Éric Trappier

Éric Trappier is currently Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Dassault Aviation SA since 2013, Chairman at Dassault Falcon Jet Corp., Chairman at Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault SAS starting in 2025, Director at Thales SA since 2009, Director at Dasbat Aviation LLC, Director at Dassault Systèmes SE, and President of Union des Industries et Métiers de la Métallurgie de l'Ain.
Former positions include Vice Chairman & Chairman-Defence Commission at Groupement Industries Françaises Aeronautiques Spatiale, Chairman at Aerospace & Defence Industries Association of Europe, Chairman at Dassault Reliance Aerospace Ltd., Chairman-European Commission at Conseil des Industries de Défense Françaises, Director at Dassault Systèmes SE, Director at bioMérieux SA, Director at Sogitec Industries SARL, Director at Sofema SA, Director at Eurotradia International, Director at Société Française d'Exportatio N de Systèmes Avances SA, Director at Odas SA, Managing Director at Gie Rafale International in 2014, President & Director at Dassault International, Inc., Director at Artcurial SAS, General Manager at Dassault International SARL from 2014 to 2015, Manager at H Investissements SARL, Manager at SCI Duquesne, and Manager at HDH SC.
Education includes an undergraduate degree from Institut National des Télécommunications conferred in 1983.