French-Australian Chamber of Commerce Annual Report 2014

Annual Report 2014 Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Perth Canberra Adelaide

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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.

Franรงois Romanet National President CEO, Safran Pacific

Thank you

to our Patron Members

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Contents

Message from the President

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Patron Members

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Federal Board of Directors at the French-Australian Chamber

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State Chapter Committees

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Operational team

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2014 Highlights

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Membership

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Events

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Business Services

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Human Resources Platform

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Communication

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Financial Report

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Who's who

at The French-Australian Chamber Federal Board of Directors

Franรงois ROMANET

Frank RIBUOT

Cedric BINOIT

Brian LORIGAN

Christine CASERIS

John AZARIAS

Christophe HOAREAU

Franck DEMOISEAU

Gordon MAKRYLLOS

National President (CEO, Safran Pacific)

QLD Chapter President (Oil & Gas Consultant)

WA Chapter President

VIC Chapter President (Managing Director, Michelin)

Federal Secretary (Senior Partner, Deloitte)

Director - NSW Chapter (CEO, Givematcher)

Director - NSW Chapter (CEO, Eaton Corporation)

Alison WOOLSEY

Marie GITTARD

Franรงois DE MENEVAL

Director - NSW Chapter (Head of Business Strategy, Clayton Utz)

Director - NSW Chapter

Director - VIC Chapter (Managing Director, Astrolabe Holdings)

David SHEWRING

Franรงois DIETHELM

Julie MIEHE

Federal Treasurer (Partner, EY)

Director - VIC Chapter (Partner, EY)

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NSW Chapter President (CEO, Randstad Australia)

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Director - VIC Chapter (CFO, Bureau Veritas)

Director - QLD Chapter (Principal Nothern Region, Oceanie Lawyers)

State Chapter Committees

NSW STATE COUNCIL

VIC STATE COUNCIL

Anthony Abrahams INDIVIDUAL MEMBER John Azarias DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU Eric Berti CONSUL GENERAL OF FRANCE Alexis Bouvot PERNOD RICARD Rémi De Cambiaire FIDUCIA PACIFIC Franck Demoiseau GIVEMATCHER David D’hollander EY Marie Gittard Stéphane Ibos MAESTRANO Christophe Hoareau EY Gregory Joannon CSIRO Gordon Makryllos EATON CORPORATION Patricia Michel Véronique Morgan-Smith BREAKAWAY INVESTMENT GROUP Frank Ribuot RANDSTAD Caroline Sirieix AIR FRANCE Jeremy Thomas BAKER & MCKENZIE Mathieu Van Hieu Y&R GROUP Frederic Veniere TRESSCOX LAWYERS Alison Woolsey CLAYTON UTZ

Fouad Abo Alexis Aupied Cedric Binoit Alex Commins François De Meneval Francois Diethelm Bruno Fetiveau Torben Fink-Jensen David Finnie Sebastien Fleury Mickael Georgitsis Justin Hocevar Elisabeth Kerdelhue David Leonard Laurent Mas David Shewring Peter Tole Pascale Toussat Emilie Van De Graaff Tim Wallace Trent Williams

QLD STATE COUNCIL Elodie Bariseau NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK Philippe De Greslan MWH GLOBAL Sandra Delpeyrou CONSULTANT Arthur Freudiger PROJECT PROCURE Christophe Kowalczyk URS Benoit Lancelot BHP BILLITON Brian Lorigan OIL & GAS CONSULTANT Jean-Francois Meli CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT Julie Miehe OCÉANIE LAWYERS Elisabeth Noyel DAVIDSON RECRUITMENT Florian Orta QUEENSLAND HEALTH Anne Perales ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE DE BRISBANE David Roset TEAM MOTO HONDA

GHD EY MICHELIN COLORPAK ASTROLABE HOLDINGS BUREAU VERITAS KUHN FARM MACHINERY ALSTOM TRANSPORT FINNAIRSEA LOGISITICS METRO TRAINS SAINT GOBAIN RENAULT STATE LIBRARY VICTORIA GHD TEKAMAS EY ADVISIAN ANL TRANSDEV EY NBNCO

WA STATE COUNCIL Lucile Bourguet Christine Caseris Robert Kirkby Nicolas Neuzillet Eric Ortolan

WESTERN POWER ATTIACO EY COMECA POLYGLOT GROUP

SA STATE COUNCIL Chris Sharpley Sue Crafter

Chris Morrison

EY HONORARY CONSULATE CHARIOT

ACT STATE COUNCIL Joel Branchut

DCNS

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FACCI

Chapters

QLD Chapter Brisbane

NSW Chapter

WA Chapter

Sydney

Perth

ACT Chapter

SA Chapter

Canberra

Adelaide

VIC Chapter Melbourne

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Federal Directors

State Councillors

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FACCI operational team Olivier DESCHANG

Claire KASSES

Claire DUPRÉ

Vérène ISSAUTIER

Gemma JONES

Jeremy O’CONNOR

Bertrand CAUVIN

Kevin QUEMARREC

Guillaume MAUBOUSSIN

VIC Chapter General Manager & National Coordinator

Event & Partnership Manager, VIC Chapter

Head of Business Services

Permanent

QLD Chapter Coordinator

NSW Chapter General Manager

Communications & Membership Manager, NSW Chapter

Graphic Designer

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Membership & Marketing Coordinator, NSW Chapter

My Australian Job Coordinator

Employees

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2014 Highlights ONE BRANDING FOR ONE NETWORK A historic change occurred as the rebranding of CCI France International, and the network of French Bilateral Chambers, and in particular with the adoption of our new visual identity.

to create a stronger visibility for a truly global network which serves both French and local companies in the countries that host us.

Whilst still recognising local identities, the new logo emphasises one collective global network with one brand.

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

AOG - AUSTRALASIAN OIL & GAS EXHIBITION AND CONFERENCE Perth - 19-21 February 2014

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.

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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.

SOIRÉE DE GALA Sydney - 16 October 2014

On Thursday 16 October, the FrenchAustralian 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.

BUSINESS AWARDS The 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

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2014 Highlights

LAUNCH OF TEAM FRANCE AUSTRALIE Sydney - 18 November 2014

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

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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

accompanying new French companies with a desire to participate in Australia’s economic development as well as further afield in the Asia-Pacific region.

MERCI DOWN UNDER LAUNCH - COMMEMORATION EVENT FOR WWI Perth - 29 November 2014

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

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

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.”

FAREWELL TO BRUNO GUTTON, FACCI PRESIDENT December 2014

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.

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.

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2014 Membership

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Members nationwide Membership 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

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110

168

542

Membership by state The structure of our membership 2014 per state is the following:

NSW - 41% VIC - 24% QLD - 22% WA - 13%

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Revenue per category

Membership per category The structure of our membership 2014 per category is the following:

Patron - 56%

Patron - 9%

Corporate - 26%

Corporate - 17%

Small Business - 11%

Small Business - 22%

Wine & Dine - 1%

Wine & Dine - 2.5%

Individual - 3%

Individual - 22%

YP - 3%

YP - 27.5%

Membership Revenue Evolution ($k)

475

385 324 2011

338 2012

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104 EVENTS 8,590 ATTENDEES

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2014 Events Events per state

Attendees per state

NSW - 25%

WA - 36%

NSW - 24%

WA - 19%

QLD - 17%

VIC - 22%

QLD - 14%

VIC - 43%

Events per category

Flagship - 15% Business Seminar - 27% CEO’s Lunch - 6% Networking Event - 43% Other - 9% Soirée de Gala - Business Awards - NSW

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2014 Events

Briefing Series - Ambassador of France to Australia VIC, NSW, QLD

Presidential Visit - François Hollande - NSW

Economic Outlook - Paul Bloxham - VIC, NSW, QLD

Big 4 Business - Russel Howcroft - VIC

Bastille Day Business Breakfast - QLD

CEO’s Lunch - NSW

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Big 4 Business - Lord Mayor Robert Doyle - VIC

In Conversation with Lionel Jospin - NSW, VIC

Soirée de Gala “A Touch of Provence” - VIC

Soirée de Gala - Business Awards - NSW

Le Concours des Vins de Victoria - VIC

Merci Down Under Launch - WA

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.

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Services Revenue

Missions per sector

Collective Missions - 30%

Industry & Other - 19%

Trade Missions - 25%

Food & Beverage - 48%

Hosting - 10%

Agribusiness - 6%

Recruitment Services - 25%

NTIC & IT Services - 8%

Others - 10%

Beauty & Health - 3% Fashion & Retail - 5% Services & Consulting - 11%

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 Secret General Manager, Neodyme Australia

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My Australian Job 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).

Job Offers

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Internship Offers 148

1,044

48 111 2013

2014

Candidate growth

2013

2014

Visits per month 18,000

1,722 1,505

5,000 2013

2014

465,000 visits to the platform in 2 years. And, average of 635 visitors per day.

2013

2014

Offers per state

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.

French people - 66%

NSW - 68%

Australian people - 28%

VIC - 28%

Other - 6%

QLD - 7% Other - 11%

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Communication The Chamber has been increasingly active on social media including LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

LinkedIn Over 1,400 followers (+50%)

Facci.com.au 150,000 pages views a year 60,000 visits a year

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Twitter - @FACCI_Australia Over 1,000 followers (+47%)

Newsletter 8,000 subscribers

Facebook 1,120 followers (+40%)

Publications

France Australie webzine 8,000 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.

Agribusiness - May 2014

La France Down Under Succès 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.

This event was attended by 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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Financial Report The financial statements at 31.12.14 have been audited by Mazars Australia (William Buck Chartered Accountants). 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%) and staffing costs of $381,443 (+31.8%).

It is also worthwhile noting that FACCI generated $19k operating cash flow in 2014 (2013: $51k).

Income Evolution ($k) Membership

Services

Events

1,335 1,231

1,197 1,083

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250

225 107

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385

338

324

662

637

2012

148

2013

2014

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