In the 1977–78 season, he won the French national title and finished within the top ten at the 1978 European Championships in Strasbourg.
His students included: Beyer was the general manager of the figure skating division of Français Volants in Paris.
[9] Figure skating coach Didier Lucine wrote a letter in February 2000 to the French Federation of Ice Sports (FFSG), expressing concerns about Beyer's behaviour around young students.
[14] Abitbol recounted her experiences in her book Un si long silence, stating that he had raped her multiple times beginning when she was 15.
[16] Beyer's wife, Katia Krier, is a French figure skating coach and the deputy national technical director.