Listening Exercises B2 – Organizations and people

Name: AGM Industries

Established: 1989

Main activity: provides microchip technology to computer manufacturers

Headquarters: Cambridge

Turnover: over £250 million

No. of employees: 1100 worldwide

Current market share: 15%

Transcript

First I’d like to welcome all of you to AGM Industries. As you know, we’re fast becoming one of the leading hi-tech companies in the world. Nobody could have foreseen back in 1989 when the company was founded that we would grow so quickly, and so successfully. Today from our home here in Cambridge, AGM Industries controls a multi-million pound business, providing microchip technology to computer manufacturers all around the world. Last year our turnover was in excess of £250 million. We have a total workforce of over 1100 people worldwide, and with you help we aim to grow our 15% share of the market and become even stronger.

b

the best products – Quality / the most competitive prices – Prices / in the quickest time frame – Speed

Transcript

At AGM Industries, we pride ourselves on delivering the best products at the most competitive prices … and in the quickest time frame to our customers. I know all of you will take on board these values, and work with me to achieve our goals.

b   President      c   Human Resources      d   R and D

e   Technical Support      f   Sales and Marketing

Transcript

Our company structure here at HQ is fairly traditional. We are headed by the company Chairman, and under him are the President, and the CEO. The CEO is in charge of three divisions; Strategy and Planning, Human Resources and Customer Services. The President has control of four divisions. Operations, which is made up of the Product Management and R and D departments; Technical Services which includes the Quality Control and Technical Support departments … the Business Development division, which includes Sales and Marketing, and finally there is my division, Finance, which stands by itself.

Lisa Vickers: Accounts Administrator

Carol Parks: Accounts Manager

Tim Starks: Payroll Manger

Helen Green: CFO

All these people work in the Finance Department.

Transcript

Peter:     Well, this is your office, Lisa. Carol? This is Lisa.

Carol:     Hi Lisa. Pleased to meet you. I’m Carol Parks, the Accounts Manager.

Lisa:     Hi. Lisa Vickers. I’m looking forward to working with you.

Peter:     I’ll just show you around, so you get to meet a few more people … Oh, there’s Tim. Tim? Let me introduce you to Lisa Vickers. She’s our new Accounts Administrator.

Tim:     Hello Lisa. I’m Tim Starks, the Payroll Manager.

Peter:     Tim’s responsible for making sure everyone gets their salary at the end of the month!

Lisa:     Ah, so he’s a very important person, then!

Peter:     Oh, and I want you to meet Helen. Helen Green. She’s the CFO. Helen?

Michiko d

Carl a

Youssry c

Heidi e

Michiko: promoting the company, raise our profile, image

Carl: expenditure, investments, budget allocation, resource management.

Youssry: people, hiring and firing, welfare and professional development, staff

Heidi: design new technologies, research and study, practical testing and trials

Transcript

Michiko

I’m in charge of promoting the company, both within the industry and in the wider community. My main responsibility is to raise our profile and to make sure the image we project is a positive one.

Carl

Well, my job involves taking tough decisions about our expenditure and any investments we may make. I’m mainly concerned with budget allocation and resource management.

Youssry

I’m interested in people. I’m responsible for hiring and firing, of course, but also for the welfare and professional development of all the staff here.

Heidi

I manage a team of ten people, and together we work to design new technologies that the company can take forward to production. My job involves a great deal of research and study, and also a lot of practical testing and trials.