The association is run by a board comprising of:

• active members with a turnover of more than 150 million Euros in the Land and Air land equipment sector
• active members elected by the General Assembly

The Board includes between 16 and a maximum of 21 member companies. They propose board members who elect their Chairman. The Executive Board is put together by the Chairman of GICAT and guarantees ongoing industrial representation on behalf of the Board.   

Operationally, GICAT’s General Delegation is divided into sections and projects on specific areas which have been approved by the Board and are each section’s Chairman’s responsability. The Chairman of a section is elected by GICAT’s Board. He is seconded by an operational director, who is a permanent member of GICAT’s General Delegation (DG).

The DG carries out the decisions taken and voted by the Board and ensures that GICAT is permanently represented regarding its external correspondents and members.

Furthermore, on 9 November 1995, GICAT formed a subsidiary, COGES, EURL, with a capital of 1 million Euros capital, which is responsible for:

• organising exhibitions and shows in France and abroad on Land and Air land armament equipment, in particular, the international EUROSATORY show,
• participating in promoting operations abroad for Land and Air Land Defence equipment.

The Executive Board members function is to coordinate actions and participate in discussions more specifically in the five following fields:

• French Affairs,
• International Affairs,
• Partnership with the Land Army and Customer Services,
• Communications,
• EUROSATORY and Defence shows and exhibitions throughout the world.

Operational structure

Three operational sections and a communications group are in charge of specific subjects in the Land, Air Land and Security sector.