- MCI Group Holding SA
Infobox_Company
company_name = MCI Group Holding SA
company_
company_type = Private
company_slogan = Building Community
foundation =1987
key_people = Roger Tondeur, President Sebastien Tondeur Jurriaen Sleijster Robin Lokermann
location = 27 offices in 18 countries
num_employees = 750 employees worldwide
revenue = Euro 181 in 2007
industry =Event Management Communication ManagementAssociation Management
homepage = [http://www.mci-group.com www.mci-group.com]MCI is a global event,
communication and association management company with 27 offices in 18 countries.History
MCI was established in 1987 by Roger Tondeur in
Geneva ,Switzerland were the company concentrated on providing services in Destination Management, Events, Meetings and PCO. Over the next 12 years, the company grew in size and reputation and gradually opportunities presented themselves to look beyond Geneva and continue expansion elsewhere. [cite web|url=http://www.linkedin.com/companies/164892/MCI+Group?trk=pro_other_cmpy | title=About MCI Group | publisher=Business Week |accessdate=2008-08-07|last=|first=]1990’s
In 1999, the MCI
Zurich office was founded. Not only did this provide geographical expansion, but theZurich office brought with it expertise in a service that was new to MCI, namely Performance Improvement Programmes (PIP). After this, MCI grew steadily over the next couple of years with the acquisition of two companies based inLyon – Transit Communications and Podiums. Transit Communication brought further PCO and meetings experience, whilst Podiums expanded Geneva’s Event Management expertise and added to the PIP. [cite web|url=http://www.entrepreneursforgrowth.org/7DD64/Board/Roger_Tondeur.aspx | title=Roger Tondeur | publisher=Entrepreneur for Growth |accessdate=2008-09-07|last=|first=]2000 and Beyond
2002 saw MCI take a significant leap forward. The acquisition of Status Meetings in the UK was the largest expansion that MCI had taken unit then. MCI then stool at 132 staff and Status meetings employed 50 people.
In link with a strategy of growing across Western Europe and growing new competences, MCI saw new startups in Paris and Stuttgart, but most significantly was the acquisition of GIC Management in Brussels. GIC introduced association management to the company. Because virtually all of GIC’s business was in associations, it also led to the creation of the Institutional and Corporate Divisions. [cite web|url=http://meetingsnet.com/international/destinations/mci_merges_ovation_group_071707/ | title=MCI Marches Into Ireland | publisher=Meetings Net |accessdate=2008-10-07|last=|first=]
In 2004, expansion remained swift, with the Spanish start-ups in Barcelona and Madrid, the merger of the Paris and Lyon operations to form MCI France and the acquisition of Dorier, which added creative and Audio-Visual production to the product mix.
2005 saw the start-up of the Asia Pacific office in Singapore and the acquisition of Congress Partner in Berlin.
North American expansion continued in 2006 with the Global Partnership with SmithBucklin. MCI also opened offices in Dubai and Shanghai while consolidation in Europe continued with the acquisition of StoCon in Stockholm and SCSM in Zurich.
2007 was a stiller year that saw the start-up in Abu-Dhabi, Mumbai and Rome. The most significant of all was the merger of Ovation, which was re-branded into Ovation Global DMC and provided Destination Management to all of MCI’s offices. [cite web|url=http://www.managesmarter.com/msg/content_display/incentive/e3i4d4036d9e31786a30854218cd0a2d5dd | title=One To Watch| publisher=ManagesSmarter |accessdate=2008-10-07|last=|first=]
Offices
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Geneva flagicon|UAEAbu Dhabi flagicon|NetherlandsAmsterdam flagicon|IndiaBengaluru flagicon|SpainBarcelona flagicon|UKBelfast flagicon|GermanyBerlin flagicon|Belgium
Brussels flagicon|ArgentinaBuenos Aires flagicon|IndiaDelhi flagicon|UAEDubai flagicon|IrelandDublin flagicon|SwedenGothenburg flagicon|FranceLyon flagicon|Spain
Madrid flagicon|IndiaMumbai flagicon|FranceParis flagicon|UKPetersfield /London flagicon|Czech RepublicPrague flagicon|ItalyRome flagicon|ChinaShanghai flagicon|Singapore
Singapore flagicon|SwedenStockholm flagicon|GermanyStuttgart flagicon|JapanTokyo flagicon|AustriaVienna flagicon|SwitzerlandZurich References
External links
* [http://www.mci-group.com Official Website]
* [http://growglobally.org Grow Globally]
* [http://www.ovationdmc.com Ovation Global DMC]
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