Rank #1762
Charles Edelstenne & family
Net worth $2.4B
Aviation · France
- Born
- Jan 03, 1938
- Age
- 88
- Source
- Aviation
- Residence
- Paris
- Citizenship
- France
- Marital status
- Children
- 0
- Education
Net worth over time
Biography
- Charles Edelstenne cofounded Dassault Systemes, aviation giant Dassault's software and consulting arm, in 1981.
- Today he and his family own around 6% of French-listed Dassault Systemes; he retired as chairman of the board in 2023.
- A qualified accountant, Edelstenne started working at Dassault Aviation in 1960 as the aircraft manufacturer's chief financial officer.
- He has served in a variety of leadership positions at Dassault, including CEO stints at both Dassault Systemes and Dassault Aviation.
- He stepped down from his position as head of the Dassault family holding company on his 87th birthday in 2025.
- Following patriarch Serge Dassault's death in 2018, Edelstenne was named head of the Dassault Group.
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