FLORENCE VERZELEN

About FLORENCE VERZELEN

Florence Verzelen is a prominent French executive in digital industry, enterprise software, and corporate transformation. She is currently Executive Vice President, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at Dassault Systèmes, where she leads business development across the region in close coordination with local teams, while also heading the company’s Infrastructure & Cities sector. A member of Dassault Systèmes’ Executive Committee since 2018, she plays a key role in the group’s growth strategy and in helping customers adopt advanced virtual twin, 3D, and simulation-based approaches. Before joining Dassault Systèmes, Florence Verzelen spent around ten years at Engie, the global energy leader, where she held senior positions including responsibilities for business development, the performance plan, and later COO for Europe and Russia. Her earlier career also included roles at the European Commission and within the French administration, giving her strong expertise in public policy, industrial strategy, and institutional relations. She is a graduate of École Polytechnique and Corps des Mines, a background that reflects the technical and analytical rigor often valued in large industrial organizations. At Dassault Systèmes, she initially oversaw Industry, Marketing and 3DEXPERIENCE Edu, and later helped drive the development of the company’s Sustainability function, contributing to its positioning as a strategic priority. Her career reflects a blend of commercial leadership, sector expertise, innovation, education, and sustainability. She also serves on the boards of Nexity and the French space agency CNES, and is involved with France 2030 and the Institut Montaigne. These mandates highlight her broader governance profile and reinforce her reputation as an executive capable of bridging corporate strategy, public-interest issues, and long-term industrial transformation.