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1 DESCRIPTION OF THE GROUP, AND ITS STRATEGY, MARKETS AND BUSINESSES<br />
GLOBAL SPECIALIST IN ENERGY MANAGEMENT<br />
A new dimension<br />
The Group doubles in size between 2002 and 2008, through<br />
organic growth and by making a number of acquisitions. Revenue<br />
jumps from EUR9 billion in 2002 to EUR18.3 billion in 2008,<br />
refl ecting average annual growth of 12%. Its headcount increases<br />
from 70,000 to 114,000 over the same period. Thanks to a loosely<br />
integrated business model, the Group can act quickly to keep pace<br />
with economic and environmental changes in its markets.<br />
Following several acquisitions, notably of TAC in 2003, <strong>Schneider</strong><br />
<strong>Electric</strong> becomes a major player in building automation. The Group<br />
becomes global leader in critical power and video security systems<br />
in 2007, with the acquisition of APC and Pelco respectively. The<br />
acquisitions in 2009 of energy effi ciency leader Conzerv in India<br />
and UPS manufacturer Microsol Tecnologia in Brazil increase the<br />
Group’s exposure to new economies, as well as to the growing<br />
energy effi ciency and critical power sectors. <strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong><br />
reinforces this new geographical positioning in 2010 with the<br />
acquisition of Cimac (leader in industrial systems integration in the<br />
Persian Gulf), Zicom Electronic Security Systems Ltd’s activities<br />
(electronic security systems integration, India) and the 50% takeover<br />
of Electroshield – TM Samara (medium voltage, Russia). <strong>Schneider</strong><br />
<strong>Electric</strong> fi nalises the acquisition of Areva T&D Distribution division<br />
in June 2010, thus becoming one of the world leaders in medium<br />
voltage and automation for electrical distribution. <strong>Schneider</strong><br />
<strong>Electric</strong>’s medium voltage operations are therefore strengthened by<br />
Areva T&D’s distribution activities to create a new activity: Energy.<br />
At the same time, <strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong> was developing its operations<br />
in mature countries, notably with the acquisition in December 2010<br />
of two pioneering French companies working in the area of building<br />
management software: Vizelia, a provider of software that monitors<br />
the energy consumption of buildings in real time, and D5X, a<br />
specialist in solutions for optimising the use of commercial buildings.<br />
<strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong> continues its policy of target acquisitions in 2011,<br />
both small and medium sized, to accompany its growth in the area<br />
of solutions, such as in the new economies.<br />
Solutions<br />
March 2011: acquisition of Summit Energy, a leader in outsourced<br />
energy services, in the area of provision and sustainable development<br />
for industrial and commercial enterprises and institutions.<br />
August 2011: acquisition of Telvent, a leading provider of software<br />
and IT solutions with high added value for real-time management<br />
of critical infrastructures in the electrical, oil and gas, and water<br />
treatment sectors, as well as for transport. This acquisition allows<br />
<strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong> to propose a high added value software platform<br />
supplementary to its offer of equipment control and software<br />
management via a smart grid and effi cient infrastructures.<br />
18 2011 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC<br />
New economies<br />
January 2011: acquisition of the majority of the share capital of<br />
APW President Systems Limited, a company specialising in the<br />
design and manufacture of standard or custom-built electric bays<br />
and cabinets for use by telecom and information technology end<br />
customers in India.<br />
March 2011: signing of a contract to acquire the assets of the<br />
company DIGILINK, a leader in structured cabling system supply in<br />
India, from Smartlink Network Systems Ltd.<br />
April 2011: acquisition of Lee Technologies, a leading service<br />
provider for the data centres of the North American market.<br />
June 2011: acquisition of Leader & Harvest, one of the leading<br />
suppliers of medium voltage variable-speed drives in the rapidly<br />
growing Chinese market.<br />
July 2011: partnership with the Chinese company NVC Lighting<br />
to hasten <strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong>’s presence in small towns in China,<br />
with the benefi t of NVC Lighting’s well established and wide spread<br />
distribution channels. Acquisition of the Brasilian group S teck<br />
Group, a key player in the fast growing fi nal low voltage segment<br />
serving the residential and commercial buildings and industries in<br />
Brazil.<br />
An eco-citizen approach<br />
<strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong> works actively to reduce its environmental<br />
footprint, while making energy safer, more reliable, sustainable and<br />
accessible by optimising its use.<br />
2002: the Group confi rms its commitment to responsible<br />
management by creating a Sustainable Development<br />
Department, which now forms an integral part of the Strategy &<br />
Innovation Department.<br />
2005: the quarterly Planet & Society Barometer is set up to measure<br />
and report on the Group’s sustainable development performance.<br />
<strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong> is the fi rst manufacturer to sign French<br />
environmentalist Nicolas Hulot’s pact for the environment and the<br />
sixth global enterprise to join the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI).<br />
Change management<br />
2001-2008: launch of change management programme NEW2004,<br />
followed by new2 in 2005, with the aim of formalising consistent and<br />
coordinated objectives for all employees.<br />
2009-2011: a new company programme called “One” introduced<br />
to support <strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong>’s strategic goals. One, the successor<br />
to new2 , continues the focus on customer satisfaction (Customer 1)<br />
and staff development (1 Team). The programme also includes<br />
strategic initiatives to strengthen <strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong>’s leading<br />
position on its market:<br />
• becoming solutions provider (1 Solution Provider);<br />
• giving priority to new economies (1 Leader in New Economies);<br />
• simplifying processes in order to act as a single, unifi ed entity<br />
(1 Company).