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Message from the President
Dear members and friends of the French-Australian Chamber, Last year saw some great developments and positive outcomes for the French-Australian Chamber and our business community.Our network of Patron and Corporate members has expanded, our operational team has grown, and our NSW Chapter concluded the year with a move to a new office.The premises located in the heart of Team France in Sydney was officially inaugurated by Mr. Laurent Fabius, French Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development, during the launch of Team France which coincided with the first visit of a French President to Australia as part of the G20. This significant event highlighted the investments made by the Chamber in the last months to improve the quality of services and activities offered to our members across five dynamic Chapters, which will be soon joined by a sixth Chapter in Canberra, in order to increase bilateral engagement with our Australian partners. We have also been proud to facilitate access to the market and connections for members and French companies and their subsidiaries through a range of tailored networking events and supporting programmes. These achievements should set the base for another ambitious and exciting year focused on doing more for all membership categories, on increasing the position of the Chamber as a leading bilateral organisation and networking platform, and finally on providing our team with the infrastructure and tools they need to deliver these objectives. I would like to thank the Board of Directors and State Councillors for their commitment and passion, as well as our members and sponsors for their ongoing support and participation.
François Romanet
National PresidentCEO, Safran Pacific
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Thank youto our Patron Members
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Message from the President
Patron Members
Federal Board of Directors at the French-Australian Chamber
State Chapter Committees
Operational team
2014 Highlights
Membership
Events
Business Services
Human Resources Platform
Communication
Financial Report
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Contents
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Federal Board of Directors
Who's whoat The French-Australian Chamber
François DIETHELMDirector - VIC Chapter(CFO, Bureau Veritas)
François DE MENEVALDirector - VIC Chapter(Managing Director, Astrolabe Holdings)
David SHEWRINGDirector - VIC Chapter(Partner, EY)
Alison WOOLSEYDirector - NSW Chapter(Head of Business Strategy, Clayton Utz)
Franck DEMOISEAU Director - NSW Chapter(CEO, Givematcher)
Frank RIBUOTNSW Chapter President(CEO, Randstad Australia)
Brian LORIGANQLD Chapter President (Oil & Gas Consultant)
Marie GITTARDDirector - NSW Chapter
Christine CASERISWA Chapter President
John AZARIASFederal Secretary(Senior Partner, Deloitte)
Christophe HOAREAUFederal Treasurer (Partner, EY)
Gordon MAKRYLLOSDirector - NSW Chapter(CEO, Eaton Corporation)
François ROMANETNational President(CEO, Safran Pacific)
Cedric BINOITVIC Chapter President(Managing Director, Michelin)
Julie MIEHEDirector - QLD Chapter(Principal Nothern Region, Oceanie Lawyers)
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State Chapter Committees
VIC STATE COUNCIL
Fouad Abo GHDAlexis Aupied EYCedric Binoit MICHELINAlex Commins COLORPAKFrançois De Meneval ASTROLABE HOLDINGSFrancois Diethelm BUREAU VERITASBruno Fetiveau KUHN FARM MACHINERYTorben Fink-Jensen ALSTOM TRANSPORTDavid Finnie FINNAIRSEA LOGISITICSSebastien Fleury METRO TRAINSMickael Georgitsis SAINT GOBAINJustin Hocevar RENAULTElisabeth Kerdelhue STATE LIBRARY VICTORIADavid Leonard GHDLaurent Mas TEKAMAS David Shewring EYPeter Tole ADVISIANPascale Toussat ANLEmilie Van De Graaff TRANSDEVTim Wallace EYTrent Williams NBNCO
WA STATE COUNCIL
Lucile Bourguet WESTERN POWERChristine Caseris ATTIACORobert Kirkby EYNicolas Neuzillet COMECAEric Ortolan POLYGLOT GROUP
SA STATE COUNCIL
Chris Sharpley EYSue Crafter HONORARY CONSULATEChris Morrison CHARIOT
ACT STATE COUNCIL
Joel Branchut DCNS
NSW STATE COUNCIL
Anthony Abrahams INDIVIDUAL MEMBERJohn Azarias DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSUEric Berti CONSUL GENERAL OF FRANCEAlexis Bouvot PERNOD RICARDRémi De Cambiaire FIDUCIA PACIFICFranck Demoiseau GIVEMATCHERDavid D’hollander EYMarie Gittard Stéphane Ibos MAESTRANOChristophe Hoareau EYGregory Joannon CSIROGordon Makryllos EATON CORPORATIONPatricia Michel Véronique Morgan-Smith BREAKAWAY INVESTMENT GROUPFrank Ribuot RANDSTADCaroline Sirieix AIR FRANCEJeremy Thomas BAKER & MCKENZIEMathieu Van Hieu Y&R GROUPFrederic Veniere TRESSCOX LAWYERSAlison Woolsey CLAYTON UTZ
QLD STATE COUNCIL
Elodie Bariseau NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANKPhilippe De Greslan MWH GLOBALSandra Delpeyrou CONSULTANTArthur Freudiger PROJECT PROCUREChristophe Kowalczyk URSBenoit Lancelot BHP BILLITONBrian Lorigan OIL & GAS CONSULTANTJean-Francois Meli CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTJulie Miehe OCÉANIE LAWYERSElisabeth Noyel DAVIDSON RECRUITMENTFlorian Orta QUEENSLAND HEALTHAnne Perales ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE DE BRISBANEDavid Roset TEAM MOTO HONDA
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FederalDirectors
StateCouncillors
6 FACCIChapters
WA ChapterPerth
SA ChapterAdelaide
VIC ChapterMelbourne
NSW ChapterSydney
QLD ChapterBrisbane
ACT ChapterCanberra
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FACCI operational team
Vérène ISSAUTIEREvent & PartnershipManager, VIC Chapter
Bertrand CAUVINHead of Business Services
Guillaume MAUBOUSSINMy Australian Job Coordinator
Claire KASSESNSW ChapterGeneral Manager
Gemma JONESCommunications & Membership Manager, NSW Chapter
Claire DUPRÉQLD Chapter Coordinator
Kevin QUEMARRECGraphic Designer
Olivier DESCHANGVIC ChapterGeneral Manager& National Coordinator
Permanent
Employees
Jeremy O’CONNORMembership &Marketing Coordinator, NSW Chapter
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2014 Highlights
A historic change occurred as the re-branding of CCI France International, and the network of French Bilateral Chambers, and in particular with the adoption of our new visual identity.
The French-Australian Chamber is adopting a single collective image in order to reinforce our commercial capacity, and to illustrate our common values and objectives. Uniting us all
to create a stronger visibility for a truly global network which serves both French and local companies in the countries that host us.
The Australasian Oil and Gas Exhibition & Conference (AOG) held in Perth, is one of the major industry events in the international oil and gas calendar. The event provides a unique opportunity to see what’s new in the industry and aims to help facilitate business connections with industry leaders. The event was held between 19-21 February this year and saw the French-Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry join forces with the Groupement des Entreprises et des Professionels des Hydrocarbures et des Energies Connexes (GEP-AFTP) & Business France for the 3-day Oil & Gas Exhibition. Accompanied by AWEX & FIT (Belgium), the European delegates from France and Belgium had a fantastic presence throughout the event.
This AOG event attracted a record number of 550 exhibitors from 15 different countries. A diverse range of products and services from the oil and gas industry were on show as part of the exhibition, and there was a noticeably strong presence of European organisations.Our FACCI stand in partnership with GEP-AFTP was a success, and Gerard Momplot – General Manager
at GEP-AFTP France as well as Stamatia Petropoulou at GEP-APAC Singapore, were able to reinforce their strong association with French/Australian companies.
We would like to thank all our Exhibitors and Sponsors for their greatly appreciated contribution, which made this event possible.
ONE BRANDING FOR ONE NETWORK
AOG - AUSTRALASIAN OIL & GAS EXHIBITION AND CONFERENCEPerth - 19-21 February 2014
Whilst still recognising local identities, the new logo emphasises one collective global network with one brand.
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BUSINESS AWARDSThe theme for this year’s Business Awards was innovation, today’s crucial source of business growth. This was an opportunity for all members to showcase their 2013 business achievements to the French-Australian business community.
Within this theme we presented five separate categories: Patron Member, Corporate Member, Small Business, New Member and Community Contributor Award.
The objectives of the Business Awards are:• To recognise the most exceptional achievements of our members• To reinforce the link between French Australian Chamber of Commerce and its members• To foster friendly competition between members• To inform, connect and promote members to local Gala guests
SOIRÉE DE GALASydney - 16 October 2014
On Thursday 16 October, the French-Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry held its 21st edition of the annual Soirée de Gala, sponsored by Peugeot. For the third year running, the Chamber also held the Business Awards, kindly sponsored by Etihad Airways.
We had the privilege of welcoming over 330 guests to the beautifully presented Grand Ballroom of the Shangri-La Sydney, starting the evening with a surprise welcome address from the Australian Prime Minister Mr Tony Abbott.
The hall was artfully decorated with flowers from Wildblossom, and tables garnished with culinary delights in the form of Macarons and Chocolates
from GJ Food, Champagne courtesy of Pernod Ricard, as well as gift bags filled with delightful presents from Peugeot, Etihad Airways, Clarins, French Provincial Magazine, Bausele, DPPP and Vittoria Coffee.This year in particular, the Soiree de Gala was an occasion for us to celebrate the friendship between Australia and France, as it marks the Centenary of WWI and part of the historical link between both our countries, from an amicable and cultural bond to our relations in trade and industry. This relationship has been reinforced over the years, starting with our foundation in 1899 when the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry initially functioned as an intermediary for the Wool Trade. Following on 115 years later, the Chamber has come a relatively long way, accommodating for over 800 members nation-wide from nearly every services and industry sector.
The evening also revealed the beautiful new Peugeot 308, Pernod Ricard’s brand new Chivas Regal Extra blended scotch whisky with a tasting bar, some incredible Raffle Prizes and an exciting line-up for our Live Auction. We would like to congratulate to all of the lucky winners and successful bidders. Part of the funds raised will be donated to our selected charity the St Vincent de Paul Society through Givematcher.
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2014 Highlights
Almost all of France’s major companies are present (35 out of the top 40 companies listed on the French CAC stock exchange) and together with 280 French SMEs for a total of more than 500 French companies active in Australia, a market that is considered to be strategic for their international development and positioning within the Asia-Pacific region.
Trade between France and Australia is also strong, and Australia is among the countries with which France has a trade surplus. To further foster economic development, bilateral investment and
trade, the newly created Team France unites the strengths and abilities of a dynamic French business community in Australia, providing a platform from which to think strategically about the place that France and its companies have in the Australia of the future.
On 18 November 2014, Mr. Laurent Fabius, French Minister for Foreign Affairs, officially opened our new NSW Chapter office in Sydney. This exciting Team France Australia hub comprises the services of the French Embassy, Business France, the FACCI and the CCEF, in welcoming and
LAUNCH OF TEAM FRANCE AUSTRALIESydney - 18 November 2014
accompanying new French companies with a desire to participate in Australia’s economic development as well as further afield in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Merci Down Under was officially launched with a VIP cocktail night at the Ballroom of the Governor’s House on Saturday 29 November, with its Patron, the international singing star Tina Arena, well known to audiences in France, leading a musical tribute to Australian servicemen and women.Tina Arena travelled especially to Perth to attend this event. The performance launched a series of ‘Merci Down Under’ events – an expression of gratitude by
2014 has been a great year. From all of the great events we have had around the country to the impressive growth in our ranks of members, the French-Australian Chamber of Commerce is
ending 2014 on a high, and very much looking forward to everything that we have in store for 2015.
the people of France for Australia’s efforts during the war.“It’s a symbol of a beautiful connection between both nations. It’s time, and it’s beautiful that both cultures are now starting to swap notes. If I can be a part of that, that’s terrific,” Tina Arena said. Merci Down Under project started in 2008 while the FACCI WA President visited war graves on the Somme. “It was very touching,” Christine Caseris said. “As a French person, I realised
MERCI DOWN UNDER LAUNCH - COMMEMORATION EVENT FOR WWIPerth - 29 November 2014
FAREWELL TO BRUNO GUTTON, FACCI PRESIDENTDecember 2014
This year concluded on a bittersweet note as we said goodbye to Bruno Gutton, our President over the past 4 years, who has been such a strong advocate for the French-Australian Chamber and overseen the introduction of three new State Chambers, a new Constitution, as well as a steady growth in the size of the Chamber nation-wide.
The Chamber is extremely grateful for all of his support and the wonderful commitment that he has shown to the development of French-Australian business relations, and wishes him the very best with his exciting new pursuits in the United States.
The French-Australian Chamber of Commerce is very pleased to announce that François Romanet will fill the casual vacancy. François, who is affectionately known as the “mover and shaker”, has until present been serving as NSW Chapter President. A formal election of the President occured after the annual general meeting. Frank Ribuot, the CEO of Randstad was elected as the NSW Chapter President following the NSW Chapter annual general meeting. We extend our warmest welcome to both François and Frank in their new roles.
the magnitude of the Diggers’ sacrifice. When you visit the memorials to the Great War, you realise how many lives were lost to save France.”
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Patron Corporate Small Biz W&D Individual YP TOTAL
NSW 24 42 50 8 38 40 202
VIC 13 30 30 6 25 58 162
QLD 3 8 23 0 28 54 116
WA 6 8 13 0 19 16 62
TOTAL 46 88 116 14 110 168 542
Membership
2014 Membership
542Members nationwide
Membership by state
NSW - 41%
VIC - 24%
QLD - 22%
WA - 13%
The structure of our membership 2014 per state is the following:
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Revenue per category Membership per category
Patron - 9%
Corporate - 17%
Small Business - 22%
Wine & Dine - 2.5%
Individual - 22%
YP - 27.5%
The structure of ourmembership 2014 percategory is the following:
Membership Revenue Evolution ($k)
Patron - 56%
Corporate - 26%
Small Business - 11%
Wine & Dine - 1%
Individual - 3%
YP - 3%
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338324
2012 2013 2014
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8,590ATTENDEES
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2014 Events
Events per category
Flagship - 15%
Business Seminar - 27%
CEO’s Lunch - 6%
Networking Event - 43%
Events per state
NSW - 25%
QLD - 17%
WA - 36%
VIC - 22%
Attendees per state
NSW - 24%
QLD - 14%
WA - 19%
VIC - 43%
Other - 9%
Soirée de Gala - Business Awards - NSW
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2014 Events
Briefing Series - Ambassador of France to AustraliaVIC, NSW, QLD
Big 4 Business - Russel Howcroft - VICEconomic Outlook - Paul Bloxham - VIC, NSW, QLD Big 4 Business - Lord Mayor Robert Doyle - VIC
Bastille Day Business Breakfast - QLD CEO’s Lunch - NSW
Presidential Visit - François Hollande - NSW
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Soirée de Gala “A Touch of Provence” - VIC In Conversation with Lionel Jospin - NSW, VIC
Soirée de Gala - Business Awards - NSW Merci Down Under Launch - WA
Le Concours des Vins de Victoria - VIC Tour de France Lunch - VIC
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Business Services
The Chamber’s Business Services have performed well again this year with an increase in revenue of +40% compared to last year up to $130K. In 2014, the Chamber received more than 313 business queries from companies wishing to explore opportunities on the Australian market.
30 Companies have contracted FACCI Business Support Department through 17 Individual and 3 Collective Missions.
In 2014, the Chamber hosted 5 French companies in the Sydney Office.The Chamber also spent 12 Trade Days in France in June 2014, meeting with over 60 French companies.The revenue is still modest compared to the overall turnover of the Chamber but we expect a growing income in the upcoming years.
For 2015, the Chamber aims to further develop its tailored hosting and domiciliation services for French SMEs wishing to send staff or establish operations in Australia.
Business Services are a profitable and valuable activity for the Chamber as they connect the Chamber with French & Australian companies, Trade & Investment Institutions, and contribute to the development of bilateral trade between our respective countries.
Services Revenue
Industry & Other - 19%
Food & Beverage - 48%
Agribusiness - 6%
NTIC & IT Services - 8%
Beauty & Health - 3%
Fashion & Retail - 5%
Services & Consulting - 11%
Missions per sector
Testimonial
“We discovered the FACCI Business Support Services and it was for the best. We were short on time for a business trip to Melbourne and we decided to contact the FACCI for some help. As a member, they organised our appointments, based on our commercial targets and we finally had our day fully booked. Following that trip, we received a very good feedback from a Melbourne based company that was interested in working with us. We couldn’t expect a better outcome than a contract!
We are totally convinced by the added value of the FACCI Business Services and we will contact them again for future business trips. We highly recommend any company looking for business opportunities to contact the team”
Yoann SecretGeneral Manager, Neodyme Australia
Collective Missions - 30%
Trade Missions - 25%
Hosting - 10%
Recruitment Services - 25%
Others - 10%
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The
Recruitment platform for the
F rench - A us t ra l i an Communit y
The objective of My Australian Job is to propose an unique platform to the growing number of job and internship seekers (French and other nationals) who often contact the entire network of French government bodies (Embassy, Consulates, Business France), associations (FACCI, Alliance Française network, UFE, AFE, etc.) and members of the Chamber as part of their research.
This platform was created in order to considerably help the French network in Australia and direct job seekers to this unique job search solution (full-time, part-time, contracts, temporary, WHV, work placements, internships).
465,000 visits to the platform in 2 years. And, average of 635 visitors per day.
French people - 66%
Australian people - 28%
Other - 6%
The new version of My Australian Job now offers more complete and professional recruitment platform for employers and job seekers, with better candidate’ profiles and more job offers.
2013 2014
1,505
1,722
Candidate growth
Job Offers Internship Offers
2013 2014
111
1,044
2013 2014
48
148
Platform
Offers per state
My Australian Job
NSW - 68%
VIC - 28%
QLD - 7%
Other - 11%
Visits per month
2013 2014
5,000
18,000
Human Resources
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The Chamber has been increasingly active on social media including LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Twitter - @FACCI_AustraliaOver 1,000 followers (+47%)
LinkedInOver 1,400 followers (+50%)
Facebook1,120 followers (+40%)
Communication
Facci.com.au150,000 pages views a year60,000 visits a year
Newsletter8,000 subscribers
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Agribusiness - May 2014
Publications
France Australie webzine8,000 readers
The France-Australie webzine is written by experts for experts and provides an in-depth overview of relevant industries such as infrastructure, agribusiness, luxury, and research & innovation. France-Australie webzine’s readers are CEOs, executive managers, decision makers and professionals at the heart of French-Australian business relationships.
La France Down UnderSuccès et Perspectives
This strategic document was officially presented to François Hollande and Tony Abbott in Canberra on Wednesday 19 November during an official luncheon in honour of the French President.
T h i s e v e n t w a s a t t e n d e d b y representatives of the French Australian business community and was once
“The Savoir faire of buying”Infosys Portland
Since 1899, the French-Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has strived to promote French and Australian Business Relations, supporting the development of various industries on Australian soil. Charged with over 116 years of history, Business is part of our DNA and we greet 2015 with a wide range of developments all aimed to benefit our members.
Retail & Luxury - November 2014
again an occasion to discuss ways to further promote French investment in Australia and to raise awareness of Australian market opportunities for French companies.
France is an open and dynamic partner and there are strong complementarities which exist between many of our economies’ high performing sectors and the opportunities offered by Australia’s areas of strategic development.
For this reason we are very pleased to present the first publication of a series of Partnered Business Studies to be released over the course of the year.
This publication, developed in collaboration with our Corporate Member Infosys Portland investigates the Procurement practices of French and Australian organisations based in Australia, titled “The Savoir Faire of Buying”.
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324
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The financial statements at 31.12.14 have been audited by Mazars Australia (William Buck CharteredAccountants). 2014 closes with a profit of $1,731 (2013: $9,364 loss). Total Income for 2014 was $1,334,858 representing an increase of 11.5% compared to previous year.Movements in income categories since prior year are as follows: • Events: -4%• Membership: +23.4%• Services: +52% Events represent 47.6% of total revenues, membership 35.6% and services 16.8%. Expenses increased to $1,333,789 (+10,5%) including operating costs of $325,284 (+7.2%) andstaffing costs of $381,443 (+31.8%). It is also worthwhile noting that FACCI generated $19k operating cash flow in 2014 (2013: $51k).
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Income Evolution ($k)
385338
662655 637
2011 2012 2013 2014
1,231
1,083
1,197
1,335
Membership Services Events
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