OUR COMMITMENTS INTO ACTION ANNUAL REPORT 2018 02-03ANNUAL REPORT 2018 LEGEND Latécoère is a tier 1 partner to Interconnection Systems major international aircraft Aerostructures manufacturers (Airbus, Embraer, Dassault, Boeing and Bombardier), Partners in all segments of the aeronautical market (commercial, regional, corporate and military aircraft), specialising in two fields: AROUND HEADQUARTERS • Aerostructures: fuselage sections and doors. Toulouse • Interconnection systems: Toulouse Montredon onboard wiring, electrical Colomiers harnesses, avionics bays and Labège equipment & systems. Gimont €659.2 4,958 million in revenue Employees Of which 58% is from Aerostructures 13 business Countries And 42% from Interconnection Systems business Boeing Bombardier CANADA CONTENTS Seattle 04-05 16-19 Laval Thales USA CHAIRMAN’S HUMAN RESSOURCES Safran MESSAGE AND CSR Cabin Garden Grove 06-07 20-21 HAD SOUALEM RETROSPECTIVE AEROSTRUCTURES MEXICO 08-09 22-23 VISION INTERCONNECTION SYSTEMS 10-11 HERMOSILLO 24-25 STRATEGIC PROJECT CHANGE BRAZIL MANAGEMENT 12 -13 26-27 INNOVATION AND R&T AN EXPANDED OFFER 14-15 Embraer FINANCIAL RESULTS Latécoère thanks all the collaborators who took part in the production of this annual report and, more broadly, in the achievements of 2018. Latécoère - Publication Director: Thierry Mahé Publishing Manager: Bertrand Lamarque Conception and realization: Photo credits: Arnaud Spani PROFILE A STRONG INDUSTRIAL FOOTPRINT In direct proximity to its customers, the Group has developed its presence around the world and has production sites in 13 countries. In 2018, Latécoère opened two new plants in France and Bulgaria, and began EUROPE constructing a site in India. The Latécoère Group is currently the world leader in avionics racks and aircraft doors, in second position for electrical harnesses, and one of AIRBUS the leading European fuselage manufacturers. ATR Dassault Aviation HAMBURG STELIA Aerospace UNITED KINGDOM Bristol GERMANY CZECH REPUBLIC FRANCE PRAGUE Mérignac Liposthey Le Crès Vitrolles EUROPE BULGARIA Nagoya Mitsubishi JAPAN TUNISIA INDIA MORROCO Belagavi FOUCHANA-CHARGUIA PLOVDIV Embraer JACAREI 04-05ANNUAL REPORT 2018 A GROUP BOLSTERED BY NEW STRENGTHS As a leading partner of major international aircraft manufacturers, Latécoère produced satisfactory results in 2018, thanks in particular to its implementation of the Transformation 2020 Plan. Optimistic about the future, Pierre Gadonneix looks back on the efforts taken since 2016 that are now bearing fruit. Punctuated by encouraging results and strong, organic growth, 2018 was an important year for Latécoère – a year of transition. Thanks to the action undertaken since 2016 and the launch of the Transformation 2020 Plan, the company has been profoundly reshaped and modernised. I would like to take this opportunity to recognise the commitment of our teams! We are now driving forward in both of our divisions. The positive sales momentum that began in 2017 continued through 2018, as reflected in the Build-to- Print contracts recently secured with new customers, key stakeholders in their field. The 3.1 % organic growth recorded this year reflects the Group’s ability to better serve its customers with the right technology, and underlines its ability to invest in innovative solutions while producing at competitive prices. In 2018, the transformation of the Aerostructures Division continued. New manufacturing facilities, with a strong focus on the industry of the future, were commissioned in order to further strengthen our competitive advantage. The Interconnection Systems Division also recorded strong growth after signing long-term contracts with new customers and securing new projects. This new momentum will enable the Group to fully capitalise on its potential and sustain profitable growth. In 2019, the final investments of the Transformation 2020 Plan will be made. Our new production “ In 2019, we will make the last significant capacities and enhanced competitiveness bring us investments in our Transformation 2020 to the fore to successfully complete the next round Plan: a plan that adapts our company of programs scheduled for the 2020-2025 period. We are therefore confident about the future and to meet the challenges of the sector – in our ability to secure new contracts. on all levels – in order to better meet our customers’ requirements in terms The Board of Directors and its Chairman fully support the development strategy defined by of deadlines, costs and quality. the management team through ongoing dialogue Pierre Gadonneix, with shareholders, investors and the company’s Chairman of the Board representative bodies. CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Pierre Gadonneix CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Independent Director Chairman of the Strategic Committee and Member of the Appointments and Compensation Committee Company : EDF – Honorary Chairman BOARD MEMBERS Yannick Assouad Jeremy Honeth Isabelle Azemard Claire Dreyfus-Cloarec CEO DIRECTOR INDEPENDENT INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR Member of the Strategic Company: Apollo Global DIRECTOR AND LEAD DIRECTOR Committee Management Chairman of the Appointments Chairman of the Audit Company: Latécoère and Compensation Committee and Risks Committee and Member of the Appointments and Compensation Committee Matthew Glowasky Chantal Genermont Alexander Nathalie Stubler DIRECTOR DIRECTOR Humphreys INDEPENDENT Member of the Audit and Company: Enedis DIRECTOR DIRECTOR Risks Committee and of the Company: Apollo Global Member of the Audit Strategic Committee Management and Risks Committee and Company: Monarch of the Strategic Committee Alternative Capital Company: Transavia France Christophe Villemin Valérie Boyer DIRECTOR DIRECTOR Member of the Appointments REPRESENTING and Compensation Committee THE EMPLOYEE and of the Strategic SHAREHOLDERS Committee Company: Latécoère Company: Apollo Global Management 06-07ANNUAL REPORT 2018 © BlackSky Satellites BlackSky END OF 2018. Latécoère, through its Interconnection Systems branch is selected by LeoStella to supply 2 018 harnesses for BlackSky’s new-generation small satellites that will enable users of BlackSky services to benefit from innovative, cutting-edge A look back at some of the measurement tools. The first smallsats whose harnesses will news that marked 2018. have been manufactured by Latécoère will be put into orbit from 2019. Global 7500 Bombardier JANUARY. Latécoère was chosen by STELIA Aerospace to manufacture HIGHLIGHTS the overwing emergency exit doors for the Global 7500, one of Bombardier’s largest business jets. The build-to-print contract involves several of the Group’s Aerostructures sites, including the 4.0 plant in Toulouse and the Hermosillo plant in Mexico. © Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation © Bombardier RETROSPECTIVE Beluga XL Airbus JULY. The first BelugaXL completed its maiden flight in Toulouse. Teams from © Airbus both Latécoère divisions participated in producing the aircraft – on the one hand in manufacturing the pressure bulkhead separating the cockpit from the cargo area; on the other in designing, manufacturing and installing the front and rear electrical harnesses. Falcon 8X Dassault OCTOBER. The Falcon 8X was certified for its enhanced flight vision system. The aircraft is equipped with Latécoère baggage hold doors, tail fuselage sections and EWIS harnesses. © Dassault Aviation KC-46 Boeing DECEMBER. Latécoère’s Aerostructures branch secured the contract for manufacturing aft access doors for Boeing’s refuelling tankers. MRJ Mitsubishi Aircraft MID-SEPTEMBER. The first © Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation harness was installed on the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) by Mitsubishi Aircraft in Nagoya, in the presence of Latécoère teams. Since 2017, the Interconnection Systems Division has been working on the design, development, manufacture and installation of EWIS, with a view to certifying the aircraft. © Boeing 08-09ANNUAL REPORT 2018 A RESTRUCTURED COMPANY WITH THE MEANS TO ACHIEVE ITS GOALS Since taking over as CEO of Latécoère in 2016, Yannick Assouad has driven a profound and meticulous transformation of the company. Changes are still underway, but the Group is already unrecognisable – as are the attitudes of its teams. A look back at the year’s key events and prospects for growth. What are your thoughts on 2018? It was a year of transition characterised by major investments, particularly in our industrial facilities, to make them more productive and innovative. We now have very efficient production sites, particularly in countries where costs are competitive, but also in France with our new Toulouse 4.0 plant. For certain products we have a competitive We are implementing digitalisation at the very core advantage, such as Boeing 787 doors, for which the of our industrial facilities. While it is not easy, it is a very margins that were initially rather negative are now constructive step for the future. We have also taken improving gradually. From an operational point of the opportunity to introduce stricter requirements view, our Aerostructures Division had to deal with regarding staff safety – constant vigilance is key. the defection of a major supplier, but 2018 was Our Transformation 2020 Plan is progressing nonetheless the starting point of a commercial as planned, as are reductions to our cost base. revival for both of our divisions. VISION Can you tell us about the commercial momentum that Latécoère is enjoying? After the trials of recent years, Latécoère is now geared up and ready to draw on its recovered force. I aim to strengthen