Vetoquinol Universal Registration Document 2019

2 36   Vetoquinol  Universal Registration Document 2019  Financial report STATEMENT OF NON-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE Vetoquinol’s people 2.4.1.2 Breakdown of headcount per department 2018 2019 +11.3% +5% +10% +15% +8% +20% +14% 2,132 207 195 178 202 343 395 885 959 317 362 243 2,372 218 Administration Sales & Marketing Production Science Supply Chain & Procurement Total Quality Broadly speaking, all departments expanded following the Clarion acquisition in Brazil. The increase was more prominent in the quality and production departments, as Clarion has a large manufacturing facility where most employees work in one of these departments. There was also a significant increase in administrative staff at the Goiania sales facility and at FarmVet Systems due to the ramp-up of development operations. The scien- tific department was boosted by the addition of product development staff from Clarion and a number of recruit- ments required to finalize the organization of the Angers research center acquired in 2018. 2.4.1.3 Breakdown of headcount per gender and territory Headcount Europe Americas Asia Consolidated total Women 722 311 35 1,068 57% 50% 7% 45.0% Men 550 317 437 1,304 43% 50% 93% 55.0% TOTAL 1,272 628 472 2,372 54% 26% 20% 100% Three-quarters of the workforce at Clarion, the Brazi- lian company acquired in 2019, are men, predominantly working in the production and sales departments, a figure that has slightly upset Vetoquinol’s gender balance. The Indian sales force grows each year and is exclusively made up of men, due to local working condi- tions and culture. Like-for-like excluding India, women continue to outnumber men across the Group, reflecting a satisfactory overall balance.