Friday, March 20, 2015

At Habitat, new life Arnaud Montebourg – Press Centre

The former Socialist Minister of Productive Recovery was appointed vice president of home furnishings group Habitat, a spearhead made in France.

Arnaud Montebourg will be able to continue to defend the “made in France”. The former Socialist Minister of Economy and Productive Recovery begins in fact his new career by becoming vice-president of the furnishings teaches Habitat. There should promote innovation and “French excellence in design” .

Cafom Group, parent of the chain, confirmed Thursday. Arnaud Montebourg will not be an employee of the sign. “It will affect compensation, like the other five members of the supervisory board” , said Hervé Giaoui CEO Cafom at World .
Despite all “it is not a mere presence, I intend to play an active and fully operational within the company” , assured Arnaud Montebourg. “I want to try in private what I have not succeeded in the audience, while keeping the spirit of creative daring that I tried to breathe when I was Minister” , he explained to the World .
“I met Arnaud Montebourg when we announced the repatriation to France for the production of some of our collections . We share a number of values ​​and both want to showcase the brand to the France international “, explained Hervé Giaoui.
Founded in 1964 in England by Terence Conran, the brand Habitat s’ is established in France in 1973. It now has 72 stores in 18 countries. It was taken in 2011 by the group Cafom (*) (French Central purchasing for overseas) while she was in big trouble. Cafom is mainly specialized in the distribution of equipment for home overseas territories. To straighten the sign, the group had to close nine stores including Habitat and engage in social plan for 177 of its 802 employees in 2013.

(*) In 2014, Cafom reduced its losses from – 4.9 million in 2013 – 0.2 million and its revenue rose 3% to 371 million euros. Habitat has in turn recorded a turnover of 139.1 million euros, up 4%, but has not yet returned to profit.

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