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The story

of a successful merger

On 30 March 2010, Coteba and Sogreah merged to form Artelia, one of France's
leading independent engineering, project management and consulting groups.
Several fundamental choices lay behind this decision. First of all, it was be a
merger between equals - something that was widely seen within the profession
as a risky undertaking, but that we were convinced was the right way forward.
Secondly, we decided that the new Group should be based on extensive employee
shareholding in order to guarantee its independence and its entrepreneurial
spirit. And last but not least, our ambition was to create a leading player in the
European engineering sector.
Jacques Gaillard
Following ten years of sustained collective efforts, this initial challenge was Chairman and CEO of Sogreah until 2010
achieved. Artelia now ranks as one of Europe's top fifteen engineering firms and Co-founder of Artelia
Member of the Board of Directors
has built a reputation as a group that is appealing, dynamic and deeply committed
to human values. It has succeeded in reinforcing its multi-disciplinary nature
and its geographical footprint by attracting renowned engineering companies
such as Auxitec and MOE, which now constitute two of its key pillars. Artelia has
also contributed to the success of thousands of projects around the world, while
distinguishing itself by embarking on a programme of continuous improvement
both from a technical standpoint and in terms of corporate social responsibility.
Today, the Group stands on a firm footing and holds multiple assets: a strong
brand, shared values, a committed management team and employees who are
passionate about what they do. For us as founding partners, this is a source of
great pride. We would like to express our warm thanks to all the men and women Alain Bentéjac
who have shared this wonderful adventure with us, and our full trust in our Chairman of Coteba from 1999 to 2010
Co-founder of Artelia
successors to bring Artelia to the next stage of its development. Member of the Board of Directors