon founded the Valmont Fondation, an institution to promote contemporary art and creation of emerging artists and exhibit his art collection.

Art collection

Guillon art collection includes work of Frédéric Amat, Isao Artigas, Jane le Besque, Leonardo Cimolin, Yves Bélorgey, Judi Harvest, Jordi Artigas, Yves Lévêque and others.

Exhibitions

2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018