About
Patrice Caine is a graduate of the École Polytechnique and the École des Mines de Paris and holds the rank of ingénieur en chef of the Corps des Mines. He began his career in 1992 with the pharmaceuticals group Fournier before becoming an adviser on mergers, acquisitions and corporate strategy at Charterhouse Bank Limited in London.
From 1995 to 2002, he held several executive positions in the French administration.
In 2002, Patrice Caine joined the Thales Group’s Strategy department before being appointed to manage the following operating units: Air & Naval, Communications, Navigation & Identification, Air Systems, Radio-communication Products, Network & Infrastructure Systems and Protection Systems.
In February 2013, he was appointed Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Performance Officer of Thales.
Patrice Caine was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Thales in December 2014.
He has served on the Boards of Directors of Naval Group since 2015, and L’Oréal since 2018.
Personal Details
Qualifications & Experience
Other directorships (state)
(only entities turnover at least $5m p/a)
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Working history
Committee/s
| Company | Committee | Role | Appointment Date | Resignation Date |
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| Thales | Board | Chairperson | 01/12/2014 |