Frans Houten
Frans Houten
beneficial business determined financial industry leader market order scale segments time
At the time we started the business renewal, I could already see that scale is important. We determined in order to get the right financial ratios and have enough investments in R&D and in order to become a real leader in the industry in the market segments where we play, that it would be beneficial to try and become bigger.
foundation growth means
This (growth forecast) means that there's a foundation in the market. It's not spectacular growth but it is growth.
knocking people
A lot of people are knocking on my door.
ratio research scale
Scale is important to get the right ratio of research and development over sales.
ratio scale
Scale matters, to get the right ratio of R&D over sales.
options various
There are various M&A options we will explore.
merger options various
There are various merger and acquisition options that we can and will explore.