• Dassault Systemes
  •  Overview
  • Last Modified:
  • July 22, 2025
  • Company type:
  • Public
  • Industry:
  • Transportation
  • Verified:
  • No
  • No of Employees:
  • 10 001 - 50 000
  • Stock Code:
  • DSY
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  • Signed Health Status Declaration Form
  • Turnover $50m + ?:
  • Yes
  • Headquarters:
  • VĂ©lizy-Villacoublay, France
  • Public Interest Score:
  • 750+

 

  • Dassault Systemes
  • General Information

Description

Dassault Systèmes SE is a global leader in 3D design, simulation, and product lifecycle management (PLM) software, but its business operations go far beyond traditional CAD tools. Here’s a structured overview of how it operates:

Core Identity: More Than Just Software

Dassault Systèmes isn’t confined to traditional software categories. While it’s known for:

  • PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) tools that manage a product from concept to retirement
  • DMU (Digital Mock-Up) capabilities for virtual prototyping
  • 3D Design platforms like CATIA and SOLIDWORKS

…it positions itself as a science-based, technology-powered company focused on virtual twin experiences—digital replicas of real-world systems, products, and even human bodies.

 Virtual Twins: The Heart of Innovation

Virtual twins go beyond simulation:

  • They mirror real-world behavior using physics-based modeling and data integration
  • Enable predictive insights for design, manufacturing, healthcare, and urban planning
  • Support sustainability goals by allowing companies to test and optimize before physical production

Examples:

  • Life sciences: Simulating the human heart to improve precision medicine
  • Cities: Creating digital twins of urban environments to enhance infrastructure planning
  • Automotive: 90% of global car manufacturers use Dassault tools to design and engineer vehicles

The 3DEXPERIENCE Platform

This is Dassault’s flagship offering—a unified environment that connects:

  • People
  • Data
  • Processes
  • Applications

It empowers users to:

  • Collaborate across disciplines
  • Simulate entire ecosystems
  • Accelerate innovation from ideation to market delivery

Human-Centric and Sustainable Mission

Dassault Systèmes believes that “The Only Progress is Human”:

  • Innovation must serve people and the planet
  • Their tools help companies harmonize product, nature, and life
  • Ranked among the Top 100 Most Sustainable Corporations globally
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Bernard Charlès:
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Pascal Daloz:
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Geneviève Berger:
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Xavier Cauchois:
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Anne-Laure Chevalier:
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Catherine Dassault:
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Laurence Daures:
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Christine Defert:
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Odile Desforges:
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Soumitra Dutta:
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Marie-Hélène Habert-Dassault:
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  • Company Information
  • Company System Number:
  • 15031
  • Founded Year: 
  • 1981
  • Registration Number: 
  • 03482081
  • Country: 
  • France
  • Stock Exchanges: 
    • Euronext Paris Exchange
  • Financial year end: 
  • December
  • No. of Countries operations: 
  • 140
  • Company Status: 
  • In Business
  • Industry Sub Category: 
  • Technology, Retail ,Healthcare
  • Date listed on Stock Exchange: 
  • 28/06/1996

 

  • Contact Information
  • Business operation: 
  • Dassault Systèmes SE is a global leader in 3D design, simulation, and product lifecycle management (PLM) software, but its business operations go far beyond traditional CAD tools.
  • Primary office: 
  • 10, Rue Marcel Dassault, VĂ©lizy-Villacoublay 78140 VELIZY-VILLACOUBLAY, France

 

  • Additional Information
  • Listed?: 
  • Yes
  • Company secretary: 
  • Santan Nelson Noronha
  • Reporting currency: 
  • EUR
  • ISIN number (12 digit): 
XPAR
FR0000120654
  • Authorised shares:
  • 1 344 885 108
  • Issued shares:
  • No of shareholders:
  • 1001 and more shareholders
  • No of shareholders holding 20%:
  • 1 shareholder
  • Number of shares traded
  • Per Year:
  • Per Quarter:
  • Per Month:

 

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Credit Rating

NameLogoCountryHeadquartersRating
S and PCredit LogoUnited States of AmericaNew YorkA

 

Countries Operations/ Offices


 

Company Directors

Name
Nationality
Age
Role
Qualification
Name

Charles

Executive
NationalityFrance
88
RoleChairperson
QualificationCA
Date Appointed: 01/01/1981
Duration:
45 years and 8 months
Independance: N
Profile
Name

Bernard

Executive
NationalityFrance
69
RoleED
QualificationPhD in mechanical engineering
Date Appointed: 01/01/2023
Duration:
3 years and 8 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Pascal

Executive
NationalityFrance
55
RoleCEO
QualificationNot available
Date Appointed: 01/01/2023
Duration:
3 years and 8 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Geneviève

Non Executive
NationalityFrance
72
RoleNED
QualificationM.D, PhD
Date Appointed: 01/11/2023
Duration:
2 years and 10 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Xavier

Non Executive
NationalityFrance
68
RoleNED
QualificationNot available
Date Appointed: 01/01/2018
Duration:
8 years and 8 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Anne-Laure

Non Executive
NationalityFrance
RoleNED
QualificationMaster’s degree (DEA) in Business Law
Date Appointed:
Duration:
Date not available.
Independance: Date not available.
Profile
Name

Catherine

Non Executive
NationalityFrance
57
RoleNED
QualificationLLB
Date Appointed:
Duration:
Date not available.
Independance: Date not available.
Profile
Name

Laurence

Non Executive
NationalityFrance
51
RoleNED
QualificationPhD, MSc
Date Appointed:
Duration:
Date not available.
Independance: Date not available.
Profile
Name

Christine

Non Executive
NationalityFrance
RoleNED
QualificationNot Available
Date Appointed:
Duration:
Date not available.
Independance: Date not available.
Profile
Name

Odile

Non Executive
NationalityFrance
76
RoleNED
QualificationBEng
Date Appointed: 01/01/2013
Duration:
13 years and 8 months
Independance: N
Profile
Name

Soumitra

Non Executive
NationalityIndia
63
RoleNED
QualificationPhD, BTech
Date Appointed: 01/01/2013
Duration:
13 years and 8 months
Independance: N
Profile
Name

Marie-Hélène

Non Executive
NationalityFrance
60
RoleNED
QualificationLLM, Master’s in Strategy and Marketing
Date Appointed: 01/01/2014
Duration:
12 years and 8 months
Independance: N
Profile

 

Directors Tenure

Name
Duration
Name

Charles Edelstenne

Duration45 years and 8 months
Profile
Name

Bernard Charlès

Duration3 years and 8 months
Profile
Name

Pascal Daloz

Duration3 years and 8 months
Profile
Name

Geneviève Berger

Duration2 years and 10 months
Profile
Name

Xavier Cauchois

Duration8 years and 8 months
Profile
Name

Anne-Laure Chevalier

DurationDuration not available.
Profile
Name

Catherine Dassault

DurationDuration not available.
Profile
Name

Laurence Daures

DurationDuration not available.
Profile
Name

Christine Defert

DurationDuration not available.
Profile
Name

Odile Desforges

Duration13 years and 8 months
Profile
Name

Soumitra Dutta

Duration13 years and 8 months
Profile
Name

Marie-Hélène Habert-Dassault

Duration12 years and 8 months
Profile

 

Director Experience

Name
Experience
Name

Charles

Experience Software and IT, Financial Services, Aerospace and Defence
Profile
Name

Bernard

Experience Software and IT, Education, Engineering
Profile
Name

Pascal

Experience Software and IT, Investment
Profile
Name

Hervé

Experience Software and IT
Profile
Name

Xavier

Experience Software and IT, Financial Services, Technology
Profile
Name

Anne-Laure

Experience Legal, Business Services
Profile
Name

Catherine

Experience Software and IT, Other
Profile
Name

Laurence

Experience Software and IT, Financial Services, Education
Profile
Name

Christine

Experience Legal, Transportation, Technology
Profile
Name

Odile

Experience Software and IT, Engineering, Automobile
Profile
Name

Soumitra

Experience Software and IT, Technology, Education
Profile
Name

Marie-Hélène

Experience Software and IT, Financial Services, Other
Profile

 

Company Auditors

Name
Date Appointed
Years
Name

KPMG

Date Appointed01/01/2022
Year4 years and 8 months
Profile

 

 

Company Committees

Name

Charles Edelstenne

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD
Profile
Name

Bernard Charlès

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD
Profile
Name

Pascal Daloz

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, EX
Profile
Name

Geneviève Berger

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, OT
Profile
Name

Xavier Cauchois

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, AU
Profile
Name

Anne-Laure Chevalier

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD
Profile
Name

Catherine Dassault

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD
Profile
Name

Laurence Daures

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, AU, RE
Profile
Name

Christine Defert

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD
Profile
Name

Odile Desforges

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, AU
Profile
Name

Soumitra Dutta

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, RE, OT
Profile
Name

Marie-Hélène Habert-Dassault

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, SB
Profile

 

Committee
Abbreviation
Supervisory Board
SB
Board
BD
Risk & Compliance
RC
Audit
AU
Remuneration
RE
Capital investment
CI
Industry Specific
IS
Nominations & Governance
NG
Health, Safety & Environment
HS
Social & Ethics
SE
Technology
TE
Executive
EX
Other
OT