He is the son of late Boris Toledano, a former entrepreneur and President of the Jewish community of Casablanca, and Ines Benezra.

He started his career as a marketing consultant at Nielsen International, which led to a temporary assignment in Brazil.

He then joined Kickers in 1982, initially serving as general secretary, before being appointed CEO at Lancel.

[1] He left Lancel in 1993 and was invited by Bernard Arnault to join Christian Dior Couture to develop the marroquinerie department.

He is the vice-president and administrator of the Institut Français de la Mode et du Comité Colbert.