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…
Kings Reach Tower, Stamford Street London SE1 9LS United Kingdom A division of Reed Elsevier, the world's second largest publisher (created in 1993 when Reed International merged with the Dutch company Elsevior), IPC Magazines Limited is the largest consumer magazine publisher in Europe. It has more than 50 magazines in circulation, with its market leaders in the notoriously competitive women's m…
2016 N. Pitcher St. Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007 U.S.A. International Controls Corporation (ICC), is the holding company of Checker Motors Corp. and Great Dane Trailers Inc. Reporting sales of $909 million in 1993, from which it earned a ranking among Fortune magazine's top 500 American companies, ICC had net losses of $43 million, due primarily to circumstances surrounding its large debt load. ICC …
9295 Prototype Drive Reno, Nevada 89511 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: As a recognized leader in slot machine and video gaming machine design and production, IGT is committed to providing our customers with the quality products at a competitive price which, together with excellent service and support, will assist them in maximizing their profitability. International Game Technology (IGT) is the wor…
1330 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10019-5422 U.S.A. Once known primarily as a telecommunications company, the International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation (ITT) has interests in financial and business services, the manufacture of automotive and defense products, and hotels. ITT's history is interwoven with the lives of three men: Col. Sosthenes Behn, Harold Geneen, and Rand V. A…
2877 Guardian Lane Virginia Beach, Virginia 23452 U.S.A. Founded in the late 1970s by televangelist and one-time presidential hopeful Pat Robertson, International Family Entertainment, Inc. (IFE) owns and operates a number of "family-oriented" entertainment companies. Its flagship operation, the Family Channel, is the fifth largest cable television network in the U.S., with over 60 million subscr…
400 Atlantic Street Stamford, Connecticut 06921 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The IP Way: As in the past, International Paper is committed to continuous improvement in everything it does, and the key is the people who make up the company. In 1898, a typical paper mill was run by skilled workers who knew more about pulp production, paper machines and product quality than anyone else in the organiza…
Vaartstraat 94 B-3000 Leuven Belgium Company Perspectives: We consider our brand portfolio to be our key asset. Brand image is a critical factor in a consumer's choice of beer. Brand promotion and advertising are essential tools to build brand image, market share, and turnover. We strive to grow and maintain our market share by positioning and promoting our brands clearly and consistently as core…
1912 West Fourth St. Tempe, Arizona 85281 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Insight exists to satisfy its customers and is committed to total customer satisfaction. With commitment comes a keen awareness that creating satisfied customers involves every aspect of the operation, from understanding their needs and providing the products and services they demand, to ensuring that every policy, procedure, …
One Erieview Plaza, Suite 1300 Cleveland, Ohio 44114 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: IMG literally "invented" sports management and marketing more than three decades ago. Today the company is the global leader in the field. From this foundation, our expertise and resources have enabled IMG to become a major force in other entertainment and lifestyle activities. The current diversity of our endeavors…
P.O. Box 2801 Daytona Beach, Florida 32120-2801 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: "International Speedway Corporation strives to be the recognized leader in motor-sports entertainment by providing and improving distinctive environments for customers, participants and employees. The Company is committed to the wise growth and expansion of its operations in order to provide a significant level of growth…
1821 West Iomega Way Roy, Utah 84067 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Challenging industry norms and unleashing the imaginations and talents of our employees led Iomega to reinvent "removable mass storage" as the personal storage industry. Our commitment to consumer research has driven both our product development and our business processes, making us a customer-driven organization. It has inspired p…
233 Kansas Street El Segundo, California 90245 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: International Rectifier is a pioneer and world leader in advanced power management technology, from analog and mixed signal ICs to advanced circuit devices, power systems, and components. Technological breakthroughs from IR are setting the pace for innovation in the electronics we all rely upon each day. Inside our factor…
2632 Marine Way Mountain View, California 94043 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: After 20 years Intuit continues to transform business and financial management for small businesses, accounting professionals and consumers. Intuit Inc.'s TurboTax software is the number one selling tax software program in the United States. One in four tax returns completed are prepared using an Intuit tax product. Hold…
745 Atlantic Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02111 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Iron Mountain is proud of its dramatic growth of the past several years--growth that has further reinforced the Company's position as the recognized leader in the records management industry. Iron Mountain builds upon enduring customer relationships in records management while offering a range of related services and pro…
551 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10176 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: When we started this Company ... we laid the foundation for the legacy of Jean Philippe Fragrances, a company that makes high quality products affordable for the benefit of millions of people around the world. As time went on we met with our employees and customers and it became apparent that what we were building was a world …
850 E. Algonquin Road Suite 100 Schaumburg, Illinois 60173 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We anticipate and provide the best customer-valued products and services that help solve business issues and optimize our customers' return and profitability on salvage. At IAA, we pride ourselves on being a leading provider of automobile salvage services. For us, the key element is services. We go beyond simp…
Huntsville, Alabama 35894-0001 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Intergraph and its business partners work with customers around the world and in virtually every industry to provide the powerful, business-critical solutions they need to succeed. Intergraph believes in providing substantial value for our customers by offering products that have the best technological foundation and are priced to meet t…
3 Limited Parkway Columbus, Ohio 43230 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Honesty, integrity and fair treatment are the basic tenets of our culture and they have been since day one. This company has, in fact, become an extension of our long-standing commitment to the idea that success requires every person associated with us to be treated fairly and that every product we offer the public be of the high…
One Exeter Plaza, 15th Fl. Boston, Massachusetts 02116 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: IDG's diverse product and services portfolio spans six key areas including: print publishing, online publishing, expositions and conferences, market research, education and training, and global marketing services. Over the course of some 30 years, Patrick J. McGovern has built International Data Group, Inc. (IDG) …
200 East Lake Street Wayzata, Minnesota 55391-1662 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The processes we are putting in place will ensure that International Multifoods is a stronger, more competitive organization with all of its people motivated by the common desire to create sustainable improvements in financial performance and value for shareholders. That desire and the winning attitude it fosters is f…
36 South State Street Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The mission of Intermountain Health Care's nonprofit hospitals and clinics is to provide quality care to those with a medical need, regardless of ability to pay. Excellent service to our patients, health plan members, customers, and physicians is our most important consideration. We will provide our services with integr…
650 Poydras Street, Suite 1700 New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The company's strategy is to (i) identify customers with high credit and marine transportation needs requiring specialized vessels or operating techniques, (ii) seek medium- to long-term charters or contracts with those customers and, if necessary, modify, acquire or construct vessels to meet the requirements…
2200 Mission College Boulevard Santa Clara, California 95052-8119 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: For over 35 years, Intel Corporation has developed technology enablin g the computer and Internet revolution that has changed the world. Fo unded in 1968 to build semiconductor memory products, Intel introduce d the world's first microprocessor in 1971. Today, Intel supplies the computing and communicat…
25 Louisiana Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001-2198 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Building better lives. Together. That's what the International Brotherhood of Teamsters is all about. To make life better for Teamster members and their families--and for all working families--the Teamsters organize the unorganized, make workers' voices heard in the corridors of power, negotiate contracts that make …
1200 Crown Centre 5005 Rockside Road Cleveland, Ohio 44131 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: It takes a lot of work and cooperation to run an airport, and it takes a team of dedicated people to make that happen. ITS works behind the scenes to help passengers get to their destinations comfortably and safely. International Total Services, Inc. (ITS) provides the world's airports and other public facilit…
521 West 57th Street New York, New York 10019 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: At IFF, our goal is to be our customers' most valued resource for creative, consumer-preferred and technologically superior flavors and fragrances. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF) has been a leader in the fiercely competitive flavor and fragrance industry since 1958, when it debuted under its present name. A …
12 East Armour Boulevard P.O. Box 419627 Kansas City, Missouri 64141-6627 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Baking has always been a simple business wrapped in a complex environment. The challenges to succeed in the past remain constant today ... perfect the basics. Provide consumers with products that connect with their lifestyle; when they want them and where they want them; delivering consistent qu…
7505 Metro Boulevard P.O. Box 39286 Edina, Minnesota 55439 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The DQ tradition you grew up with is continuously growing as new locations are opening in both new and existing markets. Our brands--Dairy Queen, Orange Julius and Karmelkorn--have very high favorable consumer awareness. Most importantly, we thrive because of our hard-working franchisees. The vast majority of …
8942 Wilshire Boulevard Beverly Hills, California 90211 U.S.A. International Creative Management, Inc. (ICM) is a leading Hollywood talent agency. Emerging from the shadow of Creative Artists Associates, which redefined the industry in the 1980s, ICM's 150 agents represent film stars Mel Gibson and Julia Roberts, the director Francis Ford Coppola, and former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatch…
The IONA Building Shelbourne Road Ballsbridge Dublin 4 Ireland Company Perspectives: Enterprise portal technology is all about aggregating existing applications and web-enabling businesses, and IONA helps companies do just that. IONA provides industry-leading organizations around the world with complete enterprise portal solutions through the IONA iPortal suite, a comprehensive family of products…
1000 Cody Road Mobile, Alabama 36695 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: There is one thing we do on earth that we will continue to do in heaven. That is to praise and worship God. That is why we view life on earth, for those who love Jesus, as choir practice for heaven. To say that praise and worship is the most important category of music today is an understatement. In light of that, there is no more …
Château de Vidy Case Postale 356 1007 Lausanne Switzerland Company Perspectives: Olympism is a philosophy of life, exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body, will, and mind. Blending sport with culture and education, Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy found in effort, the educational value of good example, and respect for universal fundamental ethical …
4100 East 3rd Avenue Foster City, California 94404 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Based in Foster City, California, Inktomi develops and markets network infrastructure software essential for global enterprises and service providers. Inktomi's business is divided into Network Products, comprised of industry leading solutions for network caching, content distribution, media broadcasting, and wireless…
1999 Avenue of the Stars, 39th Floor Los Angeles, California 90067 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The inevitability of change creates a constant flow of upswings and downturns in air transportation. But one thing does not change--the continuous need for rapid, economical deployment of high performance aircraft. ILFC understood this reality as early as 1973 when we pioneered the world's first aircra…
Senator House 85 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4DP United Kingdom Company Perspectives: International Power is a leading independent power producer that generates enough electricity to light millions of homes around the world. We have the resources and skills to play an active role in all phases of the power generation chain, including development, construction, operation, and trading and mar…
Carlisle Place London SW1P 1BX United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Our customers are the architects of our new strategy. Listening to them as part of our strategy review gave us a clear picture of their requirements and we are now shaping the Group to meet these. Developing a more active dialogue will improve our ability to anticipate their future needs and establish Invensys as their trusted st…
1600 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad, California 92008 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: To thousands of customers worldwide, Invitrogen is an innovative partner in life science research and the commercial production of biomolecules. Through our products and services, we strive to accelerate biological discovery and understanding so scientists can accomplish experiments faster, easier, and more reliably. Invi…
1954 Airport Road, Suite 200 Atlanta, Georgia 30341 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The marketplace is the driving force behind everything we do. IASG will be the best in each of its respective markets for the products and services we provide. International Airline Support Group, Inc. (IASG) supplies operators with parts for older types of aircraft. Its main customers are cargo airlines using older …
Investcorp House PO Box 5340 Manama Bahrain Company Perspectives: Since its foundation, Investcorp's mission has been clear and consistent: To create a working environment that demands integrity and stimulates entrepreneurial spirit, together with a deep sense of responsibility to the firm, its shareholders and its clients. To achieve market recognition of the firm's reliability, professionalism …
Irish Life Centre Lower Abbey Street Dublin, 1 Ireland Company Perspectives: The Irish Life & Permanent group is a leading provider of personal financial services in the Irish market. Irish Life & Permanent Plc (ILP) is the Republic of Ireland's third largest financial institution. The combination of Irish Life, Irish Permanent, and TSB Bank, ILP operates in both the insurance and retail banking …
Sett End Rd. Blackburn Lancashire BB1 2PT United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Chairman's Statement: Our continued objective is to grow the business both organically and by selective acquisition and in the medium term become the number two supplier of high quality cakes and pastries in the UK. Inter Link Foods PLC is the rising star of the British baking industry. Since its formation in 1994, the…
51 Sawyer Road, Suite 200 Waltham, Massachusetts 02453 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Inverness Medical Innovations is a leading provider of women's health and other consumer and point-of-care health products and a developer of advanced technologies for both the consumer and professional diagnostic marketplaces. Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of home pregnancy test ki…
3355 Cherry Ridge, Suite 200 San Antonio, Texas 78230 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our methods are meticulous, but our philosophy is simple: we do it right the first time. Don't wait until something happens to protect your company. Initial Security, a San Antonio-based subsidiary of British business-to-business service company Rentokil Initial PLC, offers a range of security services: investigati…
P.O. Box 6048 Brownsville, Texas 78523-6048 U.S.A. International Shipbreaking Ltd. L.L.C. (ISL) is a Brownsville, Texas, company that dismantles obsolete maritime vessels and equipment for recycling. Privately owned, ISL is the largest and most technically advanced of the handful of companies providing shipbreaking services. Its 43-acre yard is able to accommodate vessels as long as 1,000 feet an…
Rua Francisco Eugenio 329 Rio de Janeiro 20948-900 RJ Brazil Company Perspectives: The main mission of Companhia Brasileira de Petroleo Ipiranga S.A. is to produce and commercialize petroleum products and to provide service with maximum efficiency, satisfying market demands while respecting safety, the environment and occupation health. One of Brazil's largest privately held companies, Ipiranga S…
130 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10011 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Since our founding in 1974, we have challenged our own ideas of what a brand can be, pioneering new ground in branding and growing through the diversity that surrounds us. Interbrand Corporation is a subsidiary of Omnicom Group Inc., the world's largest advertising conglomerate. Interbrand is devoted to all aspects of branding…
6001 36th Avenue West Everett, Washington 98203-1264 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Intermec invented many of the revolutionary technologies that today make it possible for businesses to track goods and services, known as their supply chains. Intermec also developed key components integral to the current consumer and wireless revolution. Based in Everett, Washington, Intermec Technologies Corporati…
500 Washington Street Columbus Indiana 47201 U.S.A. Company Perspectives We believe the purpose of our business is to create superior value for all of our stakeholders through a dedication to service, treating others as we would want to be treated, a long-term orientation, and the pursuit of the highest standards. The businesses of holding company Irwin Financial Corporation engage in consumer an…
300 Hunt Club Road East Ottawa Ontario K1V 1C1 Canada Company Perspectives "Iogen is a results-driven company with a vision: to produce a clean, renewable fuel that can be used in cars today, and to lead the way in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. Our employees are key to our success. Working at Iogen means being part of a dynamic environment, and working with talented, commit…