Christophe WILHELM

Christophe Wilhelm has an MBA in international business and finance from Saint Xavier University in Chicago, a DEA in political science and European affairs from the Institut Universitaire d’Etudes Européennes in Geneva, a doctoral programme in international affairs from the Institut Universitaire des Hautes Etudes Internationales in Geneva, and an MA in History from the University of Montreal. 

He began his career in science and technology policy research for the Swiss Scientific Research Council and as a consultant to the OECD in Paris. In 1999 he joined Alstom Transport, and two years later he took on the position of Strategy Director of the Transport Division. In 2003, he joined the Thales Group as Vice President, Strategy for the Air Systems division, and four years later became Vice President, Strategy and Innovation for Thales Alenia Space, before taking up his current position in July 2017.