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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO
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.
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.
Dominique Louis
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FINANCIAL REPORT
2015