2007-7-10

Patrick Kron visited Alstom Sizhou

        On 10 July 2007, Patrick Kron, Alstom Group Chairman CEO, paid his first visit to Alstom Sizhou. More than 1200 Alstom Sizhou employees warmly welcomed their top leader . Patrick Kron, escorted by Alstom China Country President Alain Berger, arrived in Qingdao and was greeted by John Rawlings, Vice President of Power Service North-East Asia (PS NEA) and Lianzhong Zhang, Alstom Sizhou CEO. They received a very impressive welcome when they drove into the company compound, as all Alstom Sizhou employees had lined up from the main entrance to the office building dressed in their new Alstom Sizhou T-shirts. After being introduced to Alstom Sizhou’s senior management, Patrick Kron met and addressed Alstom Sizhou staff in front of their office building. He said, “Thank you for your warm welcome and I welcome you to the Alstom family. We fully support Alstom Sizhou's development and hope to draw on Sizhou's excellent relationship with its large customer base to improve Alstom's business in China. I expect Sizhou to be stronger because of Alstom and Alstom to be stronger because of Sizhou. Together we'll share a brighter future.” Patrick Kron was also given a guided tour around the site and facilities by Lianzhong Zhang. A brief one-hour meeting was subsequently conducted with PS NEA and Alstom Sizhou key management, during which John Rawlings presented a development plan for Alstom Sizhou. Joachim Meister, Integration Director, presented an integration progress review, highlighting achievements to date and future actions. The acquisition of Sizhou was finalized on 30 March, and registration of the new Alstom Sizhou group completed on 26 April 2007.