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Charles Edelstenne

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Charles Edelstenne founded Dassault Systèmes and is identified in its current own biography as honorary chairman and director. He led the company as manager1981–1993, chairman and CEO1993–2002, then board chairman untilJanuary9,2023. He is also honorary chairman of Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault and Dassault Aviation, where he previously held senior financial and executive roles. He has a chartered-accountant qualification. These distinct group businesses are not aliases for the software company.