Sixt is riding high as Germany and Austria's largest car rental company. The firm has about 1,875 company-owned rental stations in more than 100 countries, including about 525 in Germany. Worldwide, it has a rental fleet of some 124,500 vehicles; Germany accounts for more than 48,000. Sixt also leases cars, as well as selling its older inventory; its Autoland unit is one of Germany's largest used-car dealers. The company also provides professional fleet management, and its e-Sixt business platform allows customers to reserve a car, buy a used car, or even manage an entire fleet over the Internet. Chairman Erich Sixt, and family, own about 57% of the company, which his grandfather founded in 1912.

One of the world's largest relocation and moving services companies, SIRVA operates in more than 40 countries. Its North American brands include Allied Van Lines, Global Van Lines, and North American Van Lines; it uses brands such as Allied Pickfords in other regions. Relocation services, delivered under contracts with corporate employers and government and military customers to manage employee and personnel moves, account for the majority of SIRVA's sales. The company and its US subsidiaries emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May 2008.

The law firm provides a variety of services related to intellectual property (IP) law, including researching and registering patents, designs, trademarks, domain names, and other claims; managing IP portfolios; and IP rights litigation. Its customers come from such industries as biotechnology, IT, consumer products, transportation, financial services, and media and entertainment. Clients have included BMW , Honeywell, Starbucks, Oxford University Press, and Christian Dior. Rouse & Co. has about 20 offices Asia, Australia, the United Arab Emirates, the US, and the UK.

David J. Richardson, Inc. has provided memorable meetings since 1985 and has operated as Memorable Meetings since 2004. Memorable Meetings headquarters is located in Charleston, South Carolina with satellite offices in Boston, Massachusetts, Cleveland, Ohio and Middleburg, Virginia just outside of Washington, DC. Memorable Meetings books and plans meetings for U.S. and internationally based corporations and organizations and has run meetings in North America, Europe and Asia.

Booz Allen Hamilton have been helping US government agencies operate more efficiently at home and abroad. The firm provides a wide range of management consulting and technology integration services; its specialties include information technology, operations, organization and change, program management, strategy, training programs, and systems engineering. Booz Allen has worked for such agencies as the Department of Defense, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Internal Revenue Service. Investment firm The Carlyle Group owns a majority interest in the consulting firm, which traces its roots to 1914.

Kenneth T. Norris, Jr. was born in Los Angeles in 1930, the same year his parents, Kenneth T. Norris, Sr. and Eileen L. Norris, opened the doors of Norris Stamping and Manufacturing Company, later to become Norris Industries. Both proved to be auspicious events. Kenneth Norris, Sr. was a metallurgist whose discovery of a way to make steel casings for bullets led to a key role for the family business during World War II. Norris Industries went on to acquire a number of other companies, including such well-known names as Price Pfister, Artistic Brass and Thermador Waste King. Kenneth Norris, Jr. the couple's only child, earned his bachelor's degree in industrial management from USC in 1953, then held a succession of jobs in Norris Industries. He became the company's president in 1965, chairman and chief executive officer in 1969 and chairman of the board, president and CEO in 1972. Under his leadership, Norris Industries continued to diversify and experience phenomenal growth. Its revenues increased tenfold, and by the time Norris Industries was sold in 1980, it was a Fortune 500 company.

SHL Group Limited provides behavioral and ability assessment tools and services in the United Kingdom and internationally. It offers business solutions, which include restructuring, motivating in a recession, selection and development ROI, graduate recruitment, identifying leaders, team building, succession planning, sales recruitment, predicting dependability, reducing absenteeism, staff retention, reducing cost to hire, and managing talent. The company also provides solutions for personality assessment, competency, development, culture and motivation, and ability screening and testing; and assessment, bureau, customized reporting, development, integrated, and training services. It serves construction, energy and utilities, financial services, food and beverage, government and public sector, healthcare, leisure and entertainment, manufacturing, not for profit, professional services, retail and wholesale, technology, telecommunications and media, transport and logistics, and travel and tourism industries. SHL Group Limited was formerly known as SHL Group plc and changed its name to SHL Group Limited in November 2006. The company was founded in 1977 and is based in Surrey, the United Kingdom.

Brand Institute provides business consulting services in the areas of branding, market research, and design (logos, brochures, and packaging). Clients have included GlaxoSmithKline, Eli Lilly, and Pfizer. The company also serves other industries including consumer products, media, and automotive. Its Drug Safety Institute subsidiary provides risk assessment and drug safety issues related to product naming, labeling, and packaging (ensuring new product names and packaging aren't too similar to existing medications). Established in 1993, Brand Institute has offices in 10 North American cities and four overseas locations.

The Apex Group aims to give its clients high-level access to California's political decision-makers. The firm specializes in government relations and public affairs consulting; Apex Group's services include lobbying, legislative strategy development, regulatory consulting, and business development consulting. The Apex Group company serves customers such as the California Chamber of Commerce, Nissan North America, Harley-Davidson, and Schering-Plough. Three leading consultants -- Dave Ackerman, Paul Gladfelty, and Jamie Khan -- established the Apex Group in 1992.

Charter Solutions company provides consulting services to UK businesses helping shape strategy, marketing, and employee performance. Charter Solutions marketing service include research and benchmarking, market development, brand building, and ROI analysis. Additionally, the company provides training, expert witness services, and interim management personnel. The firm serves clients in private and public sectors and in manufacturing and service industries. Its customer list includes Johnson and Johnson, Dow Corning and France Telecom as well as the city councils of Leeds and Manchester.

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