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we actually did it, the move to break things apart has been halted and the management team is secure. i am honestly blown away that the 1,211 of us managed to stop this in its tracks even when things looked bleak (remember those first few weeks when nobody would listen). …

July 5, 2008

Petition to support Atos Origin Management Team

Petition to support Atos Origin Management Team

🏆 Won — 1,671 supporters Verified

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Started by Anonymous 18 years, 3 months ago
The right to speak to defend the future of our group: ATOS ORIGIN We, the employees of the Atos Origin group, signatories of this petition, are asserting our right to speak in order to preserve the future of our company. We, the employees of the Atos Origin group, are the real asset of our Group, through our know-how, our involvement, our expertise and the energy that we are providing for its development; we have a legitimate right to speak and to express our position. We also have the right to be heard. The declarations, which are currently being conveyed through the press by PARDUS and CENTAURUS, the two private equity funds which have taken a significant stake in our company, lead us to strongly believe that their strategy is focused on a potential break-up of the Atos Origin Group. The strategy of these private equity funds appears to be based on a misunderstanding of the global IT services market and the pursuit of immediate profit. We strongly believe that their messages have a real destabilizing effect on the business of our company, i.e. loss of employee motivation, loss of competence, difficulty in recruiting talent, disruption of business momentum gained through the implementation of the 303 transformation plan initiated in 2007 and consequently a general slowdown of our commercial activity. The transformation plan implemented by our management has proven its efficiency; · Group revenue up +8.5% year-on-year, revenue organic growth at +4.3% · Strong improvement of the operating margin at EUR 272 million (4.6% of revenue) including EUR 44 million of operating costs for the 3o3 plan · Adjusted net income of EUR 140 million, representing EUR 2.03 per share · Strong commercial momentum with numerous contract wins and a book to bill ratio of 106% · Net debt reduction to EUR 338 million · First proposed dividend ever at EUR 0.40 per share But, this strategy can only continue with success if the full integrity of our Group is preserved. We, the employees of Atos Origin Group, fully support the development strategy of our management which we strongly believe, will ensure the long term successful development of our Group and protect the interests of our business and its employees. By signing this petition you confirm your support to the members of the management of the Atos Origin group.

Updates

Reached 1,000 supporters

May 7, 2008

May 4, 2008

I just looked at the counter and we are almost at a thousand signatures which honestly feels wild because I started this just hoping for a handful of people to listen. We have to keep moving because if we land this milestone right before the next meeting it might actually show those funds that we are not going anywhere and that they definitely cannot ignore us.

April 22, 2008

One hundred signatures already which feels honestly surreal because I honestly thought it would just be me and maybe a few coworkers staring at the screen all day. It is wild to see people actually realizing that our work and our expertise deserve better than just being carved up for some quick profit by these funds.

Reached 100 supporters

April 21, 2008

6 Comments

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Marc Walton
18 years ago Featured

Enough with these hedge funds trying to strip us for parts. We built this company and we deserve to finish what we started with the 303 plan.

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Sophie Knight
18 years ago Featured

Disgusted by the way these funds treat us like numbers. Leave our management alone so we can actually get some work done without checking the headlines every hour.

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Claire Osei
18 years ago Featured

Pardus and Centaurus have no clue how this company works. They are just killing our motivation and making it impossible to hire good people.

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Jean Marquez
18 years ago Featured

Keep ATOS whole! Stop the break up.

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David Santana
18 years ago Featured

Total mess. Management has the right idea and the numbers show it. People need to stop gambling with our jobs for their own profit.

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Thomas Greer
18 years ago Featured

I have been here for 8 years and never seen such disruption. Just let the teams run the business instead of worrying about quick dividends for outsiders.

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