Thales Group

For other uses, see Thales (disambiguation).
Thales S.A.
Company typePublic
ISINFR0000121329
Industry
PredecessorThomson-CSF
Founded6 December 2000; 23 years ago (2000-12-06)
FounderElihu Thomson
Headquarters
Paris
,
France
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Patrice Caine (chairman and CEO)
ProductsTactical radios, remote controlled weapon stations, radars, infantry mobility vehicles, aerospace electronics, aeronautics
RevenueIncrease €18.43 billion[1] (2023)
Increase €1.77 billion[1] (2023)
Decrease €1.02 billion[1] (2023)
Total assetsIncrease €38.76 billion[1] (2023)
Total equityDecrease €6.97 billion[1] (2023)
Number of employees
81,060[1] (2023)
DivisionsThales Optronics
Subsidiaries
Websitethalesgroup.com

Thales S.A., trading as Thales Group (French pronunciation: [talɛs]) is a French multinational corporation specialized in the design, development, manufacturing and support of electronic systems as well as devices and equipment for the aerospace, defence, security and transportation sectors. The company is headquartered in Paris' business district, La Défense,[4] and its stock is listed on Euronext Paris.

The company was previously known as Thomson-CSF since its foundation in 1968. It was rebranded Thales (named after the Greek philosopher Thales [talɛs] pronounced as in French) in 2000, after a communication audit highlighted Thomson-CSF's unfavorable public image, particularly among the young French graduates it sought to recruit. The new name was also meant to facilitate the company's worldwide expansion.[5][6][7]

Thales is partially owned by the French state[8] and operates in more than 56 countries. In 2019 it had 80,000 employees and generated €18.4 billion in revenue. As of 2017, it was the 8th largest defence contractor in the world[9] with 55% of its total sales from military work.[8]

Patrice Caine was appointed chairman and CEO in December 2014.[10]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Consolidated Financial Statements at 31 December 2023 (PDF) (Report). Thales. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  2. ^ "OEMServices Shareholders". OEMServices.
  3. ^ "タレスジャパン". Retrieved Nov 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "Le siège social du groupe Thales s'installe à La Défense" (PDF). Thales Group. 5 January 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
  5. ^ "Thomson-CSF changes name to Thales". www.aerospaceonline.com. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  6. ^ "Thomson-CSF devient Thales pour manifester sa nouvelle identité". Le Monde. 7 December 2000.
  7. ^ "Adieu Thomson-CSF, bonjour Thales". 7 December 2000.
  8. ^ a b "About us". Thales Group. 2017. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  9. ^ "The SIPRI Top 100 arms‑producing and military services companies, 2018" (PDF). Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. December 2018.
  10. ^ "Patrice Caine". Thales Group. Retrieved 2022-08-26.