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Karistem launches a new network of experts : Karistem Corporate Expertise
Paris , September 24, 2013. Twelve months after the acquisition of Factea Group, a network of franchised offices and specialized in the optimization of several sourcing families, Karistem announces the launch of a new network of experts: Karistem Corporate Expertise (KCE ).
Most franchisees of the Factea group, specialized in procurement categories such as IT, telecommunications, energy, personal protective equipment, etc. have chosen to cooperate with Karistem within a new network called Karistem Corporate Expertise (KCE ) experts.
“We were very motivated by the development of this new business [operational expertise, ed] and the business model developed by Factea immediately appealed to us”, says Saad Bennani , Managing Partner and Head of the Expertise business at Karistem. “This is a very relevant model for networking with experienced operational professionals. The synergies with the consulting are obvious and our customers immediately acclaim this complementarity”
Substantive work has been done to enhance the value added to network members and to simplify the transparence of the offer. “Karistem has found the right balance between our entrepreneurial aspirations, our operational expectations and prudent financial management of investments” says Pascal Auclert, Head of IT Procurement expertise at KCE. “We were impressed by the vision and values of the Karistem management team.” He added, “We had been through a very difficult time and we needed to regain confidence, to be heard and to be involved in key decisions.”
Several recent commercial successes have obviously played a decisive role. “The presence of Karistem in some large accounts has let us raise our profile. We have very quickly seen major commercial successes” says Frédéric Catherin, Head of energy sourcing expertise in KCE.
From now on, all the former entities of Factea will operate under the brand Karistem and continue their two core businesses : strategic and management consulting of the sourcing function under Karistem Corporate Consulting (KCC) , and operational expertise in the management of sourcing categories, under Karistem Corporate expertise (KCE ).
“Over the past year, we have focused our operations on two objectives: to take advantage of synergies between Factea and Karistem as well as maximizing the economies of scale that are related to our size” explains Serge Dautrif , Managing Partner and head of the Consulting business at Karistem. “It is thus in both action and success that we decided to show our teams and our clients the relevance of this association.”
In the coming months, Karistem will continue to develop its Sourcing practice and expert network by sourcing categories. Karistem also intends to accelerate the development of its other areas of expertise, particularly in HR , Supply Chain and Sustainability.
Karistem Corporate Consulting briefly. Karistem Corporate Consulting (KCC) is a consulting firm specializing in strategy and transformation. Since 2004, KCC develops and implements major transformation projects supported by the Exectutive Managament to improve the competitiveness of the heart of business and / or support functions to align the business strategy. KCC’s approach is results-oriented and puts people at the heart of each transformation. KCC is committed (1) the involvement and ownership of the change by the largest number of people and (2) on fast, major and lasting results.
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