Abercrombie & Fitch
Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) (NYSE: ANF) is an American fashion retailer, headed by chairman and CEO Michael S. Jeffries.
AG2R
Ag2r – La Mondiale (UCI team code: ALM, formerly AG2R Prévoyance) is a French cycling team with UCI ProTour team status.
Blue Orchard
BlueOrchard Finance is a Swiss company specializing in the management of micro finance investment products. They assist banks and financial intermediaries who wish to invest in the micro finance industry by offering a comprehensive package of services designed to invest efficiently in this promising sector.
BNP Paribas Securities
BNP Paribas Securities Services is a leading provider of securities services and investment operations solutions to issuers, financial institutions and institutional investors worldwide. With 5 400 employees, BNP Paribas Securities Services is a subsidiary of the BNP Paribas Group, 1st largest French company and 5th in the banking industry worldwide, 1st bank in the Euro Zone (?Global 2000 Forbes? 2008). BNP Paribas operates in over 85 countries, and has 162,700 employees.
BUPA
Bupa is a global health and care organisation. They are a provident association which means that any profit they make is re-invested in better health and care services. Bupa is an international health and care company with bases on three continents and more than eight million customers. In 2007, total revenues exceeded £4 bn. Bupa employs more than 44000 people, is the biggest UK insurance company and in the top 3 for Care Homes and insurance in Spain, Australia and New Zealand.
CG 13 - Bouches du Rhone
In the context of the political and geographic organization of France, a department (French: département, pronounced [departement]) is an administrative unit roughly analogous to an English county. The 100 French departments are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas regions. The center of administration of a dÈpartement is called a préfecture (prefecture) . The prefecture of the Bouches du Rhone is the city of Marseille. With more than 1.8 millions of people, it is one of the most populated of France.
Communes Wallonnes
The object of the Union of Cities and Municipalities is to represent all the local authorities of the Walloon Region in their competence. It promotes their actions and their autonomy, and thus the local democracy principle established by the Belgian Constitution and the European Charter of Local Autonomy. Its general assembly is composed of the 262 municipalities of Wallonia, all of which are members of the association. Its representativity is therefore unquestionable. It so defends efficiently local interests at all power levels: regional, community, federal and European, through tight contacts with the ministers and their advisers, the administrations and all the Members of Parliament.
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Conseil Régional du Centre
France is divided into regions or regions (in French), of which 21 are in continental metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, and four lie overseas. Regions in mainland France are further subdivided into between 2 and 8 departments or départements. A regional council (French: conseil régional) is the elected assembly of a region of France. Since 1986 the regional council has been directly elected, councillors being elected by dÈpartement and serving a mandate of 6 years. The Region du Centre is the region located south west of Paris.
EPFL
EPFL is one of the two Ecoles Polytechniques Fédérales in Switzerland. Like its sister institution, ETHZ, it has three missions: education, research and technology transfer at the highest international level. Associated with several specialised research institutes, the two EPFs form the EPF domain, which is directly dependent on the Federal Department of Home Affairs. EPFL, in its idyllic location on the shores of Lake Geneva, brings together a campus of more than 10,000 people. By its novel structure, the school stimulates collaboration between students, professors, researchers and entrepreneurs. These daily interactions give rise to new and groundbreaking work in science, technology and architecture.
ForschungZentrum Karlsruhe
The research and development programs of the Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe are of public interest and serve peaceful purposes exclusively. They extend over areas of industrial precommercialization phase research, product and process development, provident research, and fundamental scientific research. In pursuing these research activities, the Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe cooperates with partners in science and industry. Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe has more than 3800 employees, of these, approx. 1420 scientists (including 190 foreign guests), 60 professors, 185 pre-doctoral students, and approx. 300 trainees.
France Telecom
A works council ("ComitÈ Central d'Entreprise" in French or CCE) is a "shop-floor" organization representing workers, which functions as local/firm-level complement to national labour negotiations. France TÈlÈcom (Euronext: FTE, NYSE: FTE) is the main telecommunication company in France and one of the largest in the world. It currently employs about 191,000 people (half outside of France) and has nearly 159 million customers worldwide (2007). For the twelve months ending September 2004 it had revenue of US$60.11 billion. Therefore, the CCE of France Telecom is providing services for more than 190 000 people.
Garmin
Garmin's goal, as it was in 1989, remains simple: To create navigation and communication devices that can enrich our customers' lives. Their innovative products span various areas of interest, including automotive, aviation, marine, fitness, outdoor recreation and wireless applications. The original handful of employees in 1989 grew to a work force of 1,000 just 10 years later. That number doubled within four years and eclipsed 4,000 by 2006. In 2007, Garmin's worldwide work force topped 7,000 and showed little sign of slowing amid expansion in Europe and Asia. Garmin is listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange.
La Poste
La Poste is active in 4 main areas : Mail: Le Courrier. The Mail service is continuously modernising in order to be ready to meet the future challenges of an open market. Parcels and Express: Le Colis-Express. GeoPost and ColiPoste together represent the second largest parcel operator in Europe. Banking: La Banque Postale. La Banque Postale was launched on 1st January 2008 and is the banking arm of the La Poste group to almost 29 million customers. Customer services: La Poste is the leading provider of local services in France, with 17,000 post offices providing information on behalf of La Banque Postale, Le Courrier and Colis-Express. La Poste is France's leading employer with a total workforce of 300,000 professionals. La Poste Group's total turnover rose by 3.8% in 2007 to reach 20,819 million euros.
Leroy Merlin
The Leroy Merlin Group, through its different worldwide businesses, is committed to improving homes and their surrounding environment, providing complementary solutions to clients and their needs.
Macif
Macif is a leading insurance company in France. With s ome 7,500 staff committed to our policyholders, they have almost 4.4 million policyholders with more than 13.5 million contracts.
Manfrotto
The Manfrotto Group is the head of the Imaging and Staging division of Vitec Group PLc, a multinational quoted on the London stock exchange. See www.vitecgroup.it The Imaging and Staging division is the world leader in designing, producing and distributing professional supports, bags and protective gear for the photographic, video and entertainment markets. IMAGING and STAGING in short: -1000 employees, in italy and abroad -headquarters in Bassano Del Grappa (VI) Italy -production facilities in Feltre (BL) and Mogliano (TV) Italy -Production facilities abroad in Slovakia, the UK, Israel and the USA Mexico -8 leading brands (in their respective markets) -6 Distribution companies placed in Italy, France, Germany, the UK, Japan and the USA -Consolidated revenue (2006) of more than ?140 million with an export quota of 90%
Michael Page
Michael Page International is one of the world's leading recruitment consultancies with more than 32 years expertise in professional services recruitment.
The Group Operates through 163 offices in 28 countries and employs over 5000 employees all over the world.
MINEFI
Minister of the Economy, Industry and Employment (ministre de l'Economie, de l'Industrie et de l'Emploi), or Minister of Finance for short, is one of the most prominent positions in the cabinet of France after the Prime Minister. The Minister of Finance supervises: the preparation of the taxation rules the financial assets of the State and the financial and economic national system the development, regulation and control of economy including industry, tourism, small business, concurrence and consumer security, and other matters employment policies and career education. By her authority above the financial assets of the State, the financial and economic national system and the taxation rules, the Minister is allowed to represent France in the European Union council of the minister of the Economy and Finance (ECOFIN).
Motorists Group
Motorists Mutual Insurance Company was established in 1928. The company is a major regional property and casualty insurer. Motorists Life Insurance Company was formed in 1965. MICO Insurance Company, which provides coverage for select nonstandard automobile risks, was established in 1982. American Hardware Mutual was established in 1899 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A leading commercial lines insurer, American Hardware affiliated with Motorists Mutual in May 1993. Wilson Mutual Insurance Company, established in 1872, is a property and casualty insurer in Wisconsin that affiliated with the group in 2001. All companies in the group are domiciled in Ohio. The Motorists Insurance Group has assets of more than a billion dollars and markets competitive personal, commercial and life insurance products. Motorists' personal lines, commercial lines and life insurance products are sold by a network of more than 2,800 agents working through approximately 600 independent agencies in a market of more than 32 million people.
Muenchen Ticket
The Muenchen Ticket is the ticket corner for the city of Munich, Bavaria. in Germany. They provide the majority of tickets for events, shows, located in or around Munich. Munich is the third largest city in Germany. There are approximately 1.35 million inhabitants within Munich.
Parlement Européen / European Parliament
The European Parliament (Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU). Together with the Council of the European Union (the Council), it forms the bicameral legislative branch of the Union's institutions and has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world. The Parliament and Council form the highest legislative body within the Union. However their powers as such are limited to the competencies conferred upon the European Community by member states. The Parliament is composed of 785 MEPs (Member of the European Parliament), who serve the second largest democratic electorate in the world (after India) and the largest trans-national democratic electorate in the world (342 million eligible voters in 2004).
Sanitas
Since 1958, Sanitas has protected its clients through its healthcare insurance products and services. Sanitas is now taking care of over 850 000 people, and is working exclusively at providing health insurances. Sanitas has premises located all over Switzerland, from Zurich to Geneva, from Lugano to Neuchatel.
Sanofi Aventis
Sanofi-Aventis (Euronext: SAN, NYSE: SNY), headquartered in Paris, France, is a multinational pharmaceutical company. The company is one of the five largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. Sanofi-Aventis engages in the research, development, manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceutical products for sale principally in the prescription market, but they also develop over-the-counter medication. Sanofi-Aventis cover 7 major therapeutic areas: cardiovascular, thrombosis, oncology, diabetes, central nervous system, internal medicine and vaccines (with its subsidiary Sanofi Pasteur). Sanofi employs 100 000 people worldwide and delivers a turnover above $34 000 m.
SNCF
Transilien is the SNCF brand in Ile-de-France. SNCF is the main French railways. Wherease Transilien employs 20 000 peopel, SNCF is one of the biggest employer in France, with 180 000 employes. In 1999 the Transilien program was launched intended to build gradually, a new image of the transport system in Ile-de-France (the famous "commuter trains") from concrete actions led by the essential preoccupation to improve the quality of the service to the travelers. Transilien SNCF was born on September 20th, 1999 as a label, then a program and finally became a brand intended to express major axis for the francilien public transport. Today, Transilien became real for the 4 million Franciliens who take regularly or occasionally the train.
Tunisiana
Orascom Telecom Tunisia is also call "Tunisiana". Since its commercial launch on December 27, 2002, Tunisiana ambition was to become the private operator of reference on the domestic market of personal communication. Today, it is now a reality with the introduction of innovative products, simple, quality and affordable prices. The year 2006 ended with brio as the operator had to his credit nearly 3 million subscribers and had won nearly 46% market share. Actor essential sector of new technologies, Tunisiana based on the rapid progress of technology to develop services that are responsive, innovative and quality.
UBP
Union Bancaire Privée is based in Geneva and is one of the major Swiss asset management banks for both private and institutional clients.
UNFPA
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. UNFPA supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect. UNFPA HQ is located in New York and is a division of the United Nations.
UNIL
Founded in 1537, the University of Lausanne is composed of seven faculties where approximately 10,700 students and 2,200 researchers work and study. The UNIL campus is spread across three locations, the largest of which is in Dorigny, on the shores of Lake Geneva. This picturesque landscape, with views of the Alps and the lake, provides the ideal setting for study and research. The University of Lausanne is situated at the heart of the French-speaking region of Switzerland, in the middle of Europe ? close to France, Germany, Italy, and Austria.
Université de Laval
Located in the heart of Quebec's historic capital city, Université Laval is one of Canada's leading universities. Among the top ten Canadian universities in terms of research, it has received more than 230 million dollars in external funds in year 2004 for research and international cooperation. Université Laval has been a pioneer in program assessment and strategic planning, and remains at the vanguard of the internationalization of teaching and research. As of fall 2004, Université Laval has over 350 programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and 38 000 students.
Université de Nice (Unice)
The University of Nice is a French leading university. They train each year more than 27 000 students, 17% of them are foreigners. With a perfect location on the French Riviera and close to the Italian border, the university of Nice is clearly a european institution, spreading out all across the southern region of France thanks to the strong commitment of its several thousands of teachers, researchers, administrative and technical staff members.
University of Auckland
The University of Auckland (Maori: Te Whare Wänanga o Tämaki Makaurau) is New Zealand's largest university. Established in 1883 as a constituent college of the University of New Zealand, the university is now made up of eight faculties over six campuses, and has more than 39,000 students at April 2006.
It offers a wide range of programmes including Arts, Business, Education, Music, Teacher Training and Special Education, Architecture, Planning, Nursing, Creative and Performing Arts, Theology, Science, Information Management, Engineering, Medicine, Optometry, Food and Wine Science, Property, Law, Fine and Visual Arts and Pharmacy. The University of Auckland was the only New Zealand institution ranked in the top 50 of the THES - QS World University Rankings, ranked at number 50.
Virgin America
Virgin America is a new, California-based airline that is on a mission to make flying good again- with brand new planes, attractives fares, topnotch service, and a host of fun, innovative amenities that are reinventing domestic air travel.
Virk = Portal of the Minister of Commerce Registration
Virk.dk is a business internet portal monitored by the public sector in Denmark. The objective of Virk.dk is to relieve Danish companies from administrative burdens and to provide a single entrance to the public sector. Additionally the objective is to make it easier for companies to find business forms and applications to the public sector and information from the public sector. By delivering a number of fully digital solutions companies will be relieved from administrative burdens. You can find every business related report from any given authority in Denmark at Virk.dk. By using a digital signature companies can gain direct access to a number of specified services and online administrative systems. Furthermore you can find other business relevant information from the Danish authorities at Virk.dk.