ALSTOM is a large
French company whose businesses are
power generation,
power transmission">power transmission, and manufacturing
trains (e.g. the
TGV), and
ships (e.g. the
Queen Mary 2[?]). According to the company website, in the year 2001/02 ALSTOM had annual
salesof over €23 billion, and employs more than 118,000 people in over 70 countries.
Current CEO is Patrick Kron[?] who has succeded to Pierre Bilger[?]
ALSTOM is traded in the stocks of Paris.
When the stocks closed on 12 March 2003, its market capitalization was €380.2 million
On 12 March 2003, shares dipped 50 per cent in one day, and finnished at 1.36 euros
