Reply (company)

Reply is a company that specialises in consulting, system integration and digital services, with a focus on the design and implementation of solutions based on the web and social networks.

Reply
IndustryBusiness Consulting and Systems Integration
Founded1996
Revenue € 1,035.8 million (2018)
Number of employees
7,606 (2018)
Websitewww.reply.com

Reply’s revenue increased from €33.3 million in 2000, the year the company was listed[1] on the STAR segment of the Italian Stock Exchange (Borsa Italiana), to €705.6 million in 2015.[2] In 2018 Reply had a revenue of €1,035.8 million and over 7,600 employees.[2]

History

Founded in 1996 in Turin by a group of IT managers led by Mario Rizzante [3] the company uses a network model, consisting of dozens of companies (controlled by a parent company and each focused on a specific business) operating in various sectors such as big data, cloud computing, digital media and internet of things.

Since 2006, the year in which the leadership of the company passes to Tatiana Rizzante, daughter of Mario, the expansion in Europe, in particular in England and Germany, begins, both opening new offices and making existing realities. So it's the turn of the Benelux and France. In the family business, Tatiana's brother Filippo also works as chief technology officer. In 2013 Mario Rizzante was nominated Cavaliere del Lavoro. [4]

Turnover increased from 33.3 million euros in 2000, the year of listing on the Star segment of Borsa Italiana, to 884 million euros in 2017. [5]

Already in 2004, according to Forbes , it was among the top 25 Italian companies with the highest growth rate. [6]

Sectors

Thanks to the companies of its network, Reply operates in the following sectors:

  • Energy and Utilities
  • Telecom, Media & Entertainment
  • Industrial Products
  • Distribution & Transportation
  • Banking
  • Insurance
  • Public Sector
  • Healthcare
  • Cybersecurity

Corporate structure

Tatiana Rizzante and her brother Filippo own a 12.91% stake each in Alika, the holding company that owns 53.5% of Reply. [3] In October 2017, the controlling stake in the holding was dropped to 45.1%. [7]

References
  1. "Azioni Reply - Quotazioni REY e Titoli borsa | Il Sole 24 Ore". Il Sole 24 ORE. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  2. "Company profile" (PDF).
  3. "The lady of software wants young people in the company". 4 August 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  4. Il Sole 24 Ore , 15 October 2013.
  5. "Company Profile". Reply.
  6. Il Sole 24 Ore , 1 June 2017.
  7. "Reply, Rizzante sells 7.7% stock in sharp decline". October 3, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
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