In 2001, he helped create the new European missile systems company MBDA from Aerospatiale Matra (France), British Aerospace (United Kingdom) and Finmeccanica (Italy).
In 2001, he contributed to the creation of the new European missile systems firm MBDA, which arose from the merger of Aerospatiale Matra (France), British Aerospace (United Kingdom) and Finmeccanica (Italy).