Noël started his career in several ministerial cabinets. He assisted Joël Le Theule, the former French Minister of Transports and Minister of Defence 1978-1980. He then advised Jacques Chirac, Prime Minister, on industrial affairs 1986 1987.

He was Chief Executive at Usinor and Matra between 1981 and 1998 before becoming CEO of Airbus and co CEO of EADS.

Noël joined FDC in October 2015 after serving as a Partner and a member of the executive committee at the Arjil Altium investment bank.

Noël graduated from Ecole Polytechnique and Mines Paris Tech.

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