But it is well to the commercial on the front of the stage

The new pattern of Bull wants to put things clear: "I am not a financial, I keep a soul of engineer. This statement sounds like a response to some criticism emerged during his appointment at the head of the computer group, may 10. Taking power did sink a little ink. Representative of the principal shareholder, Crescendo Industries, an investment fund which holds 22 percent of the capital and it remains the President, he was appointed President by the Board of Directors, replacing Didier Lamouche. In position for five years, the latter including had worked financial group restructuring and its road rehabilitation. His departure, had suddenly surprised. "The work of Didier Lamouche was essential, Judge Philippe Vannier. But it is now entering a new cycle of development and growth. "At the age of fifty, Philippe Vannier wants to take the time to carry out this new phase for the Group and account well make use of the expertise it has developed throughout his career.

A graduate of the higher school of physics and chemistry industrial de Paris (Espci) and holds a master in electrical engineering and instrumentation, he began his career at Michelin North America, responsible for quality. Return to France, the young manager feels too cramped in a group "very centralized, where the margins for manoeuvre remain limited." It reorients itself in the technology sector, in Saft, a subsidiary of Alcatel Alsthom specializing in energy storage, and held several leadership positions in space and defence division. The experience will be rewarding in terms of management, but the young framework still suffers from oppressive supervision.

After twelve years in very large structures, Philippe Vannier has need to emancipate themselves. He decides to use his experience and contacts in Saft to develop the activity of space equipment, and the British group Cobham satellite. "In this small structure, I was expected as the providential man." I had to do everything. Work still in the short term, while keeping a strategic long-term vision.

The success of this activity is chip in his ear to two of his friends, Dominique Lesourd and Marc Hériard-Dubreuil. Why not to repeat the same performance recovery and growth of businesses for their own account The three friends decide to create an investment company, Crescendo Industries, in 2004 to redeem I2E, "an old start-up" promising prospects. Specializing in the electronic systems of high technology, particularly in defence, it is renamed "amesys" in 2006. In a little over five years, the turnover going 31-100 million euros. Performance which do not leave unmoved Bull, who decides to buy the company, via a capital increase reserved, that is the first new shareholder of Crescendo.

"Blowing up the growth."

Bull joysticks, Philippe Vannier wants to apply the same recipes that have made the success of Amesys. "It will necessarily take a little more time, the model will be exactly the same. But it is well to the commercial on the front of the stage. "Financially involved in the case, the shareholder boss promises everything to implement to" explosive growth ", in Bull.

Without precipitation, he said. "It is a long term investment," said the President of Crescendo, who knows the importance of taking back to define and implement a strategy. This is why this former tennis player Emeritus does not hesitate to wear his sneakers several times per week to run. "It is always the opportunity to collect ideas, sort and put some order in his head."