The
Chief of Staff of the French Army is the professional head of the
French Army. The current Chief of Staff of the French Army has been General Jean-Pierre Bosser since 1 September 2014. The CEMAT title has been in use since 1962; prior to that the position for the general in charge of France's land forces was referred to as
Chef d'État-Major de l'Armée. The modern form of a general staff for the French Army emerged in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, with
Louis Alexandre Berthier being Chief-of-Staff for the
Grand État-Major Général (Army General Headquarters) of Napoleon's
Grand Armée.