24 Avenue Marnix Brussels 1050 Belgium Belgium's second largest commercial bank, Bank Brussels Lambert (BBL) was created in 1975 by the merger of Banque de Bruxelles and Banque Lambert. Separately, each bank had survived more than a century of Belgium's often chaotic and war-torn history, and together they now face the more orderly but equally challenging unification of the European market and th…
50 Rothschild Boulevard Tel Aviv 65124 Israel Bank Hapoalim was founded by the labor movement in Palestine in the early 1920s and set as its task to "assist, adopt, further and grant financial or any other assistance to all branches of activity of the institutions, federations or groups organized by the workers for the purpose of improving the conditions of their members in accordance with cooper…
129 St. James Street Place d'Armes Montreal Quebec H2Y 3S8 Canada Until very recently, Canada's banks were stodgy, sheltered, and highly regulated institutions, and the Bank of Montreal was among the fustiest and most traditional of them all. But two singular events in the last two decades--the arrival of an aggressive new CEO in 1975 and the deregulation of the Canadian banking industry in 1985-…
28 State Street Boston Massachusetts 12109 United States The Bank of New England is America's first interstate regional bank holding company. It was created in 1985 by the merger of the Bank of New England Corporation and CBT Corporation, another bank holding company, from Connecticut. BNE owns nine banks (with 470 branches) and 17 other companies that provide various financial services, chiefly …
280 Park Avenue New York New York 10017 United States Bankers Trust New York Corporation, a multibillion-dollar bank holding company, is one of the largest commercial banks in the United States. The nature of the company's business has changed repeatedly since it was founded in 1903. It was first a bankers trust company; by the end of the 1920s it was a wholesale financial-services provider; next…
8700 West Bryn Mawr Avenue Chicago Illinois 60631 United States Bally Manufacturing Corporation, a leader in the recreation industry, owns and operates four casino hotels and 310 health-and-fitness clubs. The company designs, manufactures, sells, and services gaming and coin-operated amusement equipment including slot-machines, video games, instant ticket lottery games, and German wall-machines, …
130 East Randolph Drive Chicago, Illinois 60601 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Baker & McKenzie was the first law firm to recognize the importance of a global perspective. While competitors focused on domestic markets, we chose to look further afield, with a foresight that enabled us to service our clients wherever their businesses took them. The Firm was established in 1949, decades before the con…
10 Longs Peak Drive Broomfield, Colorado 80021 U.S.A. Company Perspectives The company's mission is to be the premier provider to beverage, food and aerospace and technologies customers of the products and services that we offer as we aggressively manage our business, and to explore and pursue acquisitions, divestitures, strategic alliances and other changes that would benefit Ball's shareholders…
Avenida Ipiranga, 282, 10 Andar Apartodo Postal 8250 01046-010 Osasco, São Paulo Brazil Headquartered in a suburb of São Paulo, Brazil, Banco Bradesco S.A. is Brazil's largest private bank. The firm is a powerhouse by virtually any standard: it ranks as the largest bank employer in the world, the largest private employer in Brazil, and the third-largest banking organization in Latin America. Un…
One Mississippi Plaza Tupelo, Mississippi 38802 U.S.A. The Bank of Mississippi, Inc., is one of the strongest and most influential chains of state banks in America's deep South. Since statewide banking was first permitted in Mississippi in 1986, the bank has opened more than 80 branches from Biloxi to Vicksburg. The Bank of Mississippi also has very strong ties to local communities throughout the…
7-1, Marunouchi, 2-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100 Japan Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd., the world's largest bank, was formed in April 1996 from the merger of The Mitsubishi Bank, Ltd. and Bank of Tokyo, Ltd. The new superbank combined Mitsubishi's extensive network of domestic branches with Bank of Tokyo's overseas strength, and includes operations in a wide range of banking and financial services. Pr…
2709 Water Ridge Parkway Charlotte, North Carolina 28217 U.S.A. A solid and respected leader in its field, Baker & Taylor, Inc., operates as the holding company for two companies involved in the entertainment and information services business, Baker & Taylor Books and Baker & Taylor Entertainment. During the mid-1990s, Baker & Taylor Books supplied books, spoken-word audiotapes, calendars, and re…
422 Wards Corner Road Loveland, Ohio 45140-8390 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: As a leader in the U.S. keyboard market, Baldwin Piano & Organ Company manufactures and markets a full range of quality keyboard instrument featuring the Baldwin, Wurlitzer, and Chickering trademarks. From artist-accepted concert grand pianos to innovative digital keyboards, renowned Baldwin instruments are found in home…
Rua Boa Vista 176 CEP 01-092-900 01013 Sao Paulo, SP Brazil Company Perspectives: Banco Itaú's corporate objectives are "to be the leading bank in performance, recognized as being sound and reliable, standing out because of its aggressive use of marketing, its advanced technology and its highly capable staff, committed to total quality and to customer satisfaction." Headquartered in Brazil's fin…
5711 R. S. Boreham Jr. Street Fort Smith, Arkansas 72908 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our mission is to be the best (as determined by our customers) marketers, designers and manufacturers of electric motors and drives. To achieve this we must: provide better value to our customers than any of our competitors; attract and retain competent employees committed to our goals and objectives; produce go…
12050 South Lone Peak Parkway Draper, Utah 84020 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Ballard Medical Products is a manufacturer and marketer of specialized medical products. Our strategy for maintaining the company's growth continues to focus on the following four objectives: Developing innovative products through internal research and development and through acquisitions; maintaining the highest qualit…
3900 Essex Lane, Suite 1200 Post Office Box 4740 Houston, Texas 77210-4740 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our employees deliver performance at the well site by applying their technical knowledge, practical experience, and dedication to quality service. Our people have built a high performance culture, based on our Core Values of Integrity, Teamwork, Performance and Learning. Baker Hughes has introd…
1015 Mark Avenue Carpinteria, California 93013 U.S.A. Balance Bar Company is a leader in the nutritional foods and natural products industry. Natural products contain no artificial colors, flavors, chemicals, or preservatives. The firm develops and distributes popular lines of nutritional bars and drinks manufactured by another company. All Balance Bar products have 40 percent calories from carbo…
Vordere Zollamtsstrasse 13 A-1030 Vienna Austria With over one-fifth of the nation's banking business, Bank Austria AG is Austria's largest and most profitable banking group. Formed through the October 1991 union of Zentralsparkasse und Kommerzialbank Wien (Z-Bank) and Österreichische Länderbank (ÖLB or Länderbank), the financial institution boasts nearly 300 offices nationwide and an additio…
One Norwalk West 40 Richards Avenue Norwalk, Connecticut 06854 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Printers and printing equipment manufacturers the world over rely on Baldwin bottom-line technology to improve quality and profitability in safe, innovative, and environmentally responsible ways. Baldwin accessory, control, and material handling equipment performs many tasks, among them providing spliced r…
1 Harrison Street San Francisco, California 94105-1602 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Banana Republic reflects an American sensibility with a positive and optimistic viewpoint. The timeless style captures a modern interpretation of classic fashion and its relaxed attitude expresses a comfortable and confident quality. The adventurous spirit of the line is built from its heritage in travel and livin…
120 Flanders Road P.O. Box 5013 Westborough, Massachusetts 01581-5013 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Banyan Systems is a pioneer and leader in providing proven standards-based directory and messaging products for enterprise networks. Coupled with professional and support services, these unique offerings provide solutions to help people communicate simply and easily across enterprise networks, intra…
4350 McKinley Street Omaha, Nebraska 68123 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Ballantyne believes that its position as a fully-integrated equipment manufacturer enables it to be more responsive to its customers' specific design requirements, thereby giving it a competitive advantage over other manufacturers who rely more on outsourcing components. In addition, the company believes its expertise in engi…
One Shell Plaza, 910 Louisiana Houston, Texas 77002-4995 U.S.A. With branch offices in Dallas, Austin, New York, London, Moscow, Washington, D.C., and Baku, Azerbaijan, the Houston-based law firm Baker & Botts, L.L.P. ranks among the 50 largest law firms in the world, based on gross revenues and number of attorneys. It represents over half the Fortune 500 companies and many other clients, includi…
Plaza de Canalejas,1 28014 Madrid Spain Banco Santander Central Hispano S.A. (BSCH) was created from the merger of Spain's number one bank, Banco Santander, with its number three rival, Banco Central Hispanoamericano, in 1999. The new entity represents Europe's leading bank in terms of market capitalization, and one of the region's largest asset-holders, with more than EUR 330 billion. Apart from…
1 Bank One Plaza Chicago, Illinois 60670 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We will deliver exceptional results through exceptional people. We are a highly respected, world-class financial services company committed to being the best in all we do: superior performance, quality service, a great place to work. Chicago-based Bank One Corporation formed in 1998 through the merger of Banc One Corporation, h…
Peter Bangs Vej 15 Struer DK-7600 Denmark Company Perspectives: At the threshold of a new century, Bang & Olufsen's reputation remains second-to-none in the global market for leading-edge audio & video products. Little wonder that New York's Museum of Modern Art arranged a 39-piece special exhibition of Bang & Olufsen products in 1978--an honor only given to three other companies during the 20th …
45025 Aviation Drive, Suite 400 Dulles, Virginia 20166 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We've put the world's leading aerospace companies under one Banner to give you the broadest range of highquality parts and the most responsive and reliable service in business aviation. You also get documented traceability and the peace of mind that comes from a global supplier with the resources to support you to…
Akurdi, Pune 411035 India Company Perspectives: Our Philosophy: We approach our responsibilities with ambition and resourcefulness. We organise ourselves for a transparent and harmonious flow of work. We respect sound theory and encourage creative experimentation. And we make our workplace a source of pride. We believe in: Transparency--a commitment that the business is managed along transparent …
1900 East 9th Street, National City Center, Suite 3200 Cleveland, Ohio 44114-3485 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Baker & Hostetler LLP was founded on the belief that we would strive to create successful, long-term relationships with clients, dedicate ourselves to the profession and be good corporate citizens in the communities where we live and work. That belief has helped us grow into one of the n…
39/41 Parkgate Street Dublin 8 Ireland Company Perspectives: Our aim is to be the leader in e-security. We will continue to broaden our product and service portfolio by a combination of organic and acquisitive growth, and will continue to deliver leading edge e-security solutions to our customers to enable the adoption of e-business on a global basis. We enter 2001 with confidence, and the Board …
2709 Water Ridge Parkway Charlotte, North Carolina 28217 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Baker & Taylor is a leading full-line distributor of books, videos, and music products to Internet and traditional retailers and to library customers. We also provide our customers with value-added proprietary data products and customized management and outsourcing services. We have been in business over 170 yea…
Bank of America Corporate Center 100 North Tryon Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28255 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Bank of America seeks to build broad, deep and long-lasting relationships with its customers by providing a full range of banking, investing and insurance products and services, and to create value for customers by delivering financial solutions within the context of each customer'…
119 St. Jacques Montreal, Quebec H2Y 1L6 Canada Company Perspectives: Bank of Montreal, one of the largest banks in North America, is Canada's oldest bank. Since our founding in 1817, the Bank has grown to have $238 billion in assets, and over 32,000 employees in Canada, the United States, and around the world. We are the only bank to offer a complete range of financial services in our chosen mar…
Gran Via 1 Bilbao, Vizcaya 48001 Spain Company Perspectives: At BBVA, quality is not an element of mere improvement, but rather a factor which contributes towards consolidating sustainable competitive advantages. It is not an objective in itself, but rather a commitment to the Group's growth to international expansion and to technological development. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. (BBVA) w…
Lower Baggot Street Dublin 2 Ireland The Bank of Ireland is the oldest bank in Ireland. Throughout the turbulent Irish history, the bank has demonstrated remarkable entrepreneurship by taking innovative risks and making them work--from opening a commercial branch in a tiny agricultural community in the 18th century to offering remote offshore banking over the Internet in the 21st century. Their c…
1099 North Meridian Street Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A. Baldwin & Lyons, Inc. sells and underwrites casualty insurance for the trucking industry. The company provides insurance coverage through two main subsidiaries: Protective Insurance Company and Sagamore Insurance Company. Protective Insurance, which is licensed in all 50 states and Canada, insures large and medium-sized trucking fleets…
50 Rothschild Boulevard Tel Aviv 66883 Israel Company Perspectives: Over time and throughout the world, our mission has remained unchanged: to surpass our customers' expectations and deliver added value to their business in today's complex, global markets. Bank Hapoalim B.M. is the largest of Israel's commercial banks, with 364 offices in 14 countries around the world. Its subsidiaries include co…
2 Copley Place Boston, Massachusetts 02116 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Bain's Business is making companies more valuable. We convert strategy and action into economic performance. Boston-based Bain & Company is one of the world's leading corporate consulting companies, the pioneer in the concept that consultants should help implement strategies not just make recommendations. The Bain approach is…
2-5-4 Komagata, Taito-ku, Tokyo 111-8081 Japan Company Perspectives: The Bandai Group aspires to grow and develop as a company, fulfilling dreams and providing happiness to people around the world while making a positive contribution to society. The main tenets of our management philosophy are as follows. 1. Shareholder satisfaction: As well as honoring the trust of our shareholders by passing on…
BPI Building, Ayala Avenue, Paseo De Roxas Makati City, 1200 Philippines Company Perspectives: Through the years, BPI strove to deliver the highest standards of convenience banking through the ingenuity of technology and creative management. As the recognized "most technologically advanced bank", BPI introduced the first successful automated teller machine (ATM) service in the Philippines. Among …
24-32 Yehuda Halevy Street Tel-Aviv 65546 Israel Company Perspectives: The bank's mission for the future is to continue to deliver premier products and personalized service to its valued clients and to focus on its specialized markets. It will continue to leverage its global reach, the strength of the Leumi Group, and the aptitude of its diverse employee workforce as it moves forward in the new c…
1 Fuxingmen Nei Dajie, Xicheng D Beijing 100818 China Company Perspectives: Our Mission: To build Bank of China into a market-driven, client-oriented, world-class financial services institution, with a robust corporate governance structure capable of delivering outstanding performance over the long term. Bank of China (BOC) is that country's oldest bank, and also one of its four largest banks, wi…
10 Des Voeux Road Central Hong Kong Company Perspectives: Mission Statement: We at BEA strive to provide best in class financial services, always demanding the highest standard of professionalism and integrity of ourselves. With a commitment to quality of service, we focus on satisfying customer needs. We aim to grow, together with our customers, our shareholders and our colleagues. One of Hong K…
3 6th Verkhny per. Saint Petersburg 194292 Russia Company Perspectives: We work to be the best Russian brewery in every aspect: in satisfying the customer--to make consumers feel they are buying the best beer; in influencing society--to convince society of benefits the Company's activities provide; in business--to ensure the growth of the Company's profits and capitalization and increase its shar…
Oriole Park at Camden Yards 333 West Camden Street Baltimore, Maryland 21201 United States Company Perspectives: Oriole Park is state-of-the-art yet unique, traditional and intimate in design. It blends with the urban context of downtown Baltimore while taking its image from baseball parks built in the early 20th century. The Baltimore Orioles L.P. is the operating company for the professional ba…
4343 North Fraser Burnaby, British Columbia V5J 5J9 Canada Company Perspectives: At Ballard Power Systems, our vision is Power to Change the World. Our mission is to develop fuel cell power as a practical alternative to internal combustion automotive engines through technology leadership. Ballard Power Systems Inc. is the world leader in developing and manufacturing fuel cells based on proton-exc…
130 Merchant Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Bank of Hawaii remains steadfastly focused on building value for our customers. We're committed to doing all we can to deliver exceptional service and enhance customer satisfaction. Our approach centers on developing long-term banking relationships, based on offering quality products and services that meet our customers' full…
622 Town Road West Chicago Illinois 60185 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Ball Horticultural Company's mission is to be the world leader in the research, breeding, production and marketing of ornamental crops. Ball Horticultural Company is the leading North American producer and distributor of ornamental plants and their seeds. The company operates through an array of subsidiaries throughout the worl…
1000 West Moreno Street P.O. Box 17500 Pensacola Florida 32522 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Baptist Health Care's mission is to provide superior service based on Christian values to improve the quality of life for people and communities served. While quality in health care can be defined in many different ways, at Baptist Health Care quality means recognizing the diverse clinical needs of the cust…