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The confidence in his voice is palpable as Paolo [ REPORT ]
Graziano, Magnaghi Aeronautica (MA Group)
CEO, talks about his vision for the company
that has expanded its international footprint
significantly over the last decade.
“We are in growth mode. We are looking at
opportunities not only in terms of capacity but
also capability. We have an investment plan
for the next year, both in the U.S. and Europe,
Poised and have identified certain niche areas that
we want to invest in. Discussions have already
been initiated with a few companies. Besides
acquisitions, we are also planning to expand
our existing capabilities. Being small and agile
is an advantage, but sometimes, you have to
for Major
show off your muscles.”

Doubling in Size
Graziano expects the company, which has so
far produced over 20,000 landing gears for
Growth more than 7,000 small and large civil and mil-
itary aircraft and helicopters, to experience a
growth spurt. “We have a clear idea about what
the right size for the company is,” he says. “We
still have room to grow in our five-year plan.
Once we have doubled our size, we will stop.
We currently have about 1,000 employees and
we expect the number to grow to about 2000.
MA GROUP, WHICH HAS BEEN SELECTED AS A That is the right size for our market, for our
SUPPLIER FOR TWO MAJOR INTERNATIONAL niche.”
PROGRAMS – DEFIANT X AND RACER – IS EYEING Expanding existing capacity through acquisi-
GROWTH THROUGH ACQUISITIONS tions is part of the company’s strategic plan.
“We are looking at acquiring some capacity
and are evaluating a few options. We want to
Arun Sivasankaran increase capacity with more systems, machin-

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