Origins, values and "CYLAD Way"

Our challenge:
Make our customers confident, adapted, and armed to succeed

Independent Management and Strategy consulting firm, CYLAD Consulting advises
both major industrial enterprises and SMEs in their growth, transformation
and performance improvement.

Our origins

Founded in 2007, CYLAD was born out of
an entrepreneurial adventure

CYLAD developed into a firm that reflected its founders’ vision and remained faithful to the image they had of what consultancy should be: a model combining expertise, content focus, accuracy, respectfulness, transparency, tenacity, and above all, added value for customers.

The firm built its reputation on two pillars: an in-depth knowledge of the Aerospace & Defense sector and strong expertise in Project and Program management.

Born from complex industrial projects, the firm’s DNA is naturally structured to tackle projects using a cross-functional approach, breaking down silos and addressing many levels of complexity.

Today, these elements of the firm’s origins form the basis of CYLAD and are more than ever part of its identity.

Explore our Service Lines & Essentials

>100

consultants

covering strategy
and management

Partners

with top-tier
consulting experience

offices

in Europe, Australia
and Canada

80%

of projects

with clients who engage us on a regular basis

>100

projects per year

in Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific

Our values

COMMITMENT

We work with dedication
to secure results that have impact

EMPATHY

We believe the role of a consultant
is profoundly human

TEAM SPIRIT

We always work in a collaborative and supportive way, as a joint team with our clients

LEADERSHIP

We know having clear convictions and structured initiatives creates effective and valuable advice

OPEN-MINDEDNESS

We challenge ourselves, with curiosity
and the desire to innovate

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Partners and consultants approach our clients’ missions
with an entrepreneurial spirit and business sense

OUR REASON OF BEING: ADVANCE ALONGSIDE THOSE WHO ADVANCE

Our way of working

EXPERTISE AND CONTENT

Industrial sector specialists, our teams combine top-tier consulting expertise with in-depth knowledge of each sector and function we work for.
We use our functional and sectoral expertise to address our customers’ unique challenges.
On each mission, we get to the heart of the problem, thanks to our analysis and deep data analytics capabilities.
For Cyladians, effective support can only be provided with convictions that are forged by putting themselves in our client’s shoes. These convictions are the result of our experiences and analyses.

COMMITMENT AND DETERMINATION

“Committed” is one of the most recurring words in our client’s feedback. We dig to the heart of issues with energy and dedication and implement the necessary measures to obtain results that achieve the objectives and have impact.
Commitment is a primary quality we look for while recruiting; it gives meaning to our actions and helps create close relationships with our clients.
Currently 80 percent of our projects are with clients that engage with us on a regular basis and we are proud of these strong client relationships.
Our clients acknowledge a “Before and After” experience and real added value every time we have been called upon to support.
At CYLAD, Partners are actively involved in each of their missions to deliver the greatest possible impact to clients.

EMPATHY AND CONSIDERATION

Empathy is a core value and is reflected in our working approach.
The role of a consultant is profoundly human. Listening and support are at the center of how we work: it means being able to put ourselves in the shoes of our clients to better understand their problems, their culture, their challenges and, ultimately, to provide them with better advice.
This is also reflected internally in the way we put human relationships at the heart of the firm’s life.

TEAM SPIRIT AND COLLABORATION

Team spirit, community and solidarity are core values at CYLAD, whether it is within the firm’s teams or with the clients.
We strongly believe that actionable and sustainable outcomes require working together and empowering our clients’ teams in a collaborative and integrated way.

Industrial sector specialists, our teams combine top-tier consulting expertise with in-depth knowledge of each sector and function we work for.
We use our functional and sectoral expertise to address our customers’ unique challenges.
On each mission, we get to the heart of the problem, thanks to our analysis and deep data analytics capabilities.
For Cyladians, effective support can only be provided with convictions that are forged by putting themselves in our client’s shoes. These convictions are the result of our experiences and analyses.

“Committed” is one of the most recurring words in our client’s feedback. We dig to the heart of issues with energy and dedication and implement the necessary measures to obtain results that achieve the objectives and have impact.
Commitment is a primary quality we look for while recruiting; it gives meaning to our actions and helps create close relationships with our clients.
Currently 80 percent of our projects are with clients that engage with us on a regular basis and we are proud of these strong client relationships.
Our clients acknowledge a “Before and After” experience and real added value every time we have been called upon to support.
At CYLAD, Partners are actively involved in each of their missions to deliver the greatest possible impact to clients.

Empathy is a core value and is reflected in our working approach.
The role of a consultant is profoundly human. Listening and support are at the center of how we work: it means being able to put ourselves in the shoes of our clients to better understand their problems, their culture, their challenges and, ultimately, to provide them with better advice.
This is also reflected internally in the way we put human relationships at the heart of the firm’s life.

Team spirit, community and solidarity are core values at CYLAD, whether it is within the firm’s teams or with the clients.
We strongly believe that actionable and sustainable outcomes require working together and empowering our clients’ teams in a collaborative and integrated way.

SIMPLICITY AND TAILORED APPROACH

We believe that complex issues need simple solutions. This makes us stand out.
Aiming to reduce and control complexity, the CYLAD Consulting approach offers tailored-to-client solutions which are innovative, pragmatic and result-oriented and are adapted to the context and culture of our client’s organization.
Our goal is simple: to develop the autonomy of our clients and sustainability of changes.

HOLISTIC
APPROACH

We strongly believe that the best solutions rely on a holistic approach.
That’s why we tackle every project with a cross functional and end-to-end approach.
In addition, we play our role as a catalyst by working closely with top management as well as with the operational teams, and facilitating exchanges between the different levels of the company.

EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION

For us, guiding and advising also means supporting and accompanying during implementation.
When we propose strategic recommendations, we remain pragmatic and keep in mind the client’s implementation phase accounting for important factors such as context, unique constraints, and organizational culture.

AUTHENTICITY AND HUMILITY

Transparency and intellectual honesty are fundamental in our approach, far from any kind of political game. CYLAD distinguishes itself through its willingness to speak the truth and be authentic in all our actions and working methods.
Humility in our jobs is just as important as expertise. It enables us to question and challenge ourselves, to take a step back and adapt to changing environments as well as develop the curiosity to constantly learn and innovate.

We believe that complex issues need simple solutions. This makes us stand out.
Aiming to reduce and control complexity, the CYLAD Consulting approach offers tailored-to-client solutions which are innovative, pragmatic and result-oriented and are adapted to the context and culture of our client’s organization.
Our goal is simple: to develop the autonomy of our clients and sustainability of changes.

We strongly believe that the best solutions rely on a holistic approach.
That’s why we tackle every project with a cross functional and end-to-end approach.
In addition, we play our role as a catalyst by working closely with top management as well as with the operational teams, and facilitating exchanges between the different levels of the company.

For us, guiding and advising also means supporting and accompanying during implementation.
When we propose strategic recommendations, we remain pragmatic and keep in mind the client’s implementation phase accounting for important factors such as context, unique constraints, and organizational culture.

Transparency and intellectual honesty are fundamental in our approach, far from any kind of political game. CYLAD distinguishes itself through its willingness to speak the truth and be authentic in all our actions and working methods.
Humility in our jobs is just as important as expertise. It enables us to question and challenge ourselves, to take a step back and adapt to changing environments as well as develop the curiosity to constantly learn and innovate.

The drive to create value
is central to all our activities

TESTIMONIES

“I will call CYLAD again when I need a very flexible team that can crack complex problems with feasibility for implementation in mind.”

Head of Service of an Industrial Electronics OEM

“I want to compliment the CYLAD project team for first class project delivery and their strong commitment throughout the project.”

Head of Corporate Development of a Service Provider

“Throughout the working relationship, CYLAD was able to show flexibility in order to adapt best to the variations of our context and needs.“

Head of Methods & Tools in the Aviation Industry

“CYLAD excels by their commitment, humility, their capacity to work with people in all kinds of positions and their level of deliverables.”

Transformation Project Leader in the Ship building Industry

“CYLAD analyses showed a completely different way to look at the topic.”

CTO of a leading Metal parts Supplier

“I appreciated the ability of CYLAD to integrate very quickly in a project team, develop skills relevant to the core of the project and master its complexity.”

Head of Planning Department of an Aerospace Manufacturer

“CYLAD’s EVM methodology was the first effective and successful one which I have ever seen. I set it as the standard for every future program review.”

CEO of a Structural parts & Seats Supplier

“The CYLAD team had a great mix of management judgment and technical understanding.”

Head of Division of an Automotive OEM

“Good work, no politics: I have always been very satisfied with CYLAD’s work.”

Head of Quality in the Aviation Industry

“CYLAD did a great job, very good return on investment; we have €10 million savings while in February we had nothing.”

Head of Quality of an Aerospace Manufacturer