Charles Edelstenne (born 9 January 1938) is the general manager of Dassault Group.

Trained as a French chartered accountant, he joined Dassault Aviation, then called Avions Marcel Dassault-Breguet Aviation in 1960 as chief financial officer (CFO).

In 1975, he became general secretary of Dassault, then vice president in 1986.

[2][3] From 1993 to 2002, he was chairman and CEO of Dassault Systèmes.

[1] He was president of the French GIFAS (Groupement des Industries Françaises Aéronautiques et Spatiales) from 2005 to 2009, followed by Jean-Paul Herteman.