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Editorial Column

Growing Stronger

Editorial Team Insight

The year 2018 was undoubtedly marked with the General Cable integration that gave rise to a new organisation. It also witnessed the identification of new shared values that will be disseminated into conduct lines and models pervading the whole company across the globe, strengthening our business reach – at both sector and geographical level. In our FOCUS ON and GLOBAL SCENARIO sections of this issue of Insight, we explore what all this means and begin to prepare for the future. This is with the help of Chief HR Officer Fabrizio Rutschmann, the Chief of Global Talent Acquisition, Talent Management and People Development, Maura Nespoli, and the Head of the Energy Business, Francesco Fanciulli.

Results of FY 2018 of Prysmian Group confirmed the positive performance of all businesses, mirrored in the Group’s organic growth, and also thanks to General Cable’s positive contribution. The organic growth in sales was mainly supported by the strong performance of Telecom and High Voltage Underground, while the integration with General Cable became to be a value creation driver, generating synergies that exceeded initial expectations in 2018.

The last few months were also important in terms of achievements. In DOING BUSINESS and GETTING THINGS DONE we report on important contracts secured for world class projects to be executed in North and South America. We also give an account of significant awards and events that confirmed the constant commitment of the Group to sustainability and the protection of the environment. We also discover how the digital revolution is transforming our world in the fields of logistics and big data with in-depth analysis and accounts in our TRACKING THE FUTURE and MARKET & TRENDS sections. In our PEOPLE pages, we take a close look at the development of our training, induction and retention activities.