weave (consultancy)

weave
Private
Industry Consulting in augmented strategy
Founded 2001
Founder Didier Rousseau
Headquarters Incorporated Headquarters in Paris, France
Key people
 Didier Rousseau, President & CEO
Number of employees
 230+
Website en.weave.eu

weave is a French company which provides operational strategy consulting services. In 2011, weave became the first French consulting firm to obtain European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) recognition.[1] Weave is also a member of the French Association for Management Progress (APM) as well as the Syntec Federation.

History

Didier Rousseau founded weave in 2001 to provide consulting services in operational strategy, focusing on the manufacturing industry and the food sector.[2] The same year, weave launched its first subsidiary, Airmis, offering management and IT consultancy. In the year of its launch in 2001, weave experienced rapid growth. That year, the firm also launched its dedicated Energy Industry Services department. In 2002 weave developed a Business Technology offering.[3]

The arrival of Eric Delannoy and Alexandre Meyer in 2005 led to the launch of a portfolio of solutions for the Banking & Insurance sector.[4]

In 2006 weave created a subsidiary, WHumanRessources, offering recruiting services. Company acquire O2 France, a French sustainable development and eco-design consultancy, and also to set up AIR, in conjunction with Catherine Ronge, one of the firm's original founders.[5]

In 2011, weave became the first French consulting firm to obtain EFQM (European Foundation For Quality Management) recognition, achieving the highest level: Recognized for Excellence 5 star. This award was renewed in 2015.

In 2014, the independent private equity firm NiXEN Partners acquired a 60% stake in weave, making it the majority shareholder. The second largest stake is owned by weaver Chairman & CEO Didier Rousseau, and the remaining 16% equity is held by 19 associates.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Pour la deuxième fois, weave reçoit la reconnaissance maximale du modèle EFQM" (in French). 1 June 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Didier Rousseau, président et fondateur de Weave". France 24 (in French). 8 June 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Didier Rousseau : " Nos dirigeants ont une vision archaïque de la puissance d'intervention de l'Etat "". L'Opinion. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Libor : "Il faudrait imposer des sanctions clairement dissuasives"". La Tribune (in French). Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Isabelle Boccon-Gibod et Catherine Ronge rejoignent le conseil d'administration de Paprec". Actu Environnement (in French). Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Nixen a pris une participation majoritaire dans le cabinet de conseil Weave". Boursier.com. Retrieved 5 September 2016.

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