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Management

Direction Oberthur
Thomas Savare
Chairman
Direction Oberthur
Etienne Couëlle
Managing Director – Operations / R&D
Direction Oberthur
Jean-Michel Guichot
Managing Director - Finance
Direction Oberthur
Nicolas Koutros
Managing Director

Our Values

Expertise

Oberthur Fiduciaire is one of the world’s largest private security printers.

Trust

A trusted partner and global security expert serving its customers since 1842

 

Innovation

Always pushing our internal boundaries to improve continuously the quality and traceability of our products

 

Respect

We value both our customers and employees. By welcoming diversity throughout our workforce, we seek and benefit from diverse cultures, capabilities and know how. We strive to create fulfilling relationships and partnerships and treat each person in a manner that reflects our values.

 

Integrity

We set high standards of performance and ethical behavior. We inspire trust by saying what we mean, matching our behaviors to our words and taking responsibility for our actions.

Key Figures

Chiffres clés

Production capacity of more than 5 billion banknotes per year

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3 production sites located in 3 European countries

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1300 highly qualified employees

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A complete range of secure products and services

Innovation

Security is our core business and our motto. At Oberthur Fiduciaire, we are constantly extending the performance of our products by improving their quality and traceability in order to ensure the highest level of protection against counterfeiting.

Our R&D team works very closely with our sales teams to anticipate our customers’ needs. Our strategy is project oriented in order to offer our customers tailor made solutions and security features specifically developed for them.

Our manufacturing sites comply with both the highest quality certifications as well as the tightest international highsecurity standards.

We have increased our investment in patents and our patent portfolio has increased dramatically in recent years.

CSR & Certifications

Corporate Social Responsibility

Aware of our impact on social issues, we decided in 2008 to deploy an integrated, certified management program to steer our CSR approach, under the name “Earth 365”, in line with our values of “Expertise, Trust, Innovation, Respect, Integrity”.

This commitment has led us, in 2021, to join the United Nations Global Compact and, in 2022, to develop at Group level a global, coherent and ambitious ESG strategy that is part of a continuous improvement approach with the ongoing aim of meeting the needs and expectations of our stakeholders.

We are committed to contributing to 12 of the 17 Global Compact objectives, grouped into 3 areas in line with our Code of Ethics commitments:

 

Environment

We are committed to sustainable products and services, and to limiting our environmental impact.

We have taken concrete steps to reduce our environmental footprint in order to contribute to a more sustainable future for all. We will continue to work in this direction to diversify our initiatives and strengthen our environmental commitment in consultation with our customers, suppliers and employees.

We contribute to the preservation of water resources, optimize our energy consumption through the use of renewable energies, and develop innovative waste recycling solutions.

We continue to implement actions to reduce our carbon footprint.

We develop sustainable products that are ever more respectful of the environment.

 

Social

We are convinced that companies have a responsibility to create safe and inclusive working environments, respect human rights, promote diversity and equal opportunities, and make a positive contribution to society. With this in mind, we place workplace safety for the men and women of the Group at the heart of our actions, and reinforce our actions to promote well-being in the workplace. We take action to promote diversity, equal opportunity and the development of an inclusive environment.

Testifying to our unique expertise, Oberthur has been awarded the “Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant” (EPV) label, a French government label set up to distinguish French craft and industrial companies with rare and exceptional know-how.

 

Governance

An essential component of our CSR strategy is corporate governance, which focuses on responsible and ethical management and leadership practices.

We respect the Group’s core values as set out in our Code of Ethics, and we deploy a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence. We are committed to supporting the local economy, giving preference to local suppliers for our purchases of goods and services. We support research, innovation and educational projects, with a desire to unite those who want to move the lines for a different future.

We work to ensure responsible and transparent management to maximize long-term value creation for all stakeholders.

We are poud to present our 2023 CSR report.

Certifications

Our sites are recognized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in key areas, attesting to their compliance with standards.

Other approvals provide further recognition of our know-how and compliance with specific requirements.

European Central Bank

All our production sites are accredited by the European Central Bank. For any additional information, please send your requests to the European Central Bank (email address: QEHS.accreditation@ecb.europa.eu).

 

  • Quality

    Quality

    ISO 9001

    EPV (Entreprise Patrimoine Vivant)

  • Security

    Security

    ISO 14298 (Intergraf)

    OEA-Full (Douanes)

  • Environment

    Environment

    ISO 14001

    ISO 50001(Energy)

  • Health and Safety

    Health and Safety

    ISO 45001

  • Business Ethics

    Business Ethics

    ISO 37001 (Anti-bribery)

  • Corporate Social Responsibility

    Corporate Social Responsibility

    ISO 26000

  • Information Security

    Information Security

    ISO 27001

History

  • Acquisition of 71% of Rolling Optics, microlenses technology company based in Stockholm, Sweden

    2023

  • 2022

    Oberthur Fiduciaire published its first CSR Report

  • Oberthur Fiduciaire joins the United Nation Global Compact

    2021

  • 2017

    Oberthur Fiduciaire acquires from Arjowiggins Security its banknote paper production plant known as VHP

  • Creation of Oberthur AD. Joint venture between Oberthur Fiduciaire and Printing Works of the Bulgarian National Bank

    2013

  • 2011

    Cession of Oberthur Technologies (Card systems and Identity activities). All the security printing activities have been renamed: Oberthur Fiduciaire

  • Acquisition of XPondCard, specialized in smart cards. Delisting from stock exchange

    2008

  • 2007

    Consolidation of activities and creation of Oberthur Technologies. Cession of Oberthur Gaming Technologies

  • Oberthur Card Systems IPO

    2000

  • 1999

    Acquisition of De La Rue Card Systems and creation of Oberthur Card Systems

  • Creation of Oberthur Smart Cards

    1996

  • 1994

    Acquisition of BABN, specialized in scratch cards, which becomes Oberthur Gaming Technologies in 1999

  • Acquisition of Axytrans which became Oberthur Cash Protection

    1993

  • 1991

    Creation of François-Charles Oberthur Chèques et Sécurité

  • Creation of FCO Card Systems

    1987

  • 1986

    Creation of FCO Lorraine, specialized in cheques

  • Jean-Pierre Savare took over the security printing activity and named it François-Charles Oberthur

    1984

  • 1940

    Oberthur began printing banknotes when the Banque de France had difficulty obtaining supplies and turned to Oberthur for assistance

  • Oberthur printing was founded by François-Charles Oberthur in Rennes

    1842

  • 2023

    Acquisition of 71% of Rolling Optics, microlenses technology company based in Stockholm, Sweden

  • 2022

    Oberthur Fiduciaire published its first CSR Report

  • 2021

    Oberthur Fiduciaire joins the United Nation Global Compact

  • 2017

    Oberthur Fiduciaire acquires from Arjowiggins Security its banknote paper production plant known as VHP

  • 2013

    Creation of Oberthur AD. Joint venture between Oberthur Fiduciaire and Printing Works of the Bulgarian National Bank

  • 2011

    Cession of Oberthur Technologies (Card systems and Identity activities). All the security printing activities have been renamed: Oberthur Fiduciaire

  • 2008

    Acquisition of XPondCard, specialized in smart cards. Delisting from stock exchange

  • 2007

    Consolidation of activities and creation of Oberthur Technologies. Cession of Oberthur Gaming Technologies

  • 2000

    Oberthur Card Systems IPO

  • 1999

    Acquisition of De La Rue Card Systems and creation of Oberthur Card Systems

  • 1996

    Creation of Oberthur Smart Cards

  • 1994

    Acquisition of BABN, specialized in scratch cards, which becomes Oberthur Gaming Technologies in 1999

  • 1993

    Acquisition of Axytrans which became Oberthur Cash Protection

  • 1991

    Creation of François-Charles Oberthur Chèques et Sécurité

  • 1987

    Creation of FCO Card Systems

  • 1986

    Creation of FCO Lorraine, specialized in cheques

  • 1984

    Jean-Pierre Savare took over the security printing activity and named it François-Charles Oberthur

  • 1940

    Oberthur began printing banknotes when the Banque de France had difficulty obtaining supplies and turned to Oberthur for assistance

  • 1842

    Oberthur printing was founded by François-Charles Oberthur in Rennes