Currently, Patrice Caine occupies the position of Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for Thales SA and Chief Engineer at Corps des Mines.

He is also Chairman of Association Nationale de la Recherche et de la Technologie and on the board of 5 other companies.

In the past Patrice Caine occupied the position of Head-Industrial Development & Energy Division at Dir Rég de l'Industrie, de la Recherche et de l'Environnement.

Mr. Caine received an undergraduate degree from Ecole Polytechnique and an undergraduate degree from École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris.