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UBISOFT • 2006 ANNUAL REPORT
FINANCIER
The group’s activities and performance for fy 2005-06
Country Staff Staff
as of 03.31.06 as of 03.31.05
Germany 68 66
Australia 12 13
Austria 4 6
Benelux 15 18
Canada 1,444 1,110
China 422 329
Korea 2 2
Spain 43 48
United States 351 321
France 673 656
Hong Kong 5 5
Italy 52 49
Japan 17 17
Morocco 41 42
Scandinavia 18 22
Romania 218 218
United Kingdom 50 44
Switzerland 6 6
Total 3,441 2,972
Ubisoft worldwide key figures at March 31, 2006
3,441 employees (average staff during the year: 3,240), a 16% increase since 03/31/05.
Offices in 21 countries.
79% men and 21% women.
78% in production activities and 22% in business and support activities.
An average age of 30.7 years.
Average seniority of 2.95 years.
Distribution of staff by activity:
Distribution of staff by country (1).
(1) These include only permanent employees. The total number of employees
therefore excludes temporary, intermittent or short-term employees and
trainees.
1.4.1
Human resources
1.4
1.4.2 A motivating, friendly
work environment
a. Direct communication involving each
individual in the company’s day-to-day life
The teams are informed on a regular basis of the com-
pany’s strategy and new developments through internal
meetings, team workshops and 41 local and international
intranets. An in-house survey is conducted every two
years, on average, to poll employees on the company’s
main strategic choices (71% participation in the last survey
conducted in 2005). From time to time, web forums are
organized to allow employees to ask top management
direct questions.
b. Close contact and a friendly environment
By definition, the process of creating a game implies
strong collaboration among the teams involved, since all
technical and artistic areas interact from start to finish.
The diversity of the employees’ profiles is, in fact, one of
the strengths of the company, which encourages multicul-
turalism and open-mindedness:
There are 29 types of job at Ubisoft, ranging from crea-
tive personnel to technical engineers and business pro-
fessionals, all of whom are united through their passion
and shared objectives.
Ubisoft has offices in 21 countries, which means that the
group boasts at least as many different nationalities.
Activity As of 03.31.06 As of 03.31.05 As of 03.31.04
Production 2,686 2,221 1,564
Sales, marketing and administration 755 751 788
Total 3,441 2,972 2,352