Charles Edelstenne (born 9 January 1938) is the general manager of

Dassault Group Dassault Group (; also GIM Dassault or Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault SAS) is a French corporate group, group of companies established in 1929 with the creation of Société des Avions Marcel Bloch (now Dassault Aviation) by Marcel Dassault, a ...

. He was the

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Dassault Aviation Dassault Aviation SA () is a French Aerospace manufacturer, manufacturer of military aircraft and business jets. It was founded in 1929 by Marcel Dassault, Marcel Bloch as Société des Avions Marcel Bloch or "MB". After World War II, Marc ...

until replaced by

Éric Trappier Éric Trappier (born 6 January 1960) is a French businessman and engineer. Since January 2013, he has been the CEO of Dassault Aviation, French Aerospace manufacturer, aircraft manufacturer of military aircraft, military and business jet, business ...

in 2013, and he is also the chairman of

Dassault Systèmes Dassault Systèmes SE () (abbreviated 3DS) is a French software corporation which develops software for 3D product design, simulation, manufacturing and other 3D related products. Founded in 1981, it is headquartered in Vélizy-Villacoublay, Fr ...

. Trained as a French chartered accountant, he joined Dassault Aviation, then called ''Avions Marcel Dassault-Breguet Aviation'' in 1960 as

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(CFO). In 1975, he became

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of Dassault, then

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in 1986. He replaced

Serge Dassault Serge Dassault (; born Serge Paul André Bloch; 4 April 1925 – 28 May 2018) was a French engineer, businessman and politician. He was the chairman and chief executive officer of Dassault Group, and a conservative politician. According to ' ...

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

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(''Groupement des Industries Françaises Aéronautiques et Spatiales'') from 2005 to 2009, followed by

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

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