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Management Report
2012
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Diverse career paths
The Group currently offers numerous possibilities for advancement within specific fields and other
areas of activity. For Ubisoft, such decisions are based on two key factors: Existing opportunities and
the desire to offer each person, within a flexible environment, a challenge adapted to their desires and
skills.
As well as local interdepartmental transfers and promotions, the Group’s presence in 29 countries
offers teams opportunities to work abroad. All international job offers are available in real-time to all
employees on the Group portal.
Compensation that aims to recognize skills, performance and commitment
Ubisoft has established a bonus policy that reflects its desire to reward personal and collective
performance:
- Production teams in particular receive a bonus calculated according to both the profitability of
the game on which they worked and their individual contribution.
- Business teams receive a bonus calculated on the basis of achieving results that are set at the
beginning of the year.
- Support teams receive a bonus according to an objective based on both qualitative and
quantitative factors, which serve to evaluate their individual performance.
Employee share ownership is another excellent way for Ubisoft to let employees participate in the
Company’s success. Capital increases reserved for employees took place on a regular basis in
France, the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Unfortunately, the current economic
climate has not been as favorable this year.
Overall, total registered shares held by employees or indirectly through an FCPE (Company mutual
fund) amounted to 1.4% of the capital.
Lastly, stock options are awarded on a discretionary basis to employees who have consistently
exceeded performance expectations. All plans combined, as at March 31, 2012, nearly 22% of the
Group’s employees received such options.
1.4.1.2 DEVELOPING A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH WITHIN OUR TEAMS
Ubisoft teams are present in 29 countries throughout the world, and there are 82 different nationalities
within the Group. The diversity of the team is a real opportunity which is utilized throughout multiple
collaborations between the different teams on a daily basis. Developing a collaborative approach at all
levels within the Company allows us to further strengthen this asset and ensure that Ubisoft’s teams
remain among the most creative in the industry.
Diversified teams for a richer collaboration
The diversity within the Ubisoft team helps create a work environment where ideas and opinions can
be expressed in a constructive manner. Diversity is also at the heart of video game production. In fact,
the process of creating a video game intrinsically involves a high level of cooperation among teams
with different backgrounds and training. Ubisoft is committed to encouraging team diversity, which is a
source of the Company’s wealth enabling it on a daily basis to design the very best games of the
future:
- There are more than 50 areas of expertise at Ubisoft, from 3D graphic artists to brand
managers, not to mention community managers, programmers and game designers.