Delville Management in AC Presse: "We Are Not in a Crisis of Confidence"

As President of Delville Management, a firm specialising in transition management, Patrick Abadie believes that France is not facing a crisis of confidence — and that the rebound should be very strong once lockdown is lifted.

You don't need to be a fortune-teller to see that a crisis is upon us. Yet this is not a crisis of confidence, unlike those of 2008, 1990 (with the Gulf War), or the historic crash of 1929. Founder and President of Delville Management, Patrick Abadie refuses to be "either optimistic or pessimistic" about the current situation. In brief, Delville Management is a firm specialising in transition management — that is, in the interim leadership of companies facing a management challenge. This places the firm in contact with a wide range of businesses across all sectors, making it an excellent vantage point.

Observation: the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting business sectors very unevenly. Outside of food retail, commerce is essentially at a standstill. Conversely, logistics is under enormous pressure, as is the agri-food sector, which is running at full capacity. With the launch of mask production, textile companies are overwhelmed. The same applies to the perfume and cosmetics sector, which is producing large quantities of hand sanitiser.

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