Press Release

Issued by Dassault Aviation.

March 27, 2012

Dassault Falcon has promoted Mr. Jean-Michel Jacob to Senior Vice President of International Sales. He will oversee all sales activity for Dassault Falcon in Asia, the Pacific Rim and South America. Jacob will work out of Beijing where he been based since September 2010. "Jean-Michel has a keen understanding of our industry and our products, which makes him an invaluable resource for Falcon operators," said John Rosanvallon, President and CEO of Dassault Falcon.

Since 1987, when he joined the company, Jacob has worked in numerous sales capacities. He was named Western Europe Falcon Regional Sales Manager and moved to Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 1996, to establish Dassault Falcon's sales office in that country. He was named Vice President of International sales in 2005 and relocated to Dassault Falcon's U.S. Headquarters at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey. He established the firm's Asian sales headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 2007.

Prior to joining Dassault, Jacob was an engineer for Aerospatiale Helicopter in France. He started his career in Quito, Ecuador with the French Trade Commission.

Jacob holds a degree in Economics and Business Administration from the prestigious Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales du Nord, in France. He is married with three children.