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Thales retirements signal end of era for defence giant's international development

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Thales's Senior Executive Vice President of International Development Pascale Sourisse, at an economic forum in Paris, on 29 June 2026.
Thales's Senior Executive Vice President of International Development Pascale Sourisse, at an economic forum in Paris, on 29 June 2026. © Grégoire Campione/Pool/Abacapress.com/Reuters

Two heavyweights of the French defence giant's international development department are shortly set to retire. Their departure poses a key challenge for Thales, which will have to find ways of maintaining its international networks that generate the bulk of the company's turnover.

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