Assystem - 2015 Registration Document

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO

Our sole significant acquisition boosting external growth was that of Radicon at the very beginning of the year. To keep a balance between organic and external growth in 2016, we are looking at carrying through a few targeted acquisitions that have been carefully selected geared to carefully pre-established geographic and business sector criteria. The digitization of our business and that of our customers, and the productivity gains it brings to methods of working, will remain a key factor to which all of our teams are committed. Indeed, the introduction of new technologies in the industry is creating a new playing field by enabling all players to be more competitive and efficient. With the right timing – neither too soon nor too late – the Group will make specific investments in this area in 2016 and the years to come. Beyond digital transformation, Big Data will revolutionize all economies in an interconnected world. The exponential growth in the amount of data collected and analyzed will unleash the potential of technologies and lead to the emergence of new economic models. Assystem is positioning itself to reap the benefits of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data and is busy designing and building plant, equipment, hardware and systems that will increasingly determine the success of its customers’ products and services. We are pursuing these objective with a keen awareness of our corporate responsibility and our creative obligation towards the greater good. In conclusion, I wish to thank all stakeholders in the life and development of our Group for their commitment and trust now and in the long term.

repercussions on a significant portion of our business. COP 21 recognized nuclear power as a source of energy of the future for the planet and placed connected modes of transport at the heart of environmental policies in order to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and consequently the effects of climate change. Despite the gloomy outlook stirred up by a turbulent globalized economy, Assystem is steering a steady course in 2016. The Group is well placed to meet the challenges of its customers in every industry. The number of orders from Airbus and aircraft component manufacturers and the increase in the global aircraft fleet are boosting our optimized production and supply chain engineering business and the emergence of new services. The automotive industry is going through a period of sustained expansion into lucrative avenues such as new vehicle models and optimized motoring solutions. In this context of robust innovation, our engineering centre in Romania continues to play a driving role for manufacturers and in the coming years will increasingly serve as a base of services for Europe and the Middle East. Our 50 years of expertise in the nuclear industry, which we celebrate this year, will enable us to soon offer high added-value packaged services to players in the industry. On the whole, we have the good fortune of working in industries with good medium- and long-term prospects and we will seize every opportunity that comes our way. The Group remains attentive to its strategic markets and endeavours to be sufficiently agile to respond to any challenges that may arise. Accordingly, we nurture flexible working structures and adaptable mindsets.

Dominique Louis

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FINANCIAL REPORT 2015