Executive Bio
Mr. Laurent Dassault serves as President of Ch??teau Dassault (SAS). Mr. Dassault serves as Chief Operating Officer of Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault. He has been running the Dassault Investments Company since June 1991. He served as a Vice President of GIMD (Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault). He is in charge of the diversification of GIMD's activities and of its investments. He is also the ambassador of the group abroad. He serves as the President at Dassault Investment Fund Inc. and Vina Totihue S.A. He serves as a General Manager of Ch??teau Dassault. He organized the acquisition of Ch??teau La Fleur. He served as a Managing Director at Dassault Belgique Aviation and at Dassault Investissements. Mr. Dassault was a Managing Director at Dassault Investissement, SARL. In 1977, he began his career at Banque Vernes and at Banque Industrielle et Commerciale du Marais, taking over Banque Parisienne Internationale with Paribas in 1990. In 1992, he joined Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault (GIMD), where he held important positions within its various French and foreign structures. In addition to wine and real estate investments, he and his father were also involved in the development of a technically high performing electric car, in cooperation with Electricit?? de France (EDF - France's main Electricity Operator) and the Heuliez group to improve urban environment and fight urban pollution. He serves as the Chairman of Dassault Belgique Aviation, Midway Aircraft Company and Dassault Falcon Jet do Brazil. He has been the Chairman of Supervisory Board at Immobiliere Dassault SA since June 29, 2006. Mr. Dassault is also a Member of the Supervisory Board of Eurazeo and 21 Centrale Partners. He also serves as an Executive Director of Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault's French and foreign subsidiaries. Hehas been a Non-Executive Director of Kudelski SA since 1995. He serves as a Director at Immobili??re Dassault. He is a Member of Advisory Board at Catalyst Investments L.P. Mr. Dassault serves as Director of Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault, Sogitec Industries, Pechel Industries, Generali France, Banque Priv??e, Compagnie Nationale ?? Portefeuille, Terramaris, Fingen SA, BSS Investment SA, Dassault Procurement Services, National Aerospace Stener Company, Chenfeng Machinery, IPS (Industrial Procurement Services), Aero Precision Repair and Overhaul Company. He served as a Director of Power Corporation of Canada since May 1995 until May 13, 2016. He served as a Member of the Supervisory Board of Syntek Capital S.A and Sr. Teleperformance SA. He served as a Member of Supervisory Board of Assicurazioni Generali Spa. He served as a Director at Dassault Systemes S.A. from 1993 to May 26, 2011. He served as a Director of Edmond De Rothschild (Europe). He served as a Director at Fauchier Partners LLP. He exercises 30 mandates in the financial, industrial and viticultural sectors, which places him, according to a Monde Diplomatique poll, at the 22nd rank on the list of the most powerful Frenchmen in the economic and financial world. Mr. Dassault is a Business Law Graduate and also holds a degree from the Paris ESSCA (School of Applied Commercial Sciences).