Camille Grand takes office as new ASD Secretary General
ASD is pleased to announce that Camille Grand officially takes office today as its new Secretary General, following his election by the Board in May.
Camille Grand brings a wealth of experience from senior international positions. Until recently, he served as Distinguished Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), where he led the organisation’s work on defence and technology. From 2016 to 2022, he was NATO Assistant Secretary General for Defence Investment, overseeing capability delivery, missile defence, aviation, and armaments cooperation. Prior to that, he directed the Fondation pour la recherche stratégique (FRS), France’s foremost defence and security think tank, and held senior roles within the French government. His full biography can be found on the ASD website here.
He succeeds Jan Pie, who has been ASD Secretary General since 2013. To ensure a smooth handover, Jan Pie will continue as Strategic Advisor to ASD President Micael Johansson, CEO of Saab, until the end of the year.
Camille Grand also takes over from Jan Pie as Chairman of the Montreal-based International Coordinating Council of Aerospace Industries Associations (ICCAIA).
Camille Grand
“I am honoured to step into this role and this opportunity to lead a great European team. I look forward to working closely with our members, institutions, and regulators to drive innovation and shape a dynamic and resilient aerospace, security, and defence industry.
I would like to especially thank the past and current ASD Presidents and Chairmen of the Board, Guillaume Faury, CEO of Airbus, and Micael Johansson, CEO of Saab, and all the members of the Board, for the trust placed in me. I also want to pay tribute to my predecessor Jan Pie for the excellent cooperation and congratulate him on his highly successful tenure at the helm of ASD.”
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About Camille GrandCamille Grand became Secretary General of ASD in September 2025. He was previously a Distinguished Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), the leading pan-European foreign policy think tank; and earlier he worked as Assistant Secretary General for Defence Investment at NATO (2016-22), piloting NATO’s work in capability delivery, missile defence, aviation, and armament and technology cooperation, inter alia chairing the Conference of National Armament Directors and co-chairing the NATO-Industry Forum.- ASD introduces its newly elected leadershipASD today announces the following leadership transition, based on decisions by the Association’s Board at its 2025 Convention, hosted by its UK member association ADS, in London:
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