Corporate Office

GDF Suez Corporate Office

GDF Suez S.A. is a French multinational company with worldwide headquarters in Paris that operates in electric generation and distribution, natural gas, and renewable energy. GDF Suez is the product of the 2006 merger of Suez and Gaz de France.

Suez was founded in 1922 by King William of the Netherlands and is one of the oldest continually existing multinational corporations in the world. At the time of the merger, Suez had annual revenue of $41.5 billion.

Gaz de France was founded in 1946 by the French government. The government held an 80% stake in the company until the merger. Gaz de France had revenue of $22.4 billion in 2005.

In 2006 the merger of water supply and treatment, waste management, and energy company Suez with power company Gaz de France was announced, though it took until late in 2007 for the companies to agree on terms.

GDF Suez became the world’s second-largest utility company based on revenues. In 2009 GDF Suez placed sixth on the list of Businessweek ranking of the World’s Best Companies, the highest placed European firm. Today GDF Suez has 236,000 worldwide employees and had $90.7 billion in revenue in 2011.

GDF SUEZ Energy North America

Gaz de France was founded in 1946 by the French government. The government held an 80% stake in the company until the merger. Gaz de France had revenue of $22.4 billion in 2005.

History

ING Group Corporate Office

ING Group is a Dutch multinational company focused on retail banking, direct banking, investment banking, asset management, and insurance with world headquarters in Amsterdam.

ING has its insurance roots in the 1845 founding of the Fire Insurance Company of the Netherlands. ING has its banking roots in the 1881 founding of creation of the postal savings system by the Dutch government.

In 1991 the banking business of NMB Postbank and the insurance business of Nationale-Nederlanden merged to create ING Group.

ING expanded internationally through acquisitions throughout the 1990’s, including Banque Bruxelles Lambert of Belgium, Bank Slaski of Poland, and Seguros Comercial America of Mexico.

After taking a capital injection from the Dutch government after the global financial crisis the company was forced to divest itself of many businesses round the world, including insurance businesses in Latin America, Asia, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as ING Direct in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K.

Today ING Group is the world’s largest banking/financial services and insurance conglomerate in the world with annual revenue of $150 billion. The company is the 18th largest company in the world by revenue. ING Group serves 85 million clients in 45 countries and has 85,000 worldwide employees.

ING North America Insurance Corporation

ING Group is a Dutch multinational company focused on retail banking, direct banking, investment banking, asset management, and insurance with world headquarters in Amsterdam.

In 1991 the banking business of NMB Postbank and the insurance business of Nationale-Nederlanden merged to create ING Group.

History

ING expanded internationally through acquisitions throughout the 1990’s, including Banque Bruxelles Lambert of Belgium, Bank Slaski of Poland, and Seguros Comercial America of Mexico.

Allianz Corporate Office

Allianz is a German multinational financial services company with worldwide headquarters in Munich.

Allianz was founded in 1890 by Carl von Thieme and Wilhelm von Fink as a marine and accident insurance company.

In 1900 Allianz became the first insurer to obtain a license to distribute corporate policies. By 1914 the company had expanded to the Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, France, the Scandinavian countries, the Baltic States and the United States.

Allianz began to offer fire insurance in 1905, machinery breakdown policies in 1911, and automobile insurance in 1918.

After World War II Allianz headquarters was moved to Munich because the original headquarters was destroyed during the war.

From the 1970’s to the 1990’s Allianz strengthened their position in Europe while expanding into new markets, such as Spain, The U.K., and Hungary.

Today Allianz operates in over 70 countries, has 180,000 employees, and has over 76 million customers worldwide. Allianz services include property and casualty insurance, life and health insurance, and asset management.

Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America

Allianz is a German multinational financial services company with worldwide headquarters in Munich.

Allianz was founded in 1890 by Carl von Thieme and Wilhelm von Fink as a marine and accident insurance company.

History

Allianz began to offer fire insurance in 1905, machinery breakdown policies in 1911, and automobile insurance in 1918.

After World War II Allianz headquarters was moved to Munich because the original headquarters was destroyed during the war.

From the 1970’s to the 1990’s Allianz strengthened their position in Europe while expanding into new markets, such as Spain, The U.K., and Hungary.

AXA Corporate Office

AXA S.A. is a French global investment, retirement, and insurance group with worldwide headquarters in Paris, France.

AXA was founded in 1816 as Mutuelle de L’assurance contre L’incendie. When it acquired Compagnie Parisienne de Garantie in 1978 the name was changed to Mutuelles Unies.

The name AXA was finally adopted in 1999. Despite being in upper case, the name is not an acronym; it was chosen because it is easily pronounced by people who speak any language. This was important to the global company and its international presence.

AXA operates primarily in Western Europe, North America, the Asia Pacific region, and the Middle East.

AXA has five operating segments: Life & Savings, Property & Casualty, International Insurance, Asset Management, and Other Financial Services. It has over 100,000 employees worldwide and had $118 billion in revenue in 2011.

AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company

AXA S.A. is a French global investment, retirement, and insurance group with worldwide headquarters in Paris, France.

AXA was founded in 1816 as Mutuelle de L’assurance contre L’incendie. When it acquired Compagnie Parisienne de Garantie in 1978 the name was changed to Mutuelles Unies.

History

AXA operates primarily in Western Europe, North America, the Asia Pacific region, and the Middle East.

Volkswagen Corporate Office

Volkswagen is a German car company with worldwide headquarters in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany.

Volkswagen was founded in 1937 by the Nazi trade union, the German Labour Front. At this time, cars were a luxury item in Germany, with only about 1 person in 50 owning a car. The new company had the goal to make cars smaller and more affordable for the average German.

After the war, Volkswagen became an important piece, both economically and symbolically, of West German regeneration.

Volkswagen entered the U.S. market in 1949 with the VW being briefly sold as the Victory Wagon. Volkswagen of America was formed in 1955.

Volkswagen struggled to expand its product line and finally came out with a hit in the U.S. market with the 1974 release of the Golf.

By 1997 Volkswagen was producing the Jetta, New Beetle, SEAT Toledo, SEAT Leon, Audi A3, Audi TT, Skoda Octavia, Polo, Passat, and Corrado models.

Today Volkswagen has three of the ten top-selling cars worldwide: the Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Beetle, and the Volkswagen Passat. The company is a world leader in R&D.

In 2015, the US Environmental Protection Agency stated that VW had been installing incorrect or altered ECUs in 2009-2015 diesel-fueled cars to bypass emissions testing. On 11 January 2017, Volkswagen agreed to plead guilty to the emissions-cheating scandal and to pay $4.3 billion in penalties.

On 23 January 2017, a US judge approved a $1.2 billion settlement in which 650 American dealers, “who, like consumers, were blindsided by the brazen fraud that VW perpetrated,” would receive an average of $1.85 million.

The company is trying to put its past mistakes behind them with new ads featuring electric vehicles in 2019.

Volkswagen Group is the parent company to 12 vehicle manufacturers with operations in 153 countries. It designs, manufactures, and distributes passenger and commercial vehicles, engines, motorcycles, and turbo machinery. It is ninth on the Fortune Global 500.

Volkswagen Group has 549,763 employees, 44.8% in Germany and the rest spread all over the world. This number includes Chinese joint ventures. Volkswagen Group had $140 billion in revenue in 2012.

Volkswagen Group of North America

Volkswagen is a German car company with worldwide headquarters in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany.

History

After the war, Volkswagen became an important piece, both economically and symbolically, of West German regeneration.

Volkswagen entered the U.S. market in 1949 with the VW being briefly sold as the Victory Wagon. Volkswagen of America was formed in 1955.

Volkswagen struggled to expand its product line and finally came out with a hit in the U.S. market with the 1974 release of the Golf.

By 1997 Volkswagen was producing the Jetta, New Beetle, SEAT Toledo, SEAT Leon, Audi A3, Audi TT, Skoda Octavia, Polo, Passat, and Corrado models.

Today Volkswagen has three of the ten top-selling cars worldwide: the Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Beetle, and the Volkswagen Passat. The company is a world leader in R&D.

The company is trying to put its past mistakes behind them with new ads featuring electric vehicles in 2019.

Volkswagen Group has 549,763 employees, 44.8% in Germany and the rest spread all over the world. This number includes Chinese joint ventures. Volkswagen Group had $140 billion in revenue in 2012.