Julia Maris

Julia Maris began her career in the French civil service working on international and European cooperation issues related to security and international development.

In 2007, she joined the French Presidency’s as rapporteur in the Commission for the White Paper on Defence and National Security. She was then appointed Marketing and Development Director at DCI.

In May 2012, she was appointed Adviser on European Affairs in the Cabinet of Jean-Yves Le Drian, and later joined Thales Alenia Space before returning to DCI in 2014 as Deputy CEO.
In 2019, she joined ENGIE Solutions as Executive Director for the Defence and Marine market before being appointed Group Vice President for ESG (Environment, Social and Governance), and President of the Rassembleurs d’Énergies Fund.

Julia Maris is a graduate of the Institut d’Études Politiques de Grenoble and the École Nationale d’Administration.

Offices and positions in companies outside the Group

• Co-Chair of the Energy Commission at MEDEF (Mouvement des entreprises de France)

Graduate of the Institut d’Études Politiques de Grenoble and the École Nationale d’Administration

• Since July 14th, 2025: Executive Vice President, in charge of the Group Corporate Secretariat, Governance, Legal & Ethics, Public affairs and Communication, ENGIE
• 2021 – 2025: Group Vice President for ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) and President of the Rassembleurs d’Énergies Fund, ENGIE
• 2019 – 2021: Executive Director of the Defence and Marine market, ENGIE Solutions
• 2015 – 2019: Deputy CEO, DCI Défense Conseil Internationale
• 2013 – 2015 : Vice president, Public and regulatory affairs and Secretary General, Thales Alenia Space
• 2012 – 2013 : Adviser on European Affairs in the Cabinet of Jean-Yves Le Drian, French Minister of Defence
• 2008 – 2012: Marketing and Development Director, DCI Défence Conseil Internationale