INTERVIEW – In thirty-five years, the CEO of Loxam has transformed an SME into an international group.
Gérard Déprez’s trajectory is inseparable from the history of Loxam. This subsidiary of Lyonnaise des eaux based in Brittany has become the world number four in the rental of industrial machinery, with a thousand agencies around the world and 2.2 billion euros in turnover in 2021. “A capital-intensive service activity”sums up the one who now owns more than 80% of the capital and who is pleased that 93% of employees hold a permanent contract.
LE FIGARO. – Ten days ago, you organized a seminar by videoconference with 8,000 employees. What was the objective?
Gerard DEPREZ. – We talked very little about business. What mattered more was the state of mind, the corporate culture, the bond of trust, the dynamic. Two years have passed since our last major acquisitions. There was also the Covid episode. After such changes or upheavals, a community like a business needs to come together. We…
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