Valerie GUILLEMET

About Valerie GUILLEMET

Valérie Guillemet currently holds a significant role within the French aerospace and industrial landscape. She has served as Human Resources Director at Dassault Aviation since July 2019 and is a member of the company’s Executive Committee. In February 2025, she was also co-opted to the Board of Directors of Thales, on Dassault Aviation’s recommendation, where she serves on the Governance and Compensation Committee. This dual role reflects a profile that combines corporate governance, social dialogue, and the management of organizational change in a high-technology industrial environment. A graduate of the French aerospace engineering school Sup’Aero, Guillemet began her career at Dassault Aviation in 1988 as an aerodynamic engineer and then as an aerodynamic synthesis engineer in the Design Department. She progressively expanded her responsibilities, becoming Head of Mirage 2000 Systems in 1995 and later leading the Series Systems department in 1999. In 2008, she was appointed Head of the Rafale Production Unit, followed in 2011 by leadership of the Falcon 7X/8X Production Unit. In 2014, she became Deputy Manager of the Mérignac site in charge of Production, and the following year she was promoted to site manager. Her career path is deeply operational and has given her hands-on expertise in industrial performance, manufacturing execution, and complex aerospace programs. Since moving into human resources leadership, Valérie Guillemet has established herself as an executive capable of bridging industrial realities and people strategy. She chairs the GIFAS Labour Relations Commission and sits on the Board of ISAE-Supaero. Recognized with the Legion of Honour and the Aeronautics Medal, she represents a distinctive governance profile: an engineer turned senior executive, then HR leader and board member, with strong credibility among employees, unions, and shareholders alike. Her appointment to Thales strengthens industrial representation at board level and brings valued expertise in talent management, organizational transformation, and labor relations to a strategic defense and electronics group.