ECD Consulting : a unique network.
A platform of high-level military expertise, national and international, supporting companies and decision-makers.
ECD Consulting mobilises a network of general officers (Retd) and civilian experts from the defence industry, active in France, at the European Union and at NATO — to support your strategy from design through to implementation.
Co-led by Claire Nestier, Hubert Cottereau and Eric Autellet, ECD Consulting assists companies in understanding their environment, connecting and developing relationships with the defence industry — in France and abroad, primarily within the European Union and NATO spheres.
Through a tailored, systemic and rigorous approach, ECD Consulting helps its clients Explore their environment, Connect with the right interlocutors, and Develop their activities, from design to implementation.
In-depth understanding of defence and security issues in a world undergoing strategic upheaval.
Elaborating hypotheses, analyses and consequences to inform decisions.
Objectives, performance indicators, and an execution framework tailored to your challenges.
Public and private actors, domestic or international, to accelerate your projects.
Calibrating each solution to the operational realities on the ground.
Due diligence, investment funds, EU and NATO missions, targeted conferences.
Our strength lies in national and international networking : around forty military and civilian experts — generals, colonels, specialists from NATO, the EU and the UN — who combine their analytical perspectives to give you a clear-eyed, comprehensive reading of your challenges.
Every assignment mobilises expertise calibrated to your needs : targeted selection of the right counterparts, fitting depth of analysis, support from strategy through to the field.
ECD Conseil guides innovative companies — IT, AI, cyber, drones, sensors — into the defence sector, to support the transformation of armed forces. We bridge the civilian world and operational needs, at the heart of dual-use and defence innovation.
International · Innovation · Strategy
President, co-founder
Major General (Ret.)
With proven experience in sensitive strategic and international issues, Major General Claire Nestier brings her expertise as a negotiator and high-level strategic advisor on the most complex technical and operational subjects.
Managing Director, partner
Lieutenant General (Ret.)
Pragmatic and methodical, General Hubert Cottereau supports leaders in establishing and implementing their strategic vision. He brings his network and proven experience within NATO, the EU and the UN.
Co-founder and partner
Air Force General (Ret.)
Pragmatic, innovative and endowed with extensive politico-military experience, General Eric Autellet mobilises his operational expertise and technical knowledge to support strategic reflections, to prepare, plan and accompany their implementation.
The ECD network is both experts (general officers, civilian specialists from the DTIB) and partner firms — to cover every defence sector and the full range of company needs.
From both military and civilian backgrounds, our network mobilises around forty French and international experts — 2 to 5-star generals, colonels, DTIB (Defence Technological and Industrial Base) experts — covering every sector of defence, with consolidated experience at NATO, the EU and the UN.
ECD Consulting draws on a network of partner firms : we build complementary expertise within the defence sector — in France and across European countries — but also on adjacent fields such as economic intelligence strategies, industrial transformation, organisation, and digital and cyber challenges for SMEs and mid-caps.
For any question, request for expertise or proposal for collaboration, please write to us. We will get back to you within 48 hours.
