Former head of digital strategy for the French Armed Forces and a senior figure in special operations, Laurent Boïté joins Scality as SVP to drive operations, data sovereignty and deliver Scality’s exceptional NPS experience to customers around the world.
Paris, January 13, 2026 –Scality, a global leader in cyber-resilient storage for the AI era, today announced the appointment of Major General Laurent Boïté as Senior Vice President and member of the executive leadership team. Previously a Major General in the French Air and Space Force and most recently responsible for the digital strategy of the French Armed Forces, he transitioned from military service at the end of December 2025 to pursue a career in the private sector.
Over a 36-year career in the French Armed Forces, Boïté held multiple senior command and leadership roles in critical environments in France and abroad, leading organizations ranging from 100 to more than 6,000 personnel. Formerly second-in-command of French Special Operations (COS), he also led French Forces stationed in Djibouti (FFDj) from 2022 to 2024, where he notably oversaw the evacuation of French nationals from Sudan (Operation Sagittaire).
A graduate of the French War College and trained engineer (aeronautics and nuclear), Boïté also served as deputy director for Africa operations at the Joint Staff between 2011 and 2013. His career has been marked by the successful execution of large-scale transformations involving human, technological, and operational dimensions. Among other major projects, he oversaw the migration of 10,000 personnel and the management of the new Ministry of Armed Forces headquarters in 2015, working closely with major industrial partners including Thales, Bouygues and Sodexo.
Most recently, Boïté served as head of digital strategy for the French Armed Forces, effectively acting as Global CIO, overseeing 14 IT directorates, several hundred critical systems, and annual OPEX and CAPEX budgets totaling several hundred million euros. His priorities included cybersecurity, data sovereignty, inter-service and international interoperability (NATO, EU), and the adoption of artificial intelligence to modernize mission-critical functions (HR, maintenance, storage, operations, and more).
At Scality, Boïté will lead the global Customer Success organization, with a mandate to strengthen operational excellence, business impact, and the adoption of breakthrough technologies, especially AI, among customers who operate under the highest standards of availability, resilience, and data security.
