OHL Group Annual Report - Grupo Villar Mir

2010 OHL Group Annual Report
Again this year, and as an example of our commitment to the employees of the Group, our primary strategic
resource, we have continued to reinforce our wager on training. Therefore, in 2010, both the number of
participants as well as the hours of training provided increased 53 and 47%, respectively.
Insofar as occupational risk prevention, one of the OHL Group’s longstanding priorities, with a culture of
prevention based on a ‘’zero-accident’’ goal, we have reaped excellent results. The Group, in the context of its
policy of continuous improvement, has reduced its occupational accident rate by 24% over the 2007-2010 period.
And I would also like to highlight another significant event, although it occurred subsequent to the end of the
financial year. I refer to the decision by OHL’s Board of Directors to entrust the functions of the promotion and
monitoring of the Corporate Social Responsibility policy to the Board Committee, which has gone on to be
called the Audit, Compliance and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee. This decision by the Board is yet
another example of its firm determination to advance in the improvement of Corporate Governance and in the
integration of sustainability into the business.
Fellow Shareholders, during this 2010 financial year, a year weighed down once again by the severe economic and
financial crisis that continues to beleaguer the Spanish economy and, most especially, the construction sector,
the OHL Group has presented very satisfactory results and maintains a solid financial position, demonstrating
the wisdom of the strategy announced in 2002 and the wager on sustainability as a guarantee of growth.
Difficult junctures always offer significant opportunities, and the OHL Group, thanks to the support given by all
of you, by our customers and by our team, has succeeded in taking advantage of them in this 2010 financial
year. I wish to express, in my own name and on behalf of the Board of Directors of OHL, our appreciation to all
of you for the trust you have placed in our Group and to our customers for the support they give us, together
with our congratulations to all of the employees of the Group, whose effort, dedication, professionalism and
pursuit of excellence have made it possible to continue to move ahead in consonance with our commitment
to ongoing improvement.
The Chairman of the Board of Directors
Juan-Miguel Villar Mir
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