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Éric Trappier Takes the Reins as Head of Dassault Group
Long-serving executive retains his position as CEO of Dassault Aviation
Dassault's Charles Edelstenne, Serge Dassault and Éric Trappier
Left to right: Groupe Dassault's outgoing CEO Charles Edelstenne, the late Serge Dassault, and new group CEO and Dassault Aviation CEO Éric Trappier. © AIN/Chris Pocock

Éric Trappier today began his new role as CEO of French industrial group Dassault, which includes Falcon and Mirage manufacturer Dassault Aviation, as well as IT specialist Dassault Systèmes and real estate division Immobilière Dassault. In a move announced in February 2024, Trappier is replacing Charles Edelstenne, who has led Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault since 2018, while retaining his existing position as CEO of Dassault Aviation.

Trappier has spent his entire career with Dassault, having joined the company soon after graduating with an engineering degree from France’s Telecom SudParis university in 1983. He became the head of Dassault Aviation in 2013, taking over from Edelstenne, as well as holding the position of chairman of the company’s U.S. subsidiary, Dassault Falcon Jet.

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