Cartesis CEO and France Chairman of the Senate Finance Commission Form Circle of Enterprises on the Offensive.NORWALK, Conn. -- New Organization Brings Together Pro-Active and Innovative French Companies to Promote the Development of the French Economy through International Expansion Cartesis, the world's leading specialist in finance and performance management software, today announced that its CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Didier Benchimol has teamed-up with Jean Arthuis Jean Arthuis (born October 7, 1944) is a French politician. He has held various ministerial positions, especially regarding finances, and is now head of the Finance Commission of the French Senate. He is president of the general council of the Mayenne département. , chairman of France's Senate Finance Commission to form an organization to promote international expansion of pro-active and innovative French companies. The group is called "Cercle des Entreprises Offensives" or the "Circle of Enterprises on the Offensive" (CEO). In a French environment where political, intellectual and economic circles constantly debate "declinology," CEO members showcase aggressive, working business models and a positive economic future for France. The group rallies around its mission to win international market share and to act "globally". Jean Arthuis, Senator of La Mayenne, Chairman of the Senate's Finance Commission and a former Minister for Economy and Finance, and Didier Benchimol, CEO and Chairman of the Cartesis Supervisory Board Supervisory board The board of directors that represents stakeholders in the governance of the corporation. , Chairman of AFDEL's International Commission officially launched the group on June 20, 2006 at the French Senate, sharing several CEO objectives:
Promote awareness among political and economic opinion leaders:
the future of French companies hinges on international
development and innovation.
Share best practices and challenges with pro-active French
companies.
Propose concrete solutions so that the French companies can
better develop internationally, and enable their country of
origin to enjoy a dynamic growth.
A major goal of CEO is to facilitate interactions between the economic and the political worlds. Several elected officials, in particular members of Parliament, thus sponsor the CEO and participate in regular meetings. Twenty companies, ranging in size and industry focus, participated at this launch and have shown interest in joining the CEO, including Agnes B (fashion textile), Bull (IT), Caudalie (cosmetics), SNPE SNPE Société Nationale de Poudres et d'Explosifs (French defense company) SNPE Senior Nurse Patient Experience (chemicals), IGNA IGNA International Global Network Alliance (DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. laboratory), Mazars Associes (audit), Pierre et Vacances (tourism) and Fauchon (food). About Cartesis Cartesis is the world's leading specialist in finance and performance management software with more than 1,300 corporate customers, 600 employees and 200 consultants worldwide. Created in 1990, Cartesis provides insight, control and confidence by unifying information, people and processes at demanding multinationals like Air France Air France in full Compagnie Internationale Air France French passenger and cargo airline with more than 200 destinations in some 80 countries. It introduced supersonic Concorde service in 1976, but financial loss led the company to cease its Concorde KLM KLM Kaiserliche Marine (Enigma: Rising Tide game) KLM Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij (Royal Dutch Airlines) KLM Klub Langer Menschen (German: Tall Person Club) , Cargill, Danone, Diageo, Nissan, Societe Generale and Standard Life. One in four of Fortune Global 100 companies rely on Cartesis' deep financial expertise and standard-based technology for compliance, financial consolidation, management reporting, planning, budgeting, forecasting, intercompany reconciliation; all unified in a single data-model that can be leveraged by internal and external users. Cartesis' partners include Microsoft, Accenture, Bearing Point, Ernst & Young, KPMG KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (accounting firm) KPMG Kaiser Permanente Medical Group KPMG Keiner Prüft Mehr Genau (German) KPMG Kommen Prüfen Meckern Gehen and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Cartesis has customers in 44 different countries and offices in Brussels, Frankfurt, London, Norwalk (CT), Paris, Tokyo, Toronto and Utrecht. For more information, go to www.cartesis.com. All cited names and/or trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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