This does not mean that it should not evolve

The President of the Supervisory Board of Fram, Georges Colson, is not cached: with the designation, last Thursday evening, Antoine Cachin in the Presidency of the Executive Board of the tour operator, in lieu of Marie-Christine Chaubet-Polderman, in minority, "turned a page" in the history of the company. For the first time, in effect, Toulouse, created in 1949, no is not headed by a member of the family shareholder. But the epilogue of the conflict that had lasted for months with his half-sister is also, in his eyes, an opening to the outside. "We had that something happens. This trench warfare was too long. The management of the business will normalise, but it will be not be disembodied. "Antoine Cachin, who is a great professional and has my confidence, will provide a look at nine on society", he said in an interview with "Les Echos".

Beyond the arrival at the controls of the ex-patron of the Thomas Cook France French subsidiary (and former leader of Club Mediterranee), it is the set of corporate governance which is delivered flat. The Supervisory Board was reduced from 11 to 6 members, of which 3 do not belong to the family circle. Other outsiders must join him later. "Fram has need of a Board that is not only a body of control of the accounts, but also an instance attentive to market developments." But it is not matter that he was responsible for the management, it would not be in his role. "Not there see the return of Georges Colson who chaired the Executive Board", insisted the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Fram, and also President of United, the national Union of travel agents.

"The conquering independence."

If the Council is going to be more active, with two meetings per quarter instead of the one above, the management is clearly in the hands of a Board of Directors picked up, consisting of 3 persons, the post of Director-General having been deleted. According to Georges Colson, Antoine Cachin will present its first guidelines to the Council late January - early February. He will return to validate whether or not the guidelines initiated by Marie-Christine Chaubet-Polderman, namely the tightening of the portfolio of destinations on the medium-haul and the relief of the real commitments.

Concerning the positioning of the tour operator, General operator medium-high range, Georges Colson believes that there is still relevant, despite the difficulties of recent years: "It was said that the package travel was doomed to disappear with the development of tailor-made." The facts showed otherwise. This does not mean that it should not evolve. Mid-tier is perhaps the soft belly of the highly competitive market. But it has the most potential for development. "We have a card to play with our quality products at a fair price," observed the non-executive officer, before exclaimed: "Did we not complex to have with companies that are positioned on the top of range."

In addition, Fram, in his view, must be offensive and whether to seize the opportunities of development and alliances. "In view of what is happening around us, it must remain careful and not to confine in the concept of independence. Do not happen to possible partnerships, which does not necessarily mean capital linkages. "Take the example of SkyTeam in the air", said Georges Colson, which, President of the Executive Board, had credo "conquering independence."

Finally, when questioned on the possibility of a reconstruction of the family shareholders, he said that the issue is "premature", while stressing that "the main is the existence of an active majority."