Defence Conseil International (DCI) appointed Julia Maris as the company's Deputy Chief Executive Officer.
Julia Maris joined the French Armament Procurement Agency (DGA) in 1997. In 2005, she joined the ministry of Defence legal affairs department as chief of the international law office.
In 2007, Julia Maris joined the French Presidency as Special Advisor.
In September 2008, she was appointed director of marketing, development and external relations at Défense Conseil International (DCI) until May 2012, date at which she was appointed European affairs advisor to Jean-Yves Le Drian, minister of Defence.
She left the ministry of Defence in September 2013 and integrated Thalès Alenia Space as Vice-President, public and regulatory affairs.