Pascal Portevin

Alcatel Alsthom Cie Generale D'Electricite SA is an international group whose core businesses are telecommunications systems & railroad and energy transportation systems. The group's cable subsidiaryis the largest producer of power transmission cables in the world. The company also produces batteries and has electrical engineering activities. Telecommunications accounted for 44% of 1996 revenues; telecommunication cables, 21%; energy and transportation, 18%; electrical systems, 13%; batteries, 3%, and other, 1%.