France Industrie's inaugural General Meeting was held on 1 January.er February 2018 to formalize the union of the Cercle de l'industrie and the Groupe des fédérations industrielles within a single entity. France Industrie aims to become the benchmark force for industrial proposals.
Philippe Varin has been elected President of France Industrie.
Philippe Darmayan has been elected vice-president of France Industrie.
The Cercle de l'industrie, which brings together the heads of 40 major private and public companies operating in all industrial sectors, and the Groupe des fédérations industrielles (GFI), which brings together 19 national industry federations that are members of the Medef, formalized their merger on January 1.er February 2018 within a joint organization called France Industrie.
" Our unified representation enables us to speak with a stronger voice in putting industry back at the heart of France's economic policy. This merger has been eagerly awaited by all stakeholders: France Industrie will be the link between all players in France's industrial fabric, including major groups, ETIs and VSEs and SMEs. In particular, France Industrie will act as a point of reference for public authorities on industrial issues. "said Philippe Varin and Philippe Darmayan.
France Industrie's Board of Directors has also set its top priorities:
strengthen its actions on the major challenges facing industry in terms of competitiveness: production taxation and compulsory levies, the labor market, vocational training and apprenticeships, innovation, digital technology and the industry of the future, energy and climate issues, the circular economy, industrial Europe..;
mobilize industrial sectors for major collective projects in R&D, digital platforms, or to win international market share;
make the industry more attractive to the general public;
step up its international activities, in particular with its European partners (BDI, Confindustria, etc.).
France Industrie also supports the French Fab initiative, which mobilizes players in the French industrial ecosystem and supports their initiatives to move upmarket via the Industry of the Future.
Learn more: https://www.franceindustrie.org/