Group Organization

Bobst Group’s principle is to be as close as possible to its customers and their specific needs. For each of the three Business Units, from Research & Development to sales, including all the transverse functions, the Group applies common rules which allow it to optimize all its activities.

Structural organization of the Group

Bobst Group Customers Folding Carton Industry Corrugated Board Industry Flexible Materials Industry

Corporate and transverse functions Business Unit Sheet-fed Business Unit Web-fed Business Unit Services Supply, Production and Logistics

Several principles on key success factors have guided the Board of Directors and management in their decisions concerning the organization of the Group.   Recognizing the importance of the specific characters of the Group activities, three Business Units, each with its own management, have been created in 2010.   In addition to this, Corporate functions such as Group Finance, and Group Supply, Production and Logistics are centrally managed.   Certain transverse functions have the duty to provide support to the organization and ensure coherence within the Group. They include: Human Resources, Legal, Information Technology, Technology Management and Communication. Controlling and risk management complete these functions.   The organization is managed based on the following principles: the simplification of processes and management will be applied; the speed of adaptation to changing markets and business environments being of utmost importance, the accountability and the decision-making are placed closer to the markets; the quality of the personnel and management is recognized as one of the main assets of the Group. For this reason, the organization is designed to provide a challenging and dynamic environment in order to attract and retain the most competent people; the structure chosen takes into account that the Group will increasingly focus its internal activities on specific value adding functions and that all of the back office will be organized in regional operational centers. This organizational structure allows the Group, in a changing environment, to rapidly anticipate market needs and transform them into equipment and service innovations. At the same time, it offers very close local presence, by industry, to customers worldwide, thereby strengthening exchanges in the culture of each country.