Florence Verzelen

Florence Verzelen has been a member of Dassault Systèmes’ Executive Committee since 2018. She oversees Dassault Systèmes’ business development in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), working closely with regional executives and their local management to generate new opportunities in these regions.

Florence joined Dassault Systèmes in 2018 as Executive Vice President in charge of Industry, Marketing, and Sustainability. She drove rapid business development, expanded the solution portfolio across the 12 industries served by the company, and strengthened its value proposition. With the vision that digital solutions can help transform industries to become more sustainable, she created the Sustainability function at Dassault Systèmes and positioned the company as the key player in that domain. 

Before joining Dassault Systèmes, Florence was working at Engie, a world leader in the energy sector. She notably led the company’s Business Development, Performance Plan, served as CEO for Qatar, and was COO for Europe and Russia. Before that, Florence gained extensive experience in both the public and private sectors, at the European Commission and in the French administration. 

She is also a board member of Nexity (French listed company), France 2030 (Advisory Body of the French Government on its industrial strategy) and the lnstitut Montaigne think tank. Florence is a graduate of École Polytechnique / Corps des Mines.