Bruno Benoliel

Deputy CEO, Alten

Search every verified Bruno Benoliel interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Bruno Benoliel, Deputy CEO at Alten, discussed the company's 2011 results in a September 2011 interview. He stated that annual activity grew by 16.3%, with a slowdown in late 2011 linked to client uncertainty about the economy, particularly in the finance sector. He noted that sectors like aeronautics and automotive drove business, and that despite concerns about a French automaker's restructuring, automotive projects continued in Germany and Sweden. Benoliel said the main challenge for 2012 was maintaining margins, as structured purchasing in France creates permanent pressure on prices and margins, which he argued cannot be addressed indefinitely through salary constraints given the need to recruit high-level engineers, but rather through project organization and productivity gains. In a separate interview from 2008, Benoliel commented on Alten's 2007 results, noting a 22% increase in activity but a decline in net profit due to goodwill impairments. He stated the company aimed to maintain margins around 12% in 2008, despite factors like wage increases and pricing negotiations. Benoliel also described Alten's acquisition strategy as having a dual logic: geographic expansion abroad and positioning in new business lines to complement existing ones.