Veolia UK chief adds northern Europe to remit

And, the companys water divisions are to merge with the waste businesses. In the UK Veolia Water has a reduced involvement in water supply comparedto past levels and is also active in the organics sector. The UK water business, which will now come under Ms Brachlianoff’s control, has a turnover of more than400m per year and employs 920 people.

Announcing the shake-up of Veolias organisation yesterday, Antoine Frrot, Chairman and CEO, said the new organisation is based on a new organisation.

He continued: The transformation is based on two major advances: a country-based organisation for the water and waste management activities placed under the authority of a single director per country and the creation of two new functional departments: one dedicated to Innovation and Markets, the other to Technique and Performance.

Industry standard

Veolia claimed that the new structure would let the company become the industry standard for environmental solutions thanks to its expertise in water, waste management and energy.

To achieve its goals, the company has set four strategic objectives:

• to focus on activities where it can provide distinct added value,

• to speed up the development of the business done for industrial customers,

• to strengthen its position in growth markets,

• to continue with the development of its business models.

At a future stage, Dalkia, the joint subsidiary of Veolia Environnement and EDF headed by Franck Lacroix, will merge in with the waste and water businesses.

Ms Brachlianoff, who became chief executive of Veolia Environmental Services in the UK in 2012, also joins the Veolia Environnement Executive Committee, chaired by Antoine Frrot.

Growth

Mr Frrot claimed that: “With this new organisation plan, Veolia will be able to speed up its transformation and the deployment of its profitable growth strategy.

“We will now be more agile and competitive, and stronger in terms of innovation and marketing. This will enable us to respond better to our industrial and public-sector authority clients’ needs in water, waste management and energy.”