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Technical Commercial Office · Noticias Spring - Summer 2010 · nº 57 News GRUPO ANTOLIN Interview with Corporate Human Resources Director Special Issue on Innovation Permanent progress Corporate Industrial Office Central shared services Seats in France Grupo Antolin-Jarny NEWS is published by Grupo Antolin Grupo Antolin is a multinational at the cutting edge of design and production of components for car interiors for the automobile industry. Present in 22 countries with 85 plants and 20 technical commercial offices and more than 10,000 employees. This publication is available for the employees in the GA’s intranet EDITORIAL OFFICE Grupo Antolin EditoriaL DIRECTOR Marketing GA. printed by Coiman Marketing Department · [email protected] C/ Marqués de Portugalete, 16 Carretera Madrid-Irún, km. 244,8 E 28027 MADRID - SPAIN Design Germán Delgado E 09007 BURGOS - SPAIN Tel. 34 91 742 12 03 · [email protected] Tel. 34 947 47 77 00 www.grupoantolin.com PHotograpHY Rafa Sáiz D. Legal: M-18594-2006 Territory Europe - South Territory America Africa - 6.097 employees* Asia - Pacific 2.035 employees* Territory North America 1.695 employees* * Nr of employees by territory as on the 28th of February 2010 contents page 28 designing the future page 15 corp. responsibility page 4 cover story Diversity, the value of Design and Innovation Javier Blanco Lobejón difference for low cost answers our questions Recognize and make a proper use of our diversity We launch a new complete concept car developed by our Industrial Design Corporate HR Director talks about the labour and the one that is surrounding us in order to get Department, as the answer to the trend and initiatives and projects currently under the maximum from all the differences philosophy of low cost development page 18 report page 30 in brief page 7 plants Grupo Antolin-Plasbur News in brief Grupo Antolin-Jarny The need of improving the layout of a plant, to continue with the industrial progress Awarded improvement proposals, prizes from our clients and much more page 20 the photo page 36 the history corner Grupo Antolin, supplier of Chrysler the new Jaguar XJ One of the North American Big Three that, like GM, has exited from Chapter 11 page 22 protagonists bankruptcy, filed in 2009, thanks to Fiat From French lands, we put future users in the Corporate Industrial seat of the Renault Master van Office How to support our 3 Business Units centralizing certain services page 10 special Innovation page 26 occup. health&safety A concept in GA that goes further being applied in all the areas of the company: Improving labour management, processes, products… conditions each day Picture on the cover: Modular headliner supplied by Grupo Antolin for the new Jaguar XJ News Grupo Antolin 2 · Spring - Summer 2010 Editorial Innovation is one of the identity keys of our company and of all people who are part of it. In the same page our Vice-president explains in detail the innovation concept as an intro- duction to the “Special” which in this Ernesto Antolin Arribas number we have dedicated to this im- Vice-president portant work philosophy. in first person On this occasion we wanted to get closer to the person in charge of Corporate Human Resources Depart- ment, Javier Blanco. During our meet- ing he told us about his wide profes- sional career and projects carried out GRUPO ANTOLIN, from its origins, has presented its clear from his department. Keep on read- commitment to the Innovation, materialized in practically ing to find out which ones they are. all product lines to which we dedicate our business, with generation of new technological solutions which allow us The current organisation has caused a to keep leadership positions recognized in the market. change in lots of our departments as well as creation of others, as in case The next few years will bring us quick technological chang- of Corporate Industrial Office, which es in our industry, in an environment that demands high we present in this issue. levels of requirements in the comfort, technology, safety and environmental friendliness. And we go to two of our plants in France and Spain. On one side, These technological changes open up important business French society Grupo Antolin-Jarny, opportunities that we can and should take, given the ca- dedicated to the manufacturing and pacity of our people united with the creative spirit driven, logistics of seats, opens its doors for from its origin, by shareholders and Senior Management us. Do you enter with us? of the Group. On the other hand, Grupo Antolin- Adapting to new automotive conditions involves implant- Plasbur tells us how, among all its em- ing in our own behaviour the seeds of innovation, con- ployees, it has achieved industrial im- stantly questioning what is already known and existing to, provement of its facilities and health through the generation of new ideas, gain a differential and safety. Which are these improve- advantage that allows us to achieve margins higher than ments? Discover them in the report the ones from the simple commodities, with which a com- “Revolution in the corridor”. pany of our size can hardly ensure its sustainability. Many more topics are waiting for you We are aware that having the large global industrial pres- in the following pages. Occupational ence of our Group is assumed to already dispose with a Health and Safety, low cost cars, di- huge amount of rich ground where to plant. Moreover versity management in our Group… we have the seed in our barn. That seed is the knowledge Finally, we would like a new News- accumulated in all our collaborators which, with the moti- letter, with the participation of all vation level that they have always maintained, will enable of you, to remain as a way of com- us to get the pick of results we all expect. munication about all that happens in Grupo Antolin and in the world that I would like to conclude by reaffirming that we have the surround us. human potential and business vocation necessary to en- sure the satisfaction of our clients, the last and authentic Enjoy reading! w test of our good work. w News Grupo Antolin Spring - Summer 2010 · 3 An interview with our en portada Corporate Human Resources Director JavierEntrevista con el Director Blanco Corporativo de RRHH Lobejón cover story On this occasion and as the continuation of the series of interviews started in the previous Newsletter, in this number we have the participation of Javier Blanco Lobejón. Our Corporate Human Resources Director speaks about his experience in Grupo Antolin and the labour strategy that the company is developing News Grupo Antolin 4 · Spring - Summer 2010 We are developing tools and projects that encourage talent retention and “ professional career development within the Group What is your trajectory in the HR area? My professional experience has been developed in consulting and automotive sectors always related to people management. I have fulfilled functions in multinational environments in the ” areas of selection, development, training, compensation, com- How are the HR policies managed in a multina- munication and especially in the field of industrial relations, tional company like GA? working in a production plant as well as headquarters as it A good human resources management is based on the team- has been in case of Grupo Antolin over the last thirteen years. work, and this is the case of Grupo Antolin, whose Human Resources Departments are formed by professionals with ex- All these experiences let me develop a global vision of the HR perience in the sector, both in the headquarters and in the function in a multinational environment which is very useful regions as well as in the production plants. now in the time of fulfilling the role of Human Resources Director of Grupo Antolin. We consider communication as a key element when manag- ing our work, and because of this, apart from weekly meetings What are the main challenges you have faced of people who create HR Corporate Department, every three since you took the charge of HR in Grupo Antolin months we hold what we call International HR Committee, and what are your future challenges? with all Human Resources Directors on the global level.