Mr. Mercier graduated as Agricultural Engineer of ESA d’Angers in France in 2001 with a master in meat and milk sector .

He started his career at Arvalis (ex-ITCF), the Vegetal Institute of Research, with a thesis entitled ‘Predicting model for corn silage intake’, where he studied the link between degration and intake level of silage. Key tasks involved the development of a laboratory with fistulated cows and the protocol support on fistulated cows and dairy cows.

In 2001 Mr. Mercier joined CCPA Group in Janze, France. He was involved in sales and technical support towards French and foreign feed industries and distributors. As Product Manager Mr. Mercier was involved in the concept and sales launch for starter feeds and mineral feeds for ruminants. Thus responsible for the development of new nutritional technics and trials in experimental institutes and reference farms.