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Charles Edelstenne

French businessman (born 1938)

Charles Edelstenne (born 9 January 1938) is a French businessman. Edelstenne was the general manager of the Dassault Group, before being replaced by Éric Trappier in 2025.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Charles Edelstenne (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jan 9, 1938.¹

About

He was the CEO of Dassault Aviation until 2025, when he replaced by Trappier in 2013, and he is also the chairman of Dassault Systèmes.

Trained as a French chartered accountant, he joined Dassault Aviation, then called Avions Marcel Dassault-Breguet Aviation in 1960 as chief financial officer (CFO). In 1975, he became general secretary of Dassault, then vice president in 1986. He replaced Serge Dassault as Dassault CEO in 2000. From 1993 to 2002, he was chairman and CEO of Dassault Systèmes. Since he became CEO of Dassault Aviation, he resigned as CEO of Dassault Systèmes but remains its chairman.

He was president of the French GIFAS (Groupement des Industries Françaises Aéronautiques et Spatiales) from 2005 to 2009, followed by Jean-Paul Herteman.

He and his family own just over 6% of Dassault Systèmes' capital.

From Wikipedia’s article on Charles Edelstenne, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Dassault SystèmesBoard member¹⁴
Dassault GroupChief executive officer May 2018 to 2025¹⁵
Dassault AviationChief executive officer 2000 to 2013¹⁶

Career

Occupation: businessperson.¹⁰

2018 to 2025Chief executive, Dassault Group⁴
2018 to 2025Président-directeur général, Dassault Group^{6 9}
2005 to 2009President, GIFAS^{6 8}
2000 to 2013Président-directeur général, Dassault Aviation^{6 7}
2000 to 2013Chief executive, Dassault Aviation³
Date not recordedBoard member, Dassault Systèmes⁵

Personal life

BornJan 9, 1938, Paris¹¹
CitizenshipFrance¹²

Awards

1997Officer of the National Order of Merit¹³
Date not recordedAeronautical Medal¹³
Date not recordedCommander of the Legion of Honour¹³

Sources

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WikidataCharles Edelstenne on Wikidata
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WikipediaCharles Edelstenne on Wikipedia
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WikidataCharles Edelstenne: Chief executive, Dassault Aviation, on Wikidata
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WikidataCharles Edelstenne: Chief executive, Dassault Group, on Wikidata
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WikidataCharles Edelstenne: Board member, Dassault Systèmes, on Wikidata
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WikidataCharles Edelstenne: Président-directeur général, Dassault Aviation, on Wikidata
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WikidataPrésident-directeur général, Dassault Aviation, as reported
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WikidataPresident, GIFAS, as reported
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WikidataPrésident-directeur général, Dassault Group, as reported
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WikidataCharles Edelstenne: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataCharles Edelstenne: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataCharles Edelstenne: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataCharles Edelstenne: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataDassault Systèmes, Board member
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WikidataDassault Group, Chief executive officer
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WikidataDassault Aviation, Chief executive officer
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Wikimedia CommonsCharles Edelstenne photo by kamacess, Public domain