Annual Report 2003 Aventis - Sanofi
Annual Report 2003 Aventis - Sanofi
Annual Report 2003 Aventis - Sanofi
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program is designed to enable <strong>Aventis</strong> managers<br />
around the world to improve their strategy execution<br />
capabilities through leadership. Senior <strong>Aventis</strong> executives<br />
co-teach cases, share business experiences,<br />
and link learnings with real-world business scenarios.<br />
To build a culture of coaching and mentoring<br />
within <strong>Aventis</strong>, the Leadership Development Network<br />
was successfully implemented worldwide for<br />
our top talent in <strong>2003</strong>. This tool provides rigorous<br />
individual leadership assessment, development and<br />
Employees by Function<br />
Sales & Marketing<br />
Production & Manufacturing<br />
Research & Development<br />
Corporate & IT<br />
Total Prescription Drugs & Human Vaccines<br />
Other Core Business<br />
Total Core Business<br />
Non-Core Business<br />
Total<br />
(1) mainly <strong>Aventis</strong> Behring<br />
<strong>2003</strong><br />
34 105<br />
24 180<br />
6 956<br />
3 557<br />
68 798<br />
372<br />
69 170<br />
6 397 (1)<br />
75 567<br />
2002<br />
34 559<br />
25 226<br />
6 923<br />
3 516<br />
70 224<br />
511<br />
70 735<br />
7 364 (1)<br />
78 099<br />
A V E N T I S P E O P L E<br />
networking opportunities for future business leaders,<br />
and it institutionalizes good coaching skills in<br />
the <strong>Aventis</strong> culture.<br />
Furthering open and transparent leadership<br />
communication<br />
Ute Herzog,<br />
Corporate Human<br />
Resources, and<br />
Stéphanie Camus,<br />
Corporate<br />
Communications<br />
In order to promote transparency throughout the<br />
organization and help employees better understand<br />
and execute the <strong>Aventis</strong> strategy and business priorities,<br />
high importance is attached to proactive and<br />
open leadership communication. Besides global online<br />
communication activities, employees are given<br />
many opportunities to meet face-to-face with management.<br />
In <strong>2003</strong>, members of the Management<br />
Board participated in over 50 management/<br />
townhall meetings around the world to discuss the<br />
<strong>Aventis</strong> strategy and key business issues as well as<br />
address employee questions.<br />
At European level, regular meetings with the European<br />
works council promote a social dialogue and<br />
the exchange of information between employee<br />
representatives and management.