[Press Release] The Arrival of the Fourth Family Generation to the Company's Presidency
(From left to right: Laurent Bataille, Stéphanie Saboly-Bataille, Charles Bataille)
Poclain, French family-owned mid-sized industrial enterprise, announces a major evolution in its governance with the arrival of Charles Bataille and Stéphanie Saboly Bataille alongside Laurent Bataille as Presidents of the Group.
Already involved for several years on the Board of Directors, Charles Bataille (47 years old) and Stéphanie Saboly Bataille (40 years old) join Laurent Bataille to form a collegial presidency. Each of the three members will be able to represent the Group alone as President, in a spirit of continuity, complementarity, and intergenerational transmission.
This passing of the torch is the result of a strong family desire to continue Poclain’s industrial entrepreneurial adventure, ensuring its longevity and adapting it to contemporary challenges.
Charles Bataille, an Arts et Métiers engineer and entrepreneur in industry, and Stéphanie Saboly-Bataille, an ESCP graduate engaged in the healthcare sector, represent a new generation both deeply rooted in family history and oriented toward the future.
Both share a clear vision: make the Group grow, strengthen its impact face to geopolitical, technological, and environmental challenges, and ambitiously deploy the new strategic plan “New Gen 2030” launched in April 2025.
"We have deep faith in the potential of our power transmission solutions and in the strength of our family model. We are determined to write, together with all company employees and stakeholders, a new chapter in Poclain’s history," affirm Charles and Stéphanie.
In a world undergoing profound transformations, this new governance embodies the ambition to build the future with boldness, commitment, and responsibility, while remaining true to the founding pillars of Poclain—innovation, international reach, people, and independence.
About Poclain
Founded in 1927, Poclain is an independent French mid-sized industrial company, specializing in the design, manufacturing, and marketing of hydrostatic, electrohydraulic, and electric transmissions.
Its globally recognized expertise enables it to serve highly diversified markets such as agriculture, construction, and public works.
With a team of 2,100 employees worldwide and 10 industrial sites and 6 Research & Development centers, Poclain operates nimbly on the international stage.
With revenues of €400 million in 2024, 90% of which is generated internationally, Poclain relies on an extensive network of 17 sales subsidiaries around the world.
Each year, Poclain invests 7% of its revenue in R&D.
The Poclain Group is fully committed to a strategic development and transformation plan (NEW GEN 2030) designed to better meet tomorrow’s challenges: increasing electrification of equipment, development of connectivity within hydraulic systems (IoT, data management), and reduction of environmental footprint.
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