Today we learned of the death of Daniel Lafranche, Director of Talendi. Created in 1975, the adapted work company, formerly Bretagne Ateliers, based in Noyal-Châtillon-sur-Seiche near Renne, manages to integrate people with disabilities within companies. It now employs 550 people, 420 of whom are recognized as disabled workers.
« It is with deep sadness and great emotion that we inform you of the death, at the age of 65, of Daniel Lafranche », Indicates the company in its press release. The Managing Director of Talendi had been battling illness for a year and a half. “ His incredible strength, his positive attitude and his unfailing commitment to our association allowed him to remain present within our beautiful association until the spring of this year.. »
His fight was the employment of people with disabilities
It was in 1998 that Daniel Lafranche joined the Bretagne Ateliers teams. Seduced by the culture of the company founded by Jean Michel Quéguiner on a humanist approach to work and the economy, he became its general director in 2004. Listening, sharing, the right to make mistakes, recognition, support were deeply rooted in him. » It is also on these pillars that the collaborative management of Bretagne Ateliers, which became Talendi in 2022, is based.
Talendi today loses its director, a humble man, imbued with human values. “ Values that he liked to transmit with conviction to anyone who sought to exchange with him. Its door was always open, both for employees and users as well as for visitors. A committed man and actor in the Breton territory, both in the fields of disability, industry and collaborative management. All employees, users, the president and his board of directors, honorary members and associate members have lost a man of great value who served our association with humility and commitment.»
Labeled “Industry Showcase of the Future” in 2018 for its “CRISTAL” collaborative management method and its individualized support, Talendi places people at the heart of its organization.
