Haulotte CEO Named Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist
September 27, 2007 • Alexandre Saubot, CEO of L'Horme, France-based Haulotte Group has been named the 2007 Entrepreneur of the Year winner for the Rhône-Alpes area.
The French version of the American Entrepreneur of the Year award is co-organized by Ernst & Young and l'Entrepreneur Magazine (Groupe Express-Expansion). The 15th edition is sponsored by Fortis, Kadeos and Microsoft, with support by LCI, Figaro and Radio Classique.
The award for the Rhône-Alpes area recognizes the most successful company regarding the following criteria: sustained turnover growth, sustained profitability improvement and manpower increase.
Saubot will go through to the national final, which will take place on Oct. 16 on the Opéra Garnier in
In the first half-year of 2007, Haulotte has had increasing sales turnover of 31 percent and an increasing operating profit of 46 percent.
