Didier Wirth

Didier Wirth has a degree from the Ecole Polytechnique and served in the French Air Force. He began his career as scientific director for a French biological company before becoming the Founding President of Isochem, a chemical and pharmaceutical company that he led to create three factories in France employing 450 workers.

After selling his company, Didier was able to pursue his passion for parks and gardens. He sits on the board of a number of organizations for the preservation of French heritage and its parks and gardens, notably in lower Normandy.

Didier purchased the Château de Brécy in Normandy and restored the château and its exceptional park and gardens while putting in place the Union des Parcs et Jardins de Basse-Normandie. He then became President of the Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France and along with Jean Guéroult created "Rendez-Vous aux Jardins" to promote French gardens and open them up to the public. They also created the label "Jardins Remarquables" to draw attention to the most notable gardens in France.

The Comité des Parcs et Jardins, one of French Heritage Society's partners, also lobbies to protect not only the parks and gardens themselves, but their neighboring environment, the protection of which is essential in order to maintain an authentic harmonious natural setting.