Charles Edelstenne

Charles Edelstenne is the general manager of Dassault Group. He was the CEO of Dassault Aviation until replaced by Éric Trappier in 2013, and he is also the chairman of Dassault Systèmes.

  • Charles Edelstenne has spent more than 50 years working at French firm Dassault.
  • A qualified accountant, Edelstenne started working at Dassault Aviation in 1960 as head of the financial studies department.
  • The Parisian businessman cofounded Dassault Systèmes, the aviation giant’s software and consulting arm, in 1981.
  • He was tapped as the group’s vice chairman five years later.
  • Edelstenne remains chairman of the board of Dassault Systèmes; he and his family own just over 6% of Dassault Systèmes’ capital.

 

Charles Edelstenne Dassault Systèmes