Professor Turpin is Professor at IMD specializing in marketing and strategy. He is the Director of the International Seminar for Top Executives (ISTE).

Professor Turpin has extensive teaching and research experience in the areas of marketing and international strategy both in Europe and in Asia. Prior to joining IMD, he spent several years in Tokyo as a representative of a French firm in Japan.

Dr. Turpin has widespread executive seminar and consulting experience for clients in Europe and Asia. He served as Visiting Professor at the Keio Graduate School of Business Administration, Japan. Since 1994, Professor Turpin serves as the IMD representative on the Academic Council of the China-Europe International Business School in Shanghai (People's Republic of China).

A French citizen, Dominique Turpin received his Master's degree from ESSCA in France. He earned a Doctorate in economics from Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan.

Professor Turpin has been a regular contributor to the Nihon Sangyo Shimbun (The Japan Industrial Journal), one of the leading business dailies in Japan. He is also the Continental European editor for the Long Range Planning Journal, the international journal of strategic management.

His research has been widely published in more than 50 books, articles and case studies.