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OUR CORPORATE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE GOVERNANCE STATEMENTS
This brings me to three very special team members, who left an indelible mark on us all. I would like to pay tribute to Jean Marc Selvon, Jimmy Pierre and Angelito Brelu Brelu, who were all extremely valuable friends to their colleagues at the Head Office, Premix and at the quarrying site, respectively. Their unexpected and untimely departure was a great shock that we will feel profoundly for years to come. They accomplished much during their tenure within the Group, and we wish only to honour what they have passed onto us and keep their spirit alive. Our heartfelt condolences go out to their families.
Do you have any closing thoughts?
I would like to extend a warm thank you to Marc Freismuth, our outgoing Chairman, for steering UBP over the past nine years. His thoughtful perspectives and wise counsel have been invaluable, and I have personally rejoiced in working alongside a bright mind, with such a broad and unique outlook on the world. On behalf of the organisation, I would like to express my sincere gratitude for his insights and wish him the very best for his retirement.
In the same breath, I would like to welcome our new Chairman, Jean- Claude Béga, whose proven expertise in financial services and M&A will help the Group further its regional ambitions.
I would also like to express my appreciation to our customers, partners and suppliers for their continued support and trust.
To our talented team members across the Group, thank you for your hard work day in and day out to serve our clients. Your can-do spirit and willingness to take on every challenge have been invaluable during this time of tremendous change.
This past year, we pushed through the uncertainty and seized several opportunities that will take us into a new era of growth. As we look to FY2023, we have boundless milestones to look forward to, one of which will be UBP’s 70 years of existence. Looking back at our year of acceleration, acquisitions, transition and valorisation, we are stronger than we were in FY2021 - and I am optimistic that we will grow even stronger in the forthcoming years.
Stéphane Ulcoq
Group CEO
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I am optimistic that we ” will grow even stronger
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