Jakobsbergsgatan 7 S-103 75 Stockholm Sweden The Axel Johnson Group of Stockholm comprises two legally and financially independent companies, Axel Johnson & Co. HAB, also of Stockholm, and Axel Johnson & Co., Inc. of New York. All North American activities of the Group are conducted by the New York company, and interests in the rest of the world (there are subsidiaries and offices in some 30 coun…
Reinhold-Würth-Str. 12-16 D-74653 Künzelsau-Gaisbach Germany Company Perspectives: "Visions set unexpected energy free." Würth Trading Group wants to massively extend its share in the world market of assembly technology. Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG is the world's leading distribution group specialized in the fasteners market--that is, screws, nuts, and bolts, and other accessories--which is als…
Zentralabteilung Finanzierungen Theodor-Stern-Kai D-6000 Frankfurt am Main 70 Federal Republic of Germany Emil Rathenau was the founder of what is now the massive AEG. He was born in Berlin in 1838, and, after the completion of his schooling, served for four years as an apprentice in his uncle's factory. This uncle then gave him enough money to attend the polytechnic in Hanover, but he had to lea…
125 Phillips Avenue South Hackensack, New Jersey 07606 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: With over a quarter of a century of expertise in flexible packaging films, AEP can offer you the best knowledge, service and delivery schedules in the industry. We have over one hundred sales representatives dedicated exclusively to serving AEP customers in every major market. Our AEP representative will learn you…
Calle Hipolito Bouchard 547 9th Floor Buenos Aires 1106 Argentina Company Perspectives: Could we ever have imagined, fifty years ago, such evolution, such route development? Was it a drive from within to fly across our vast country that gave us the impulse to reach out to the world? Was it the knowledge of our pilots or the spirit of the Argentines that gave this impulse to Aerolíneas? One thing…
1-2-11 Ikenohata Taito-ku Tokyo 110-8710 Japan Company Perspectives: Known and trusted by customers worldwide, the Aiwa brand is a powerful, competitive marketing tool. This is crucial given that Aiwa's products compete in the standard price range, where most products are sold. Brand image builds trust in a product and clarifies the value it contains. The company has succeeded in popularizing the…
15-1, Kyobashi 1-chome Chuo-ku Tokyo 104-8315 Japan Company Perspectives: Ajinomoto Co., Inc., introduced the original seasoning AJI-NO-MOTO into the market in 1909, making unami known to the world. Since then, placing customers first and constantly exploring new themes, Ajinomoto has been supplying original, high-quality products with its original technology and superior marketing skills. Ajinom…
54, rue La Boetie 75008 Paris France With operations in more than 100 countries, Alcatel Alsthom Compagnie Générale d'Electricité was the second-largest company in France in 1993. After almost a century as Compagnie Générale d'Electricité, the conglomerate changed its name in 1991 to reflect its two primary subsidiaries, Alcatel N.V. and GEC Alsthom. Alcatel, which brings in about 60 percen…
99 rue du Faubourg Saint Honoré 75008 Paris France Company Perspectives Philosophy: Patrick Alès is an enthusiast. Enthusiastic about nature, plants, hair, beauty, fragrances . ... When he speaks about plants, his eyes light up. And, he can speak for hours on end about the subject. When he was 25, he discovered the plant world: leaves, roots and extracts, which were dried or reduced to powder f…
1600 Saint-Martin Boulevard East Tower B, Suite 200 Laval H7G 4S7 Canada Company Perspectives Couche-Tard's unique operational approach combines the strengths of a large organization and the advantages of benchmarking with the benefits of local management and entrepreneurship in each store. So Couche-Tard is a family of autonomous business units that prosper by showcasing their brands while lever…
Prolongación Juarez Monclova, Coahuila 25750 Mexico Company Perspectives: Alto Hornos de México occupies a prominent international position as a competitive company with one of the most efficient, cost-effective and advanced production systems. Altos Hornos de México, S.A. de C.V. (often referred to by its acronym, AHMSA) is the largest steel producer in Mexico, converting raw steel into a var…
P.O. Box 959 Valley Forge, Pennsylvania 19482 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our mission is to build shareholder value by delivering pharmaceutical and healthcare products, services and solutions in innovative and cost effective ways. We will realize this mission by setting the highest standards in service, reliability, safety and cost containment in our industry. AmerisourceBergen Corporation is o…
6690 Beta Drive, Suite 300 Mayfield Village, Ohio 44143 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: "Where America Swims" is more than a slogan. It represents our base of more than 350,000 pools installed over the past 50 years and a reputation synonymous with quality and integrity. Anthony & Sylvan Pools Corporation is America's largest, and only, publicly traded installer of in-ground residential concrete swi…
Argyll House 6 Millington Road Hayes, Middlesex UB3 4AY Considering its current annual sales of £3.7 billion, the Argyll Group's history is remarkably short. In 1987, just short of celebrating its tenth birthday, Argyll became the fourth-largest grocer in Britain when it purchased the 133 U.K. Safeway stores from their American parent, Safeway Stores Inc. The Safeway purchase gave Argyll a place…
2 Pierce Place Itasca, Illinois 60143-3141 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We demonstrate the strength of our company daily--through our responsiveness to clients, through the collaboration of our highly specialized teams, and though our creativity and expertise in managing risk. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., ranked among the largest insurance brokerages in the world, offers property and casualty, rein…
180 Maiden Lane New York New York 10038 United States ASARCO Incorporated is a world leader in the production of nonferrous metals, including copper, lead, zinc, silver, and gold. Among the mines operated by ASARCO or its associated companies are the Mission and Ray open-pit copper mines in Arizona; the Silver Bell Mine in Arizona; the Continental Mine in Montana; four zinc mines near Knoxville, …
3 Lincoln Centre, Suite 1800 5430 LBJ Freeway Dallas, Texas 75240 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: As our industry changes, we will continue to lead the way—but we'll never give up that hometown touch you've come to expect. Our one million + customers have always known that being an Atmos customer means you get dependable, efficient service when you need it. We know that your time is as important a…
Avenida El Dorado 93-30, Piso 5, Santafe de Bogota D.C. Colombia Considered the world's second oldest operating airline after KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Avianca Aeroví Nacionales de Colombia SA pioneered civil aviation in South America. Once controlled by Pan American Airways (Pan Am), the company is now 60.7 percent owned by Bavaria SA, a $5 billion a year Colombian conglomerate with intere…
65 Pitts Bay Road Pembroke HM 08 Bermuda Company Perspectives Since 1965 we have been making Bacardi rum at the Bacardi & Company Ltd. distillery on New Providence. We are proud to say that our Bacardi rum is the only rum produced locally in the Bahamas and that it was the first major product to be exported from the Bahamas. Bacardi & Company Ltd. is one of the largest wine and spirits groups in …
P.O. Box 782248 Sandton 2146 South Africa The original South African Barlow company was founded by Major Ernest Barlow, an Englishman who fought with the British against Dutch and Huguenot Boers in South Africa at the turn of the century. Major Barlow returned to South Africa in 1902 and established an engineering supplies company in Durban. The family-owned "import-indent agency" was incorporate…
26500 American Drive Southfield, Michigan 48034 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Mission Statement: We build excellent solutions. Corporate Values: Leadership; Expertise, leading to effectiveness; Innovation, leading to quality solutions; Teamwork, leading to synergy; Decisiveness, leading to action; Commitment to our customers and employees; Integrity--the bedrock of long term success. Barton Malow …
Chemin de l'Orme Marcy l'Etoile F-69280 France Company Perspectives: Mission & Strategy: Become a key player in the in vitro diagnosti cs field. bioMérieux's ambition is to become a key player in the in vitr o diagnostics field of infectious diseases and other pathologies, suc h as cardio-vascular diseases or cancers. It has implemented the foll owing strategy: focusing its development on applic…
850 Dixie Highway Louisville, Kentucky 40210 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our business philosophy is straightforward. We believe that by investing in our people and brands, and by always trying to improve the quality of our products while also controlling costs, we will succeed in providing premium brands to our consumers and superior returns for our shareholders. We demonstrate this philosophy i…
6730 South Tucson Boulevard, #BC-7 Tucson, Arizona 85706 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The company excels in the design and manufacturing of ICs (integrated circuits) used in signal processing associated with the measurement and interpretation of "real world" phenomena such as sound, pressure, temperature, distance, and light. By combining specialized design and application knowledge with advanced…
Hongkong Telecom Tower 39th Floor Taikoo Place 979 King's Road Quarry Bay Hong Kong Company Perspectives: We will continue to invest in developing people and technology to reinforce Cable & Wireless HKT's standing as Asia's most successful integrated communications company. Cable & Wireless HKT (HKT), formerly Hong Kong Telecommunications Ltd., provides a wide range of communications services in …
3 Neal Street, 2nd Floor London, England WC2H 9PU United Kingdom Company Perspectives: The Caffè Nero Philosophy is really very simple. Coffee, Atmosphere, Food and Service are the key elements of our business and we put time and energy in to striving for excellence in these four areas. We want all of our customers to enjoy a great cup of coffee and a good Italian snack in an authentic European …
8 Cambridge Center Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Cambridge Technology Partners provides management consulting and systems integration services to transform its clients into e-businesses. Working in collaboration with Global 1000, high-velocity middle market companies, and .com start-ups, Cambridge combines a deep understanding of New Economy issues with integrated, e…
P.O. Box 118007 Charleston, South Carolina 29423-8007 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our Vision: Excellence in every aspect of our business. Our Mission: To exceed the requirements and expectations of our customers by empowering all employee-owners to provide superior value through quality service, innovation, continuous improvement, and strategic alliances with key suppliers. Our Principles: As a …
24, rue de la Montat 42000 Saint-Etienne France Company Perspectives: Now a century old, the Casino Group that Geoffroy Guichard founded remains true to the values that have underpinned its success: quality, local service, social responsibility, respect. The Group is proud of its values, and aims to found its future development on ten priority commitments towards its employees, its customers, its…
Polarisavenue 31 2132 JH Hoofddorp The Netherlands Company Perspectives CB&I is a global engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) company specializing in lump-sum, turnkey projects for customers that produce, process, store and distribute the world's natural resources. We serve a number of key industries, including oil and gas, petrochemical and chemical, power, water and wastewater, and …
4 Irving Place New York New York 10003 United States Consolidated Edison (Con Ed) supplies various forms of power to the greater New York City area. The company's earliest predecessors illuminated New York streets with gas in the 1820s, Thomas Edison's original electrical distribution system formed the basis of the modern Consolidated Edison in the 1880s, and the company built the world's first p…
Riverpark 800 Connecticut Ave. Norwalk Connecticut 06856 United States The Continental Group has long been a financially stable container company. Engaged in the mature and traditionally slow growth industry of canmaking, its revenues have increased every year without interruption since 1923. The company has overcome the problems endemic to canmaking (small profit margins, shrinking domestic mark…
Houghton Park Corning, New York 14831 United States Corning Incorporated, Corning Glass Works until 1989, began as a producer of specialty glass. The firm specializes in glass, glass fibers, ceramics, and laboratory services. During the 1980s Corning moved from slow-growing markets to development of products in new technologies, such as fiber optics. The company has joint ventures throughout the …
19, boulevard des Italiens 75002 Paris France Company Perspectives: Crédit Lyonnais Group has refocused on its three core businesses in retail financing services in France, corporate and institutional banking and international asset management, activities in which it has real competitive strengths. Through its extensive branch network, Crédit Lyonnais offers a full spectrum of banking products …
1200 Wall Street West Lyndhurst, New Jersey 07071 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Curtiss-Wright really does have the 'Right Stuff.' Formed from firms started by aviation pioneers Glenn Curtiss and the Wright brothers, the company operates globally in the aerospace, marine, and industrial markets. For the aerospace industry, Curtiss-Wright performs treating of jet engine metal and makes actuation sy…
IR 70546 Stuttgart Germany Best known as the manufacturer of the luxurious Mercedes-Benz, Daimler-Benz AG is Europe's largest commercial truck producer and makes more heavy (over six-ton) trucks than any manufacturer in the world. As the owner of three huge conglomerates, purchased in the mid-1980s, the company also produces everything from fighter bombers to vacuum cleaners. Acquisition of the c…
450 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10017 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Davis Polk & Wardwell serves U.S. and non-U.S. clients who look to us for advice, representation, and transactional assistance in a broad range of practices. We regularly work on matters that, because of their intricacy and magnitude, raise novel questions of law and practice. Davis Polk lawyers are known for their ability…
Duisburger Strasse 375 D-4200 Oberhausen 1 Nordrhein-Westfalen Federal Republic of Germany Deutsche Babcock is involved in machine engineering and plant construction through its subsidiary groups Deutsche Babcock Energie-und Umwelttechnik, Deutsche Babcock-Borsig, and Deutsche Babcock Handel. Its products include power stations and boilers, oil and gas firing equipment, nuclear-fuel-reprocessing …
Neue Börsenstrasse 1 60487 Frankfurt/Main Germany Company Perspectives: Our mission is to improve the efficiency of markets. Our objective is to become the preeminent exchange organization. We will provide access to the most attractive securities and derivatives markets. Being the only fully integrated exchange organization worldwide, we offer a full range of trading, clearing, settlement, custo…
Via dell' Industria 7 36060 Molvena, Vicenza Italy Company Perspectives: Beginning as a company focused on making quality clothing, Diesel has become part of youth culture worldwide. It can legitimately claim to be the first brand to believe truly in the global village and to embrace it with open arms. Based in the small village of Molvena in the north of Italy, Diesel SpA is one of Europe's top …
1131 North DuPont Highway Dover, Delaware 19903 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The company's mission is to exceed customer expectations by providing a great entertainment experience with friendly, courteous, and timely service; to provide employees with challenging and exciting opportunities in an environment where teamwork and mutual respect are paramount; to contribute to the growth of the commun…
637 Lake Shore Boulevard West Toronto, Ontario M5V 1A8 Canada Company Perspectives: To differentiate ourselves in the marketplace, we must focus and target our markets very precisely. Each one of our businesses must understand who its customers are, and serve those customers exceptionally well in order to dominate its niche markets and expand the base. All our businesses are geared to the middle …
600 Yosemite Boulevard Modesto, California 95354 U.S.A. E. & J. Gallo Winery is the largest winemaker in the world, with production of nearly 900 million bottles per year. Gallo produces one in every three bottles of wine made in the United States. While best known for its inexpensive jug wines and such fortified varieties as Thunderbird, in the 1980s and 1990s Gallo has aggressively followed con…
5, rue Sébastien-Bottin 75328 Paris cedex 07 France Company Perspectives: Gallimard wishes to be worthy of the literary heritage and values which presided over its creation, while at the same time preserving its financial and commercial independence, and developing original market strategies. This policy has overseen the gradual reinforcement of the Gallimard Group, a diversified and balanced st…
Calle Hermosilla, 112 28009 Madrid Spain El Corte Inglés, S.A. is a private company that forms the core of the El Corte Inglés Group and was incorporated on January 2, 1952, from the limited liability company El Corte Inglés S.L., itself incorporated on June 28, 1940. The company runs Spain's largest chain of department stores, with about 55 stores under the Corte Inglés name, and the Hiperco…
Carmelite 50 Victoria Embankment London EC4Y 0DE United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Energis is a communications company with a passion, helping business customers achieve their goals. This has moved our focus towards providing a comprehensive range of internet and advanced data services--supported by fast, reliable, broadband national networks. We are rapidly developing businesses in selected C…
231 Val des Bons Malades Luxembourg L-2121 Luxembourg Company Perspectives Mission: BES Group aims to be the leading Portuguese multispecialist financial group in terms of innovation, customer service, profitability and efficiency. While maintaining strict risk management, BES is continuing organic market share growth fueled by anticipation of client needs and alliances with premier partners to l…
Grenzarcherstrausse 124 CH-4070 Basel Switzerland Company Perspectives: We want to be innovative, and see change as an opportunity. Being active in high-technology fields, we must recognize new trends at a very early stage and be open to unconventional ideas. We see complacency as a threat. It is therefore our policy to encourage everywhere in the company the curiosity needed to be open to the wo…
28 Southampton Lane London WC2A 1AR England Fairclough Construction Group is one of Britain's prominent construction companies. Its growth from a small, local stone mason firm into the nation's most important public works and civil engineering contractor has been a steady, if slow and gradual, process. Leonard Fairclough was born on November 17, 1853 in Adlington, Lancashire. He apprenticed with …
8669 Commodity Circle Orlando, Florida 32819 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Today, over 260,000 families enjoy the Fairfield lifestyle. From the excitement of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to the shores of California. From the star-filled stages of Branson, Missouri, to the snow-powdered slopes of Pagosa, Colorado. Fairfield has resorts in America's most scenic locations. Golf. Tennis. Fishing. Boat…
538 Broadhollow Road Melville, New York 11747 U.S.A. Only six years after its founding in 1992, Family Golf Centers, Inc. is the leading consolidator and operator of golf centers (driving ranges) in North America, with 109 courses in operation at the end of 1998. The company also operates eight stand-alone ice rinks and manages 16 additional ice-rink facilities. Family Golf also operates three "F…
6300 Sears Tower Chicago Illinois 60606 United States Farley Northwest Industries is a relatively young company when compared to other corporations in America, but "middle-aged" when compared to the many other conglomerates which were created in the 1960's, when one-product companies started to diversify their operations. Companies which produced a narrow range of products diversified in an attem…
26555 Northwestern Highway Southfield, Michigan 48034 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Federal-Mogul has over 250 locations, across 6 continents, in 24 countries, with 56,000 employees worldwide. Headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, Federal-Mogul is a $7 billion automotive parts manufacturer providing innovative solutions and systems to global customers in the automotive, light truck, heavy-duty, r…
3901 Liberty Street Road Aurora, Illinois 60504-8122 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: To continue to further improve and broaden the entire home safety category--developing innovative products that continue to keep homes safe and sound. For more than 25 years, First Alert, Inc., along with its subsidiaries, has been a leading worldwide manufacturer and marketer of a line of home safety products. The …
4400 Post Oak Parkway Houston, Texas 77027-3421 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: At Fisk, we take pride in our past, are committed to our present and look forward to our future. During our storied history, we have gained experience on virtually every building type or unusual site condition in every region of the country. We've brought our expertise in electrical and low voltage systems to numerous no…
Fletcher Challenge House 810 Great South Road Penrose Auckland New Zealand Company Perspectives: "Fletcher Challenge is a New Zealand headquartered corporation devoted to creating superior shareholder value by taking resources to customers better in pulp and paper, energy and building industries. Fletcher Challenge strives for excellence in everything it does through industry leadership in fulfil…
777 East Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 U.S.A. Foley & Lardner is one of the oldest and largest law firms in the United States. From its 1842 origin as a two-man partnership focusing on local Milwaukee issues, the firm has grown to play an important role in the Midwest as its attorneys have successfully counseled corporations on how to flourish in the face of new laws and government …
Leonard Isitt Drive, Building 103 Auckland New Zealand Company Perspectives: Fonterra aims for global dairy industry leadership. The Group strives to be the lowest cost supplier of commodity dairy products, the leading price and inventory manager in the global commodity market, an effective developer of dairy ingredients partnerships in selected markets, a leading specialty milk components innova…
P.O. Drawer 457 Washington, North Carolina 27889 U.S.A. Fountain Powerboats Industries, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary Fountain Powerboats, Inc., is one of the premier designers and manufacturers of ultra high-performance speed boats, sport cruisers, sport boats, and sport fishing boats. However, the company is no ordinary recreational powerboat manufacturer. As Ferrari and Lamborghini…
1615 Poydras Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 U.S.A. Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FMI) is engaged in exploring, mining, producing, processing, and marketing natural resources. Commodities include phosphate rock, phosphate fertilizers, sulfur, oil, natural gas, copper, gold, and other natural resources. It ranks as the largest U.S. producer of phosphate fertilizer and one of the largest independent c…
3021 78th Street Norway Iowa 52318 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Our mission is to convert the world to natural and organic products. Based in Norway, Iowa, Frontier Natural Products Co-Op bills itself as the nation's largest supplier of organic herbs and spices, selling to natural products stores and specialty stores in the United States and Canada. The company manufactures products, sources agric…
4900 Georgia Pacific Center Atlanta Georgia 30303 United States Fuqua Industries is a conglomerate with a history of acquiring, reorganizing and then selling companies. This may seem like an unstable or risky way to conduct a multimillion dollar business, but Fuqua Industries has grown steadily since its inception in 1965. One of the keys to Fuqua's success is that it concentrates on those operat…
3820 Northdale Boulevard Suite 200A Tampa, Florida 33624 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Global's strategic mission is to be the most efficient, low-cost provider of document and image processing technology and services, including input, storage and output. We are "Passionate about Customer Productivity." Global Imaging Systems, Inc. is the leading provider of many office technology solutions. These…
777 Third Avenue New York, New York 10017 U.S.A. Grey Advertising is the world's 11th largest advertising agency, with offices in 89 cities around the globe. The company provides integrated communications services to a wide variety of clients whose products include some of the best-known American brand names. From its base in New York's fashion industry, Grey has grown to become an advertiser of …
Otilliavej 92500 Valby-Copenhagen Denmark Company Perspectives: Lundbeck's long-term goal is to become a leader on the world market within the treatment of psychiatric and neurological diseases. It is Lundbeck's plan to reach this goal by a combination of organic growth, inlicensing of products and strategic alliances and buy-outs. H. Lundbeck A/S is Denmark's second-largest pharmaceuticals compa…
Hanjin Shipping Building 25-11, Yoido-Dong Youngdeungpo-Ku Seoul South Korea Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd., a Korean global carrier, was established in 1977 by its family-run parent conglomerate, the Hanjin Group. In an industry that requires significant investment and industry knowledge to compete successfully, Hanjin Shipping surpasses expectations and proves to be an adaptable operation when it is…
Postfach 10 26 2 Ballindamm 25 2000 Hamburg 1 Germany Hapag-Lloyd is Germany's largest ocean liner shipping company and one of the largest shipping companies in the world. The company was formed in 1970 when Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft (Hapag) and Norddeutscher Lloyd (NDL) merged. Unlike some of Hapag-Lloyd's major European competitors who have diversified into non-shipp…
Queens Island Belfast BT3 9DU Ireland Company Perspectives: "For a company such as Harland and Wolff, which relies entirely on customers from beyond Northern Ireland for its very existence, our future success will also depend on factors beyond our immediate control. We are prepared to seek to bring real, lasting employment opportunities to Northern Ireland and, in so doing, further advance the po…
87-135 Brompton Rd. Knightsbridge London SW1X 7XL United Kingdom Company Perspectives: All things are possible in a store that truly lives up to its founder's enduring motto: "Everything for Everybody Everywhere." Harrods Holdings represents one of the most prestigious names in shopping history, operating the famed Harrods department store at Knightsbridge, London. The seven-story, 111,000-square…
5353 Lauby Road North Canton, OH 44720-1572 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Chocolate needs to be simple and pure, rich and complex, and filled with blends that are subtle ... yet irresistible. Harry London Candies, Inc. is a North Canton, Ohio-based confectioner primarily known for its high-quality chocolate products. The company also offers caramels, mints, and toffees. A subsidiary of Alpine Conf…
18 St. James's Square London SW1Y 4LJ United Kingdom Hawker Siddeley is one of Britain's largest engineering groups, along with British Aerospace and Rolls Royce. It was one of the pioneers of the aviation industry, but diversified over the years to remain competitive, first to electrical and mechanical engineering, and more recently to electronic components. Hawker Siddeley is still associated w…
325 North Wells Street Chicago, Illinois 60610 U.S.A. Helene Curtis Industries, Inc. manufactures and markets personal care products, primarily shampoo and conditioners, hand and body lotions, and deodorants and antiperspirants. Shampoo constitutes Helene Curtis's primary strength--Suave is one of the top shampoo brands in the United States. Helene Curtis was run by the original founding family f…
135 Duryea Road Melville, New York 11747 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The company's mission is to be the worldwide leader in providing the best quality and value in products and services for our healthcare customers. Henry Schein, Inc., is the largest distributor of health care products and services to office-based health care practitioners, mostly in the markets of North America, Europe, New Zea…
2400 North Watney Way Fairfield, California 94533 U.S.A. Herman Goelitz, Inc. is a privately held candy company known primarily for its phenomenally successful "Jelly Belly" jelly beans. The gourmet beans rocketed to fame during the first presidential campaign of Ronald Reagan, and Reagan's passion for the sweet treats encouraged sales of Jelly Bellies around the world. The company makes a full r…
24, rue de Faubourg Saint Honoré F-75008 Paris 08 France Company Perspectives: Over the course of the following years, Hermès will pursue its strategy based on the creativity and quality of its products, the reinforcement of its know-how in each of its markets, as well as the development of new client areas. Known as 'one of the world's most elegant businesses,' Hermès International S.A. is a …
1 First Canadian Place Toronto Ontario M5X IC5 Canada Hiram Walker began as a small grocery business in 1856. Today it is one of the three largest distilleries in the world, exporting products to over 150 countries. Through growth and expansion, the company now consists of three Canadian distilleries and four American marketing subsidiaries, as well as a bottling facility, a glass company, and a …
1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 4100 Denver, Colorado 80203-4541 U.S.A. Holme Roberts & Owen LLP has grown from a small partnership into one of the largest law firms in Colorado's Rocky Mountain area. From its main Denver office, the company operates branch offices in Boulder, Colorado Springs, Salt Lake City, and, internationally, in London. Holme Roberts & Owen (HRO) provides legal counsel in a wide…
Velázquez, 130 28006 Madrid Spain Company Perspectives: Iberia, which was founded more than 70 years ago when it flew its first three Rohrbach-Roland aircraft on a regular service between Madrid and Barcelona, is today the head of a group that encompasses three other carriers, two of them subsidiaries (Binter Canarias and Binter Mediterráneo) and one a franchise (Iberia Regional/Air Nostrum). I…
9300 Lee Highway Fairfax, Virginia 22031-1207 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: ICF Kaiser International's corporate mission is to be a major force worldwide in the environmental, infrastructure, process industries, and energy markets. We will grow by providing a full range of high-value-added services--from consulting, project development, and finance through all phases of engineering to construction…
Plaza del Marques de Salamanca Madrid 28006 Spain Spain's economy existed on a shaky foundation of regionalism, protectionism, and premodernization longer than that of any country in Europe. By 1939 the foundation was crumbling and Spain's new government, headed by Francisco Franco, was faced with the task of repairing the severely damaged structure. Spain's tradition of extreme protectionist eco…
Shin Ohtemachi Building 2-1 Ohtemachi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100 Japan World-renowned for generations as a shipbuilder, Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (IHI) is second in Japan only to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. IHI is involved in such high-tech industries as aerospace, energy, and material distribution. It is a pioneer in advanced technologies including nuclear fusion, superc…
John Brown House 20 Eastbourne Terrace London W2 6LE England Since its founding 150 years ago, John Brown has changed its emphasis several times. It began manufacturing steel files, shifted to rails and rail coach springs, then to shipcladding and shipbuilding, and finally, in the 1950's to general construction. John Brown has been a consistent leader within its various realms and has weathered d…
1700 London Road Glasgow Lanarkshire, Scotland G32 8XR United Kingdom Company Perspectives Whether you're in the mood for the perfectly balanced blend that "never varies" (Dewar's White Label) or full flavour and smoothness without compromise (Dewar's 12), Dewar's has something truly unique for every discerning Scotch whisky drinker. John Dewar & Sons Ltd. produces Dewar's White Label, the best-s…
1940 Fillmore Avenue Buffalo, New York 14214 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The John W. Danforth Company offers a combination of experience, skills, and expertise in mechanical systems and equipment erection that is unmatched. No project is too big, too small, or too complicated. A stable work force of skilled union craftsmen offers expertise in fabricating common or the most exotic materials for t…
Dechwitzer St. 12 04463 Grossposna Germany Company Perspectives Blüthner instruments can sing, certainly the best you can say about a piano. Julius Blüthner Pianofortefabrik GmbH is a family-owned and -operated maker of Blüthner and Haessler grand and upright pianos, considered some of the best models in the world. Based in Grossposna, Germany, the company has a rich heritage dating back to th…
1-1 Kandanishiki-cho Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101 Japan Since its foundation in 1969, JUSCO has established itself as one of the largest and most profitable retail chains in Japan. JUSCO's sensitivity to the varying needs of its local customer bases, its agility in adapting to changes in the business environment, and its attentiveness to quality of service have helped it to succeed in a highly competiti…
2605 Fernbrook Lane North Minneapolis, Minnesota 55447-4736 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: K-tel seeks to maximize shareholder value by leveraging its core, unique entertainment and consumer convenience product lines, with proven retail and direct response marketing and promotion techniques to stimulate consumer demand for all of its products; while at the same time controlling internal costs to ac…
125 West 55th St. New York, New York 10019-5366 U.S.A. Katz Communications, Inc., is the largest company in the American broadcast representation industry, with offices in 22 cities around the country. Closely held since its founding in the late 19th century as a family firm, Katz began as a representative for the printed media--selling newspaper space to advertisers--and evolved with development…
421 Aviation Blvd. Santa Rosa, California 95403 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: To make truly exceptional wines, we work to control the countless details inherent in the selection of our vineyards, the quality of our barrels, and the delicate balance of assembling the final blend. Ultimately, the fate of each bottle is in the hands of our winemakers. Since nothing has ever surpassed the caliber of w…
Kerr-McGee Center 123 Robert S. Kerr Avenue Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: At Kerr-McGee, our values influence everything we do. We are committed to quality, safety, environmental responsibility and ethical conduct. From its beginning as a small drilling company during the Great Depression, Kerr-McGee Corporation has grown to become one of the country's more successful…
Nakkastepe, Azizbey Sok. No. 1, Kuzguncuk 81207 Istanbul Turkey Company Perspectives: Our goal is to play a pioneering role in improving the life quality of Turkish people. Koç (pronounced "coach") is a name immediately recognized in Turkey, but virtually unknown elsewhere. It is the name of several of Turkey's most prominent companies, including Koç Holding A.S., the largest industrial group i…
Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse 255-263 D-47139 Duisburg Germany Company Perspectives: The Duisburg-based König Brauerei, with its premium beer König Pilsener and the alcohol-free Pilsener Kelts, is one of the most successful of German breweries. The company, founded in 1858, and the slogan, 'Heute ein König' (Today a king), have become well-known far beyond Germany's borders. König Brauerei GmbH & C…
17 Corstorphine Road, Murrayfield Edinburgh EH12 6DD United Kingdom Company Perspectives: The first Kwik-Fit Centre was opened on McDonald Road in Edinburgh in 1971 by Sir Tom Farmer. Today, the Kwik-Fit Group is one of the largest automotive parts repair and replacement specialists in the world. Kwik-Fit Holdings plc, based in Edinburgh, Scotland, is the largest auto repair chain in Europe, as w…
600 3rd Avenue, 34th Floor New York, New York 10016 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: L-3 Communication's goal is to be the leading mezzanine supplier to prime contractors. The company will do so by investing in its core technologies and acquiring companies that enhance or complement its current technologies. L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc., through its L-3 Communications Corp. subsidiary, operates …
6060 North Central Expressway Suite 100 Dallas, Texas 75206 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: "La Douzaine" (the Baker's Dozen) is a guiding set of principles practiced by la Madeleine officers, directors, managers and associates in their daily interaction with each other and their guests: Joie--We create a feeling of joie de servir in all of our relationships; Food--We have an uncompromising commitme…
11/F LiFung Tower 888 Cheung Sha Wan Road Kowloon, Hong Kong People's Republic of China Company Perspectives: Global Supply Chain Management is our business. Working in partnership with our customers, we cater for their needs of competitive pricing, quality, on-time delivery, as well as ethical sourcing. We manage the logistics of producing and exporting goods across many producers and countries.…
12300 Liberty Boulevard Englewood, Colorado 80112 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Liberty Media produces, acquires, and distributes entertainment and informational programming services, as well as electronic retailing services, through subsidiaries and affiliates. Such programming is delivered to viewers in the United States and overseas via cable television and other distribution technologies. Libe…
Nymphenburger Strasse 7 Munich 80335 Germany Company Perspectives When trying to impress a beautiful Fraulein, order her a Löwenbräu. Once it arrives at the table, lean in close and say: Did you know--Löwenbräu is a traditional Munich-style beer that's exclusively imported from the Löwenbräu brewery in Munich. Löwenbräu Original Lager beer is made from the highest quality ingredients givi…
30 avenue Hoche 755008 Paris France Company Perspectives: The mission of the LVMH group is to represent around the world the most refined qualities of Western `Art de Vivre.' LVMH must continue to be synonymous with both elegance and creativity. Our products, and the cultural values they embody, blend tradition and innovation, and kindle dream and fantasy. In view of this mission, five priorities…
2951 86th Street Des Moines, Iowa 50322 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Maid-Rite is one of America's first quick service casual dining franchise restaurants since we first opened in 1926. We were ahead of our time when we developed one of the first drive-up, walk-up windows for customer convenience. Our philosophy of doing whatever it takes for our customer's satisfaction in serving great tasting m…
Stuttgarter Strasse 55-57 D-73033 Göppingen Germany Company Perspectives: True-to-Life and Practical Modeling. With our models we strive to achieve an optimal synthesis between original details and practical robustness, taking the model size into account. This is not a rigid process, but it always results in more sophisticated models, due to improved materials and refined production techniques. …
6 rue Cornavin Case postale 1880 CH-1211 Genève 1 Switzerland Company Perspectives: Values. Since the Group's first store opened in 1902, the company's management has been handed down through four generations. Today, the Group continues to be managed by the descendants of the two founding families and has succeeded in expanding while remaining true to its culture. Over the years MANOR stores hav…
1200 IH-35 North San Marcos, Texas 78666 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We provide quality building products and services to our "Born to Build" customers with our valued team of unique people who are committed to both professional and personal growth. Our "Business as UnUsual" philosophy demonstrates the vision and values of our family business. We celebrate an intense work ethic; yet we affirm th…
4-16, Kyobashi 2-chome Chuo-ku Tokyo 104 Japan Founded in 1916 as a manufacturer of biscuits and caramels, Meiji Seika Kaisha today is one of Japan's leading producers of chocolate and confectionery products. The company also produces many other foods, as well as pharmaceuticals. Meiji has applied its technological strengths aggressively to enter new markets at home and abroad. Meiji sought to es…
One Theall Road Rye New York 10580 United States Melville Corporation, which started as a small string of shoe stores, has become one of the largest U.S. retailing conglomerates. For much of its life, Melville was known chiefly for its chain of discount footwear stores, Thom McAn. During the late 20th century, however, Melville acquired more than a dozen other retailing operations. By the 1990s M…
545 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10017-3609 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: More than 60 years ago, Rose and Michael C. Fina founded their Fifth Avenue retail business on the principle of offering merchandise and service of outstanding quality at the lowest possible price. Michael C. Fina Co., Inc. is a family-run New York City single-store Fifth Avenue retailer specializing in jewelry and giftwa…
333 Leo Street Dayton, Ohio 45404 U.S.A. Mike-Sell's Inc. manufactures and markets potato chips and snack foods in a five-state midwest region that includes parts of Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana, and Illinois. Its strongest market is Dayton, Ohio, where it controls about 75 percent of the potato chip market. The company was processing more than 100 tons of potatoes daily going into the …
1127 Myrtle Street Elkhart Indiana 46515 United States Miles Laboratories is best known for Alka-Seltzer. Since the 1930's, and particularly in the last two decades, Alka-Seltzer has been the subject of some particularly innovative advertising, and there is now hardly a consumer in the Western world who hadn't heard of the product. Yet Miles is also a leading manufacturer of a number of other ver…
3-19, Kyobashi 2-chome Chuo-ku Tokyo 104 Japan Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd., originally a major Japanese producer of rayon, is now an important manufacturer of acrylics, plastics, polyesters, and optical fibers. The company, part of the huge Mitsubishi trading network, reflects the general trends in Japan's textile industry, which has undergone a drastic restructuring in recent years. In 1961 natur…
2-1 Ohtemachi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-0004 Japan Part of the Mitsui group, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. is the largest of Japan's general trading companies, known as sogo shosha. It was also the first such company, having been founded in 1876, and created the model for other sogo shosha that were formed later. These companies are general in nature both in that they handle a wide range of products and …
1-1, Toranomon, 2-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 105-91 Japan Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) was founded in 1964 following the merger of Osaka Shosen Kaisha (OSK) and Mitsui Steamship Co., Ltd., formerly Mitsui Line, under the Law Concerning the Reconstruction and Reorganization of the Shipping Industry. At that time the company was the largest shipping company in Japan, capitalized at ¥13.1 billion, wi…
1 First Canadian Place Toronto, Ontario MSX 1G5 Canada Moore Corporation Limited was built upon the design and manufacture of a simple counter salesbook. As the world's largest maker of business forms throughout much of its history, Moore has continually redefined the business-forms industry, from the time its founder, Samuel J. Moore, launched the industry through the dominance of computers toda…
Königinstrasse 107 D-80791 Munich Germany Company Perspectives: We are developing modern insurance solutions: In a world characterized by change, insurers are faced with ever-new challenges. We support our business partners by identifying future trends, generating future knowledge and developing joint products for the challenges of tomorrow. In this central task, our longstanding tradition of in…
Königinstrasse 107 Postfach 40 13 20 D-8000 Munich 40 Federal Republic of Germany Munich Re-known as Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft in German-speaking countries--is the world's largest reinsurance company, in terms of net premium income more than twice the size of its nearest rival, Swiss Reinsurance Company. Munich Re has a well deserved reputation in the insurance world for consist…
9 West 57th Street New York, New York 10019 U.S.A. National Patent Development Corporation (NPD), incorporated in Delaware in 1959, is primarily a holding company, a legal entity separate and distinct from its various operating subsidiaries. NPD's operations comprise three business segments: Physical Science, Distribution, and Optical Plastics. In addition, National Patent has numerous investment…
200 Crossing Boulevard, 5th Floor Framington, Massachusetts 01702 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The power to question everything. Netezza Corporation is a private company based in Framington, Massachusetts, that makes enterprise-class data warehouse appliances. By integrating server, database, and storage in a single machine roughly the size of a refrigerator, Netezza has achieved a major improvem…
711 Kernaghan Avenue Winnipeg R2C 3T4 Canada Company Perspectives Since 1930, our commitment to innovation has made us the leader in the heavy-duty bus market in the U.S. and Canada. New Flyer Industries Inc. is the largest bus manufacturer in North America. The publicly traded Canadian company produces buses used by urban transit operations as well as Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems. New Flyer a…
1, Shin-isogo-cho Isogo-ku, Yokohama 235 Japan NHK Spring Co., Ltd. the world's largest maker of springs and related products, is made up of four main divisions: suspension springs, seating, precision springs and components, and industrial machinery and equipment. The latter group includes services and products related to power stations and petrochemical and natural gas plants, electronics, and c…
St. Urbanusweg 43 P.O. Box 101 5900 MA Venlo Netherlands Company Perspectives: It's amazing what you can achieve when you focus your energies. And at Océ we're focused like a laser. Every bit of our considerable energy is geared to providing cutting-edge printing and copying solutions for professionals. And with every one of our employees dedicated to that goal, it's no wonder we're always pushi…
Two Pennsylvania Plaza, 25th Floor New York, New York 10121 U.S.A. Ogden Corporation is one of the largest service corporations in the world. R. Richard Ablon, president and chief executive officer, summarized the corporation's role in 1992: 'Our strategy is to build underlying value by creating a unique global services company. We plan to offer those service capabilities most in demand by our cu…
14490 Catalina Street San Leandro, California 94577 U.S.A Company Perspectives: Otis Spunkmeyer is never in a holding pattern. The research and development team is always creating and testing new flavors, recipes and ingredients, always looking to enhance Otis Spunkmeyer products. We are dedicated to providing our customers with delicious baked goods. A rising contender in the foodservice industr…
20 Westport Road Wilton, Connecticut 06897 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: PanAmSat Corporation is a leading provider of global video and data broadcasting services via satellite. The company builds, owns, and operates networks that deliver entertainment and information to cable television systems, TV broadcast affiliates, direct-to-home TV operators, Internet service providers, and telecommunicatio…
5, boulevard Malesherbes 75008 Paris France One of the most illustrious names in motion picture history, Pathé remains one of France's leading forces in film production and distribution. Led by Jerome Seydoux, whose younger brother Nicolas has long served as the head of another illustrious French name in cinema, Gaumont, Pathé operates its own network of some 300 movie theaters and multiplexes …
4510 Lamesa Highway Snyder, Texas 79549 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. is the second-largest provider of onshore contract drilling services to exploration and production companies in North America. Operating out of Snyder, Texas, Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. is North America's second largest onshore contract drilling company, offering services to major and independent oil a…
301 North Memorial Drive St. Louis, Missouri 63102 United States Peabody Holding Company is the largest producer and marketer of coal in the United States. The company's 40 subsidiaries and affiliates mine, process, transport, and market bituminous, or soft, coal. Peabody's main customers are power companies and industrial plants that burn coal to produce steam that generates electricity. Steel m…
P.O. Box 1000 Danboro, Pennsylvania 18916 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Invention is rooted in Penn Engineering's heritage. The original S-nut was the first self-clinching fastener that Penn Engineering produced when K.A. Swanstrom founded the company in a rented garage in 1942. Over the years, new product development and R&D efforts enabled the company to expand its product offerings from this si…
21200 Telegraph Road Southfield, Michigan 48034-4243 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The mission of Peterson American Corporation is to work with our customers to provide the best products available to the world market. Drawing on our worldwide resources, we will improve the quality and reduce the cost of our products and services through the application of practical, innovative thinking. We will ma…
20 Federal Plaza W. Youngstown, Ohio 44501-0400 U.S.A. Phar-Mor Inc. is one of the top ten deep discount drug store chains in the United States. The company rose to national prominence when, just seven years after it was founded, it catapulted to leadership of the deep discount drug retail segment. At its most prosperous, the chain boasted more than 300 locations in 34 states. In 1992, however, o…
100 George Street London W1H 5RH United Kingdom Company Perspectives: PIC's mission is to be the world's leading pig breeding business. This will be achieved by delivering a continually improving range of breeding stock and support services to meet the needs of local markets. PIC International Group PLC is the world's leading supplier of genetically improved breeding stock to the pig industry. It…
235 Montgomery Street San Francisco, California 94104 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The law firm of Pillsbury Madison & Sutro delivers cutting-edge, strategic services to our clients to help them achieve their goals. We are a hard working, energetic, skilled team of professionals--attorneys and staff--deeply committed to serving our clients. We conduct ourselves according to the highest standards …
400 Locust Street 700 Capital Square Des Moines, Iowa 50309 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Producing the best products is the key to our success. We believe that there is no better selling aid than good performance by the product. We spend much more on research to improve our products than we spend to advertise them in the conventional ways. Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. is one of the world's…
Level 20 Coopers & Lybrand Tower 580 George Street Sydney New South Wales Australia Pioneer International was formed during the period of industrial growth in Australia that followed World War II. Originally founded to supply a limited range of concrete materials to the domestic construction industry, Pioneer has extensive investments in building materials, petroleum refining and marketing, and o…
11501 Northeast Expressway Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73131 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Premier Parks' mission is to be the very best theme park company in the world by focusing our attention on our guests' experiences and striving to create family fun and fond memories. With its 1998 acquisition of Six Flags, Premier Parks, Inc. became the world's largest regional theme park and the second leading…
12425 28th Street North, Suite 103 St. Petersburg, Florida 33716 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Missions: To provide a joint effort between the Department of Corrections, the correctional work programs, and other vocational training programs to reinforce relevant education, training, and post-release job placement and help reduce recommitment; to serve the security goals of the state through the re…
Edificio Torre Alta Avenido Roble 300 Garza García, Nuevo Leon Mexico 66265 Pulsar Internacional S.A. (sometimes called Grupo Pulsar) is a Mexican holding company with major interests in tobacco, packaging, produce, and insurance. In 1997 Seminis was the world's largest vegetable-seed company, Seguros Comercial America was the largest insurance company in Latin America, and Empresas La Moderna i…
4 Clinton Square Syracuse, New York 13202 U.S.A. Pyramid Companies is the leading developer of shopping malls in the northeastern United States, concentrating on secondary markets. The company operates out of Syracuse, New York, birthplace of its charismatic and often controversial managing partner, Robert J. Congel. His personal worth is estimated by Forbes magazine to be $700 million, making hi…
Western Road, Bracknell Berkshire RG12 IRG United Kingdom Racal Electronics PLC is a multinational manufacturer and service provider in telecommunications, security, data communications, defense radar and avionics, marine and energy electronics, radio communications, and specialized electronics. A conglomerate of some 150 medium-sized, autonomous companies, Racal was named "best-managed company" …
105 Carnegie Center Princeton, New Jersey 08540 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: RCN's goal is to be the dominant provider of residential communications services to the most densely populated markets in the country via out own network. RCN Corporation is a Princeton, New Jersey-based company known as an "overbuilder" in the cable television industry. It establishes a cable and communications network …
200 State Street Beloit, Wisconsin 53511-9940 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Regal-Beloit Corporation is a leading producer of power transmission systems and perishable high speed steel rotary cutting tools. The Company prides itself on consistent, fast delivery of quality products which meet the customers' specific needs. Regal-Beloit Corporation is the fifth-largest firm in the U.S. engine electr…
1775 Moriah Woods Boulevard Memphis, Tennessee 38117 U.S.A. Response Oncology, Inc. is one of the fastest growing cancer management companies in the United States. The firm has three core businesses, including the provision of highly sophisticated, state-of-the-art treatment services through a network of outpatient facilities supervised by practicing oncologists; the organization and implementati…
1925 Enterprise Parkway Twinsburg Ohio 44087 United States The rapid growth and fall in number of stores of Revco D.S., Inc., once the United States's largest drugstore chain, offers a cautionary tale from the 1980s. Through 30 years of innovative marketing, aggressive acquisition, and perpetual expansion, Revco had grown from a single drugstore in Detroit to a 2,000-store nationwide chain with s…
11444 West Olympic Boulevard, Tenth Floor Los Angeles, California 90064-1060 U.S.A. Roll International Corporation, a private company, is made up of a collection of companies owned by husband-and-wife team Stewart and Lynda Resnick. The biggest and best known of the operations are the Franklin Mint, the world's largest collectibles company, and Teleflora LLC, the world's largest florist network. …
255 East 5th Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 U.S.A. With 17 percent of the market for drain and sewer cleaning service, Roto-Rooter Corp. is this industry's indisputable leader. Richard Phalon of Forbes magazine called the business "one of the U.S.'s most successful small companies" in 1989, and his assessment continued to ring true through 1994, when Roto-Rooter chalked up its tenth successive yea…
1365 West Brierbrook Road Memphis, Tennessee 38138 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: SCB is following a course for the future that encompasses three key strategic directives: acquisitions, strategic alliances, and internal development. This combination provides a strong foundation to achieve future success. SCB Computer Technology, Inc. is a provider of numerous information technology (IT) services to…
Postfach 650311 1000 Berlin 65 Germany Schering AG, the West German chemical and pharmaceutical company, operates worldwide production facilities for agrichemicals, fine chemicals, electroplating, industrial chemicals, and ethical drugs. Although, at the present time, the company maintains a formidable presence in the United States, this was not always the case. Schering's initial U.S. operations…
One Giralda Farms Madison, New Jersey 07940-1000 U.S.A. Schering-Plough Corporation is one of the leading manufacturers of pharmaceuticals in the United States. With such successful prescription drugs as Garamycin and Claritin and such popular health and beauty brands as Coppertone and Dr. Scholl's, the company holds strong positions in both the consumer market and the health care professional ma…
650 Madison Avenue, 16th Floor New York, New York 10022 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: SFX has established a new model for live entertainment, one built on providing an unparalleled standard of global service and creativity in the industry. SFX's whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Never before has the live entertainment industry been packaged in a manner that makes it so accessible to fans…
21/F CITIC Tower 1 Tim Mei Avenue Central Hong Kong Company Perspectives: The name Shangri-La was inspired by James Hilton's legendary novel Lost Horizon. A tranquil haven in the mountains of Tibet, Shangri-La casts a spell on all who resided there. Today, Shangri-La stands as a synonym for paradise. And even though mythical in origin, the name perfectly encapsulates the genuine serenity and serv…
3050 Spruce Street St. Louis, Missouri 63103 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Sigma-Aldrich is a financially sound company with unequaled broad scientific knowledge. Our customers are in Life Science and High Technology areas that will make enormous progress toward benefiting mankind in the new millennium. We intend to play our part. Sigma-Aldrich Corporation is a developer, manufacturer, and distrib…
2100 Roosevelt Avenue Springfield, Massachusetts 01104-1606 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Smith & Wesson is one of the world's most recognizable brands, and for good reason. Since we first opened our doors, we have focused on designing and manufacturing innovative solutions that are unparalleled in the field of personal safety and protection. Almost every major law enforcement and military agency …
2100 Roosevelt Avenue Post Office Box 2208 Springfield, Massachusetts 01102-2208 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: At the foundation of our success throughout the last century-and-a-half is the reputation for dependability and quality our products and services have earned worldwide. Smith & Wesson Corporation is the world's leading manufacturer of handguns. Among the company's best known products over…
150 North Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60601-7568 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Smurfit-Stone is far more than an amalgamation of two industry leaders. It is a larger, more effective company, focused entirely on the market for paper-based packaging. The merger improves integration within our system, increases operating efficiency, and lowers costs. It allows us to apply each company's strengt…
455 René-Lévesque Boulevard West Montreal, Quebec H2Z 1Z3 Canada Company Perspectives: Founded in 1911, SNC-Lavalin has been active internationally for nearly 40 years, establishing a multicultural network that spans every continent. The SNC-Lavalin companies have offices across Canada and in 30 other countries around the world and are currently working in some 100 countries. SNC-Lavalin mainta…
14 rue Jeanne d'Asnieres Clichy F-92611 France Company Perspectives: We offer simple, inventive and reliable choices for everyone, everywhere, every time. Honor the past, invent the future. Our vision and our philosophy are central elements of our culture, guided by our shared values: ethics, responsibility, teamwork, simplicity, and ingenuity. Since its founding more than 50 years ago, BIC has b…
29, Boulevard Haussmann 75009 Paris France Company Perspectives: The Société Générale Group is a major European player recognized for its profitability and its capacity for innovation. It figures in the top tier of the most profitable banks in Europe, thanks to its well-adapted development strategy and the remarkable dedication of its teams responsible for implementing this strategy. Sociét
Gremio de Toneleros 24, Poligono Palma de Mallorca E-07009 Spain Company Perspectives: Sol Meliá is the leading hotel company in Spain, Latin America and the Caribbean, the third largest hotel company in Europe and number ten in the world ranking. Sol Meliá is also the largest resort hotel chain in the world. The company provides more than 350 hotels in 30 countries under its Meliá Hotels, TRY…
27500 Riverview Center Boulevard, Suite 400 Bonita Springs, Florida 34134 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: No other company that we know of has seen or tried to capitalize on t he opportunity to build a new model for selling the family entertainm ent category at mass market retail, until now. No other company can b uild and install attractive fixtures and procure promotional advertis ing to draw atte…
6001 Park of Commerce Blvd., Suite 2 Boca Raton, Florida 33487 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Manufacturing quality hand tools since 1760. Spear & Jackson, Inc. is one of the world's oldest manufacturers of hand and garden tools, and also makes magnetic equipment and measuring tools. The firm's brands include Spear & Jackson garden tools, Neill hand tools, Elliot Lucas pincers and pliers, Robert So…
101 Greenwood Avenue, Suite 470 Jenkintown, Pennsylvania 19046 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: SPS Technologies has earned its world class reputation through its ability to provide products and services that offer a superior level of quality and performance. SPS Technologies, Inc. is a leading international company producing both stock and specialty fasteners and fastening systems for automotive, ae…
505 East South Temple Salt Lake City, Utah 84102 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: At Alsco, our philosophy and commitment are to lead the textile services industry with the latest technology, equipment, and processes. Our innovation, quality, satisfied customer list and heritage have made us the premier textile services company in the world. Of course, our value to customers goes beyond simply cleani…
2907 Route 9 Ballston Spa New York 12020 U.S.A. Company Perspectives From Plattsburgh to Newburgh, Watertown to Rutland, the company maintains its small-town feel and motto, "We are closer to you." Stewart's Shops Corporation is a Ballston, New York-based operator of more than 300 convenience stores spread throughout upstate New York and Vermont, all within a 150 mile radius of Saratoga Springs, …
125284 Moscow Ulitsa Polikarpov, 23 A Russia Sukhoi Design Bureau Aviation Scientific-Industrial Complex has earned a reputation for quality and originality, although against great odds. Its founder, Pavel Sukhoi, was no favorite of Stalin and the firm itself was disbanded for a time before a glorious rebirth in the 1950s. Since then, many of its products have been widely used by the former Sovie…
Winterthur CH-8401 Switzerland The Swiss technology multinational Gerbrüder Sulzer (known as Sulzer Brothers in English-speaking nations) is perhaps best known for its diesel engines and industrial looms. However, it has even larger interests in the provision of plant and services for the construction industry, as well as a significant involvement in medical technology and several other diverse …
Woodcote House Harcourt Way Meridian Business Park Leicester LE3 2WP United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Group Aim: To be famous for delighting our customers, employees, manufacturers and shareholders. The Sytner Group is committed to achieving the highest possible levels of performance in each of its businesses from the viewpoint of customers, employees, manufacturers and shareholders. We set a…
Waldstrasse 3 Weiterstadt D-64331 Germany Company Perspectives: Strategy. Spotlight on the customer. At the core of all our activities are our customers' needs. We bring them online to the Internet, where we collect and refine content and services from the wealth of offerings in the interactive media world. We help our customers to communicate with each other and take advantage of the Internet sh…
1-5 Namba, 5-chome Chuo-ku Osaka 542-8510 Japan Company Perspectives: Over the years, the company has consistently adhered to a corporate philosophy of putting people first. In line with this philosophy, the company has made diligent efforts to offer consumers the means for a high-quality lifestyle through its products and services, as well as to respect its employees and practice corporate openn…
Suite 2400 855 2nd Street S.W. Calgary, Alberta Canada T2P 4J9 Talisman Energy is a natural resource company engaged in exploration and drilling for crude oil, natural gas, and sulfur in western Canada. It also has oil and gas exploration and marketing interests in the country's eastern half. The company in 1992 took over the operations of the former BP Canada operation after its parent, the Brit…
Hangar BRC - S/No. - Cabeceira da Pista - 35 R Congonhas CEP 04357-080 Sao Paulo Brazil TAM Linhas Aéreas S.A. is Brazil's leading domestic airline. TAM operates a fleet of about 50 Airbus jets and 40 Fokker 100 turboprops, which form a vital commercial air link in a country that takes four hours to cross by plane. The company's TAM Mercosur unit flies to neighboring countries. The family of the…
Tucumán 1 Buenos Aires, C.F. 1049 Argentina Telefónica de Argentina S.A. offers local, domestic long-distance, and international fixed-line telephone services in Argentina, access to the Internet and related services, telephone accessories and equipment, and, through a subsidiary, self-published telephone guides. The company is indirectly owned by Telefónica, S.A., the Spanish-based telecommun…
Gran Via 28 28013 Madrid Spain Company Perspectives: Telefónica S.A. strives to satisfy the customer's every need, offering a global range of services whose priority is that of providing the highest quality on the market. Until the 1990s the government-controlled public company known since May 1988 as Telefónica de España, S.A. (Telefónica), was the dominant player in the Spanish telecommunic…
303 South Temple Drive Diboll, Texas 75941 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Temple-Inland's extensive forest holdings are invaluable, not just as a renewable fiber source, but as an integral and long-term part of America's landscape. Equipped with decades of forestry experience and the most advanced technology available, the company has the ability to double pine fiber on its more intensively managed…
20 South Van Buren Avenue Barberton Ohio 44203-0351 U.S.A. Company Perspectives For more than 135 years, The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) has been supplying innovative solutions to meet the world's growing energy needs. With power generation systems and equipment found in more than 800 utilities and industries in over 90 countries, we are truly generating powerful solutions. A subsidiary of McD…
442 Rutherford Avenue Roanoke, Virginia 24016 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our primary goal is to continuously improve our profitability in order to grow stockholder wealth. The Branch Group, Inc., is a Roanoke, Virginia-based regional building construction company offering general contracting, design-build, and construction management services to the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The…
2111 East 37th Street North Wichita, Kansas 67219 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: "Don't let life put you back on your heels. Lean into it." Sheldon Coleman's mantra still guides the company--it continues to lean into the future. It is still a company with an uncanny ability to adapt to change. A company with an intimate understanding of the consumer. A commitment to research and development that br…
900 Broadway P.O. Box 5887 Denver, Colorado 80217 U.S.A. The Gates Corporation is one of the largest privately held companies in the United States with sales of more than $1.4 billion from automotive and industrial rubber products, formed-fiber products, automotive accessory-drive systems, and petroleum property development. Its Gates Rubber Company, the largest of its subsidiaries, generates abo…
Level 16 Cale Cross House Pilgrim Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6SU United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Go-Ahead's corporate goal is to become: One of Europe's leading urban passenger transport providers. This will be measured in terms of: meeting customer needs; recognition of high quality standards; sensitivity to environmental issues; efficiency of operation and the generation of profits to …
700 Marina Boulevard Brisbane, California 94005-1840 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The Company's strategy is to compete by being a value-added retailer, offering a broad selection of top national brand name merchandise sold at competitive prices by a friendly, knowledgeable and motivated team of associates. The Good Guys, Inc. is a leading specialty electronics retailer, with more than 60 stores i…
Liberty Lane Hampton New Hampshire 03842 United States The Henley Group is a holding company whose operating subsidiaries can--and in most cases will--each operate as an independent company. Many of its executives are managers of Henley's predecessor companies. Their goal is to acquire and develop low-risk, underperforming properties, and, after some time, to divest or trade these subsidiaries at…
767 Fifth Avenue, 48th Floor New York, New York 10153 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We are long-term investors who seek to value over time, not overnight. The Jordan Company LP is a New York City-based private investment firm. Although formed in the 1980s and a practitioner of leveraged buyouts, TJC has never adopted the corporate raider approach of that era, selling assets and slashing costs as a…
11 Burbidge Street, Suite 101 Coquitlab, British Columbia V3K 7B2 Canada Company Perspectives: We've built our company on determination, innovation and trust. For n early a century and a half, we've been pioneering new fresh produce v arieties, nurturing direct relationships between the world's leading growers and North American retailers, cultivating sophisticated deliv ery networks and setting …
302 The East Mall Etobicoke Ontario M9B 6B8 Canada The Oshawa Group is one of Canada's largest suppliers of food, operating in both the wholesale and retail sectors. The company runs 102 supermarkets under a variety of banners, including Food City, IGA, and Dutch Boy. It is also the largest wholesale supplier to independently owned IGA stores in Canada. Oshawa is active in the general merchandise…
4171 Essen Lane Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: As we look to the future, we see a world that has undergone many changes over the years. There have been ups and downs in the technology sector. The economy has been strong at some points, erratic at others. New global markets have emerged, bringing with them noteworthy shifts in political, social, and economic alliances. S…
900 North Seward Street Hollywood, California 90038 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: As the markets for entertainment products expands globally, the industry is faced with the challenge of providing uniform quality services in an increasingly complex mix of product formats, broadcast standards, geographic locations, languages and cultures. Equipped with the latest technologies and staffed with talent…
1 Gully Avenue Philadelphia, Mississippi 39350 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The Yates family of construction companies prides itself on producing the highest quality work in the areas of: General Construction, Construction Management, Design/Build, Engineering, Electrical, Forest Products, Marine, Industrial, Heavy Commercial, Retail, Processing, Hospitality, Utility, Resort, Casino, Medical, Cor…
8554 Katy Freeway, Suite 200 Houston, TX 77024 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our mission is to be the preferred resource to death-care professionals. We will earn their loyalty by providing superior merchandise, services, and support that enhance the value of their firms and the satisfaction of their customers. These business solutions will include consumer-tested products, merchandising tools and…
81 Wyman Street P.O. Box 9046 Waltham, Massachusetts 02254-9046 U.S.A. Thermo Electron Corporation is a leading innovator in the practical application of heat science and energy conversion methods to the development of industrial and commercial products. The company represents the life work of Greek immigrant George Hatsopoulos, whose interest in applying technology to solving problems has led to…
Viale Trento 39 Cagliari I-09123 Italy Company Perspectives: Having consolidated its position in Italy, Tiscali continues to develop its business on a pan-European scale. Its goal is to establish itself as the leading ISP and portal in Europe, and to achieve "critical mass" it has a target of being one of top three ISPs in each major European country. Tiscali's strategy involves utilizing Interne…
1-2-1, Yuraku-cho Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8415 Japan Toho Co., Ltd. is one of the top Japanese filmmakers and one of the oldest in that country. Known worldwide for unleashing Godzilla in 1954, Toho has grown steadily to become a nearly US$1 billion international entertainment company. Founding, 1932 Toho was founded in 1932. From the start, it faced serious competition in the entertainment industry…
JFK International Airport Jamaica, New York 11430 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: At Tower, we've been growing carefully. Maintaining the fleet are 500 ground support personnel, perhaps our only excess (although we're sure you won't see it that way). We have our own terminal at JFK, for a level of service and comfort unmatched with shared gates. And our CEO is at the airport every day; in fact, he h…
110 Richards Avenue Norwalk, Connecticut 06856 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We take great pride in the cutting-edge display solutions we design for clients around the world and the high standard of client service we maintain. And we look forward, moving to take advantage of dynamic new technologies, to our continued leadership in the expanding communication environments of the future. Trans-Lux C…
Rua General Pantaleao Telles 40 BR 04355-040 Sao Paulo/SP Brazil Company Perspectives: TransBrasil operates the youngest fleet in Latin America, and one of the youngest in the whole world, 6.8 years. This means more passenger comfort and safer operations. Our fleet consists exclusively of the WideBoeing 767--200/300ER and Boeing 737 in the 300 and 400 versions, the most advanced aircraft today. O…
Boeing Avenue 53 1119 PE Schiphol-Rijk PO Box 74763 1070 BT Amsterdam The Netherlands Company Perspectives: Our mission is to create shareholder value by providing the most comprehensive and highest quality broadband network services for residential and business customers and to do so at lower costs and better service levels than our competitors. Not content with becoming one of Europe's largest …
201 Regal Row Dallas, Texas 75247 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Vari-Lite, Inc. was founded in 1981 on the belief that creative engineering can join with creative lighting to bring a new dimension to any performance or presentation. Inspired by the magic of moving light and changing color, we set about creating complete lighting systems that add subtle nuance or brilliant spectacle to any event. W…
Rua 18 de Novembro #800 90240-040 Porto Alegre/R S Brazil An estimated 11 million passengers a year fly VARIG S.A. to 36 cities within Brazil and 32 cities abroad. Domestic and European routes each accounted for slightly less than 30 percent of passenger traffic; North American destinations accounted for about 17 percent. Asian and Latin American routes each accounted for about a sixth share. Nor…
Jachthavenweg 112 1076 DC Amsterdam The Netherlands Company Perspectives: Through its strong market position in the generalist staffing sector, Vedior aims to introduce and develop higher margin speciality staffing services in those markets where the provision of such services remains relatively underdeveloped. Vedior has a balanced organic and acquisitive growth strategy in targeted market segme…
27 Nightsbridge London SW1X 7WB England Vendôme Luxury Group plc is nearly synonymous with luxury. Since its formation in 1993, the Vendôme Luxury Group has operated one of the world's most distinguished collections of luxury goods businesses, include its chief revenue generator Cartier, and names including Mont Blanc, Lancel, Baume & Mercier, Vacheron Constantin, Chloé, Piaget, and Alfred Dun…
2300 First City Tower, 1001 Fannin Houston, Texas 77002-6760 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Since our firm was founded, it has attracted an outstanding and diverse group of attorneys as well as an international clientele. Our clients include the governments of sovereign nations and of North American states, cities and municipalities, public and private companies, financial institutions, entrepreneu…
Usacheva Street 35 Building 1 119048 Moscow Russia Company Perspectives The strategic development plan implemented by the Company management resulted in a new product now available on the international market, which is a global cargo transportation service using unique An-124-100 Ruslan aircraft. The Volga-Dnepr Group of Companies is a customer-oriented company with dynamic growth rates and high-…
255 Rue Amauri Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 01448-000 Brazil Votorantim Participaçoes S.A. is the operational holding compa ny for the Votorantim group, the second-largest family-owned industri al group in Brazil, that of the de Moraes family. This group consists of holdings in cement, pulp and paper, metals, flexible film, chemic als, agribusiness, and energy, partly financed by the group's own ban k. …
1061 Cudahy Place San Diego, California 92110 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: WD-40 Company, with headquarters in San Diego, produces a variety of lubricants, including the familiar multipurpose product WD-40. WD-40, with its hundreds of uses, is distributed through industrial distributors, automotive stores, mass merchandisers, hardware and home improvement centers, and other retail outlets around …
400 West Tenth Street West Point, Georgia, 31833 U.S.A. From humble roots in the South's postwar reconstruction, over the last century West Point-Pepperell, Inc. (WPP) has experienced tremendous growth through the acquisition of other companies and investment in new mills and production development. After taking over many companies, West Point-Pepperell experienced some extreme turbulence when it…
331 West Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Through the years, Younkers has defined, and will continue to offer, the style and quality that customers have come to expect and enjoy. Younkers is a Midwestern department store chain with 47 stores scatte red throughout Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, South D akota, and Wisconsin. Younkers' stores a…
