The EOS Group: With head and heart in finance

Facts and figures at a glance

Earnings before tax (EBT) 2010/2011: EUR 76.8 million (previous year: EUR 61.6 million)
(accounting under IAS/IFRS)
Companies The EOS Group was founded in 1974 under the name of Deutscher Inkasso-Dienst (DID) and belongs to the Otto Group. Companies in the Group have provided the full range of services under the umbrella of the EOS brand since September 2000.
Headquarters Hamburg
Subsidiaries 49 companies operating in 27 countries
Locations Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia/FYROM, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom and United States
Business model The EOS Group is among Europe’s leading financial services providers outside the regulated bank and insurance industries. Its range of services covers the following operations: marketing information, business risk information, receivables management and payment services. The main focus is on receivables management.
Board of Directors Hans-Werner Scherer (Chairman), Klaus Engberding, Justus Hecking-Veltman, Paul Leary sen., Christos Savvides, Dr Andreas Witzig
Number of employees > 8.500
Number of clients EOS has approx. 20,000 clients in a variety of sizes – ranging from publicly traded blue-chip companies to small and medium-sized companies.
Sales 2010/2011: EUR 371 million (previous year: EUR 314 million)

Facts and figures of the EOS companies worldwide

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