Derek FERGUSON

Presentation

Derek FERGUSON is an ex-rugby playing, marathon running, entrepreneurial English teacher. After graduating with an MA(Hons) in French from Dundee University (1992), he then had a short-lived career as a Chartered Accountant (qualifying with ICAS in 1995). He subsequently abandoned numbers for people and qualified as a teacher with a CELTA in 2003. Since then, never looking back, he has taught in Business Schools and in companies as a professional trainer, setting up his own company in 2007. He joined the teaching staff at EM Normandie in January 2023 and became Language Coordinator in June of the same year.

Professional experience

Since 2023 : Language Coordinator, EM Normandie 
2007-2023 : Founder and language trainer, Schwa SARL
2019-2022 : Founder, Phonalangue SARL