Founded in 2007, CYLAD was born out of an entrepreneurial adventure. We developed into a firm that reflected our founders' vision of what consultancy should be: a model combining expertise, content focus, accuracy, transparency, humility, tenacity, and above all, added value for customers. Our reputation was built on two pillars — an in-depth knowledge of the Aerospace & Defense sector and strong expertise in Project and Program management. Today, with 11 offices across 6 countries and 3 continents and over 150 consultants, we support industrial companies of all sizes in navigating their most complex growth, transformation and performance challenges.

We are industrial specialists — partners and consultants who approach every mission with entrepreneurial spirit and business sense. We combine consulting methodology with senior expert experience to deliver sustainable results. Our DNA is cross-functional by nature: born from complex industrial programs, we break down silos and address many levels of complexity. We believe the role of a consultant is profoundly human — listening, committing, and co-constructing solutions alongside our clients rather than handing over a report from the outside.

We advise industrial companies across three interconnected practice pillars. In Strategy, we develop corporate strategy, growth and offer strategy, innovation approaches, and M&A support. In Transformation, we design and drive transformation programs, sustainability transitions, digital and IT function transformation, organizational governance, and change management. In Excellence & Performance, we sharpen project and portfolio management, product development, cost and cash competitiveness, operations and supply chain, efficiency and performance management, process optimization, and data and analytics. We deliver through four complementary models — consulting, expertise advisory, interim management, and training & coaching — so we can always provide the setup that best fits our client's challenge.

We are committed to our customers, catalysing performance and accelerating transformation. We believe that creating value is deeply linked with the sense of partnership we build with our clients. Beyond the results we deliver, we are also committed to driving positive societal impact — and we help our clients do the same. As a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact since 2020, we act as a global citizen, demonstrating respect and commitment throughout our daily practices.

Expertise and content focus — we are industrial specialists who bring deep sector knowledge to every engagement. Accuracy and transparency — intellectual honesty is fundamental; we speak the truth and remain authentic in all our actions. Humility — it enables us to question ourselves, take a step back, adapt, and keep learning. Commitment — we dig to the heart of issues with energy and dedication, implementing what is necessary to achieve real impact. Simplicity — we believe complex issues need simple solutions, and that pragmatic, tailored answers are always more effective than one-size-fits-all approaches.

CYLAD is the consulting firm that combines industrial sector depth with the methodological rigour of top-tier management consulting. Our teams hold both, which means we understand your constraints, your processes and your culture before proposing any solution. We address top-management issues and operational implementation simultaneously — so recommendations are always grounded in feasibility. Recognized by Forbes as one of the World's Best Management Consulting Firms two years running, and ranked in the TOP 25% for Industrial Goods & Services, we have earned the trust of clients who return to us — about 80% of our assignments are with loyal customers.

CYLAD's ESG commitment is built on the conviction that we are part of society and must be involved in the citizens' movement for global change. As a UN Global Compact signatory, we report annually on progress across five pillars: Social, Environment, Value Chain, Societal and Ethics. In 2024, we earned the EcoVadis silver medal — placing CYLAD among the top 15% of consulting companies for environmental, social, human rights, ethical and responsible procurement practices. Our ambition is to halve our CO2 emissions by 2030, invest in natural carbon sequestration, and deepen our support to clients navigating their own sustainability transformations.

We act as a global citizen from every one of our offices. Our teams participate in initiatives such as World Cleanup Day — in collaboration with Stade Toulousain, collecting over 250kg of waste in a single half-day. Through the United Nations Global Compact France program, we connect our commitment to the broader Agenda 2030 and Sustainable Development Goals, reinforcing our civic engagement across social, societal, and environmentally responsible dimensions.

At CYLAD, team spirit is a marker of cohesion, wellbeing at work, and even a key recruitment criterion. We are both inclusive and supportive. Our ESG policy explicitly covers equal opportunities as a societal priority, and our social pillar protects our people through ongoing investment in wellbeing — including stress management training and psychosocial risk reduction programs. The wellbeing of our consultants is what allows them to work collectively and effectively alongside our clients.