Type
Business expansion
Country
France
Region
Méditerranée; Provence-Alpes-Côte d\'Azur; Alpes-Maritimes
Location of affected unit(s)
Cannes
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products
Manufacture Of Computer, Electronic And Optical Products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products

150 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
6 December 2010
Employment effect (start)
1 July 2010
Foreseen end date

Description

Thales Alenia Space, European leader in satellite systems and a major player in orbital infrastructures will recruit 150 engineers in its Cannes plant that employs 2000 employees. Overall the Thales Alenia Space company has 7,200 employees located across 9 industrial sites in France, Italy, Spain and Belgium.

Thales Alenia Space is a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Finmeccanica (33%). Thales Alenia Space achieved revenues of Euro 2 billion in 2009, has a total of 7,200 employees.


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2010), Thales Alenia Space, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 71298, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/71298.