Thales

Thales is a French defence manufacturer and is ranked as the 7th largest in the world [1]. It commands global military sales of $7.7bn per year for its products, which include missiles, avionics, naval systems, radar and optronics.

Ownership of other companies

• African Defense Systems (100%)
• Thales Raytheon Systems (50%)
• Helisim (45%)

Board

Accessed May 2013:  

• Jean-Bernard Lévy - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Thales
• David Azéma - General Manager of the French Government Shareholding Agency (APE)
• Charles Edelstenne - Chief Executive Officer of Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault
• Yannick d'Escatha - Chairman of CNES (French Space Agency)
• Dominique Floch - Director elected by employees
• Stève Gentili - Chairman of the board of BRED Banque Populaire
• Philippe Lépinay - Representative of employee shareholders
• Didier Lombard - Chairman of the supervisory Board of STMicroelectronics
• Bruno Parent - General Inspector at the Ministry of Finance
• Jeanne-Marie Prost - Credit Mediator
• Martine Saunier - Director elected by employees
• Loïk Segalen - Chief Operating Officer of Dassault Aviation
• Amaury de Sèze - Non executive Director on the Board of several companies
• Anne-Claire Taittinger - Non executive Director on the Board of several companies
• Ann Taylor - Member of the House of Lords
• Eric Trappier - Chief Executive Officer of Dassault Aviation

Board (Correct at September 2009)

Accessed May 2011:

• Luc Vigneron - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Thales
• Oliver Bourges - Deputy General Manager of the French Government Shareholding Agency (APE)
• Marie-Paule Delpierre - Director elected by employees
• Charles Edelstenne - Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Dassault-Aviation
• Yannick d'Escatha - Chairman of CNES (French Space Agency)
• Roger Freeman - Consultant and Chairman of the Advisory Panel of PriceWaterhouseCoopers, London UK
• Dominique Floch - Director elected by employees
• Steve Gentili - Chairman of the board of BRED Banque Populaire
• Philippe Lepinay - Representative of employee shareholders
• Didier Lombard - Chairman of France Telecom
• Pierre Mutz - Former Préfet of Ile de France Region
• Bruno Parent - Inspecteur Général des Finances, previously Director of Competition Policy, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control
• Loik Segalen - Executive Vice President, Economic and Financial Affairs of Dassault-Aviation
• Amaury de Seze - Chairman of the board of Carrefour
• Eric Trappier - Executive Vice President, International of Dassault-Aviation
• TSA - represented by Bernard Rétat - Chairman of the Defence Commission of the ASD (AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe)

Contact details

Thales
173 Blvd Haussmann
75008
Paris
Cedex 08
France

Tel: +33 1 53 77 80 00

Website: http://www.thalesgroup.com/

External links

• Campaign Against the Arms Trade, Thales company profile

Resources and articles

Related Sourcewatch

• Enoch James
• UAV Tactical Systems
• Henri Proglio
• John Hughes (UK)
• Roger Freeman. Thales' advisory board includes former Labour minister Lord Clark, Lord Powell, Margaret Thatcher's former top adviser, and Sir David Pepper, who was until last October director of the government spy centre GCHQ.