large number of buzzwords . specific concerns may be found on the talk page . please help improve this article if you can . march 2016 type public nasdaq stockholm bts b industry professional services founded 1986 founder henrik ekelund headquarters stockholm sweden number of locations 31 area served worldwide services strategy execution business acumen leadership development assessment centers sales force transformation innovation website official website bts group ab bts is a global strategy implementation consulting firm founded in 1986 . the company provides strategy alignment and execution consulting services and designs customized business simulations digital technology and assessments to develop business acumen leadership and sales capabilities . 1 bts has five practice areas strategy execution business acumen leadership development sales training and assessments . 2 the company serves banking biotech and pharmaceutical consumer products insurance manufacturing oil and gas professional services retail technology and telecommunications sectors . 3 headquartered in stockholm sweden the firm has over 500 employees across 31 global offices . the company s client base is spread across 53 countries and includes 60 of the u.s. fortune 100 and over 30 of the global fortune 100 . 4 bts customers include companies such as accenture aetna unilever at & t chevron coca cola ericsson google gsk telstra hsbc hewlett packard mondelez salesforce.com sodexo toyota and others . 5 bts is a public company listed on the nasdaq omx stockholm trading under the symbol bts b. 6 contents 1 organizational history 2 services 3 global structure 4 awards honors & publications 5 sponsorship 6 management 7 references 8 external links organizational history edit bts ceo and founder henrik ekelund bts was founded in 1986 by henrik ekelund current president and chief executive officer with the support of three investors from one of scandinavia s prominent strategic consulting firms . the firm focused on supporting clients efforts to implement strategy by focusing on the human capital part of the execution equation . 7 in february 2005 bts acquired strategic management group inc. smg . the acquisition enabled the firm to create a broader base for future organic growth and deepen its expertise . in september 2006 bts acquired the real learning company rlc and advantage performance group inc. apg . 8 the acquisitions consolidated a highly fragmented market and expanded the company s existing sales and leadership programs . in july 2013 bts acquired wizer a s to expand the firm s digital capabilities and compliment its existing portfolio . 9 in october 2014 bts acquired fenestra inc. a global provider of premier technology enhanced assessment and leadership development centers and solutions . 10 in march 2015 bts acquired avo vision a south african based company focused on corporate learning and development as well as community worksite education . the acquisition expanded the firm s global reach and expertise in the leadership development sphere as avo vision s core offerings focused on leadership management self mastery and sales execution skills . 11 in 2016 bts group acquired cesim italia srl and design innovation srl based in milan italy to strengthen its southern european position . 12 in september 2015 bts launched a new brand logo tagline strategy made personal and website designed in partnership with uk based saffron brand consultants . 13 services edit bts supports executive management in the areas of strategy transformation business and financial decision making key performance indicator alignment merger integration cross business unit collaboration innovation and customer understanding and relations . 14 client engagement teams typically consist of a combination of industry experts capability specialists and professionals with local market knowledge . the company helps organizations in the implementation of change and the improvement of profitability through the following practice areas strategy execution business acumen leadership development sales force transformation assessment centers innovation global structure edit bts office locations and footprint as of 2014 . north america new york city new york ; stamford connecticut ; chicago illinois ; austin texas ; scottsdale arizona ; los angeles california ; san francisco california ; europe helsinki finland ; stockholm sweden ; munich germany ; amsterdam netherlands ; brussels belgium ; paris france ; london england ; bilbao spain madrid spain ; rome italy middle east dubai united arab emirates asia bangalore india ; mumbai india ; bangkok thailand ; shanghai china ; seoul south korea ; singapore ; taipei taiwan ; tokyo japan central and south america mexico city mexico ; sao paulo brazil australia sydney australia ; melbourne australia africa johannesburg south africa awards honors & publications edit in 2013 bts was acknowledged by training industry as one of the top 20 leadership development companies for the second year in a row . 15 the media publication also recognized bts as one of the top 20 sales training organizations and one of the top 20 gamification companies in 2014 . 16 in 2015 training industry listed bts as one of the top 20 sales training organizations . 17 bts received a silver 2013 brandon hall group excellence in learning award for their partnership with at & t to create the at & t sales and service center simulation . 18 bts client newell rubbermaid was awarded sales training program of the year by stevie awards for their customized solution . 19 sponsorship edit since 2010 bts usa has partnered with rainforest trust on sustainability campaigns to preserve threatened rainforests . in 2015 bts sponsored the second round of the rainforest trust skiptosave campaign supporting rainforest trust s 2020 initiative designed to protect 20 million acres of rainforest by 2020 . 20 in partnership with the sparkassesntiftung fur international kooperation savings banks foundation for international cooperation bts has created a business simulation program to teach business and financial acumen in developing nations . 21 as of june 2015 such programs had been held for more than 10 000 participants in 12 countries . management edit name position henrik ekelund president and chief executive officer michael grindfors independent chairman of the board of directors stefan brown chief financial officer stefan hellberg executive vice president head of sales and human resources jonas akerman chief executive officer and president bts usa rommin adl executive vice president head of global marketing 22 todd ehrlich executive vice president head of development processes and chief operating officer bts usa philios andreou executive vice president head of southern europe and latin america dan parisi executive vice president head of bts usa western region 23 peter mulford executive vice president head of the strategic alignment & business acumen practice lou schachter executive vice president global head of the bts sales practice 24 thomas ahlerup senior vice president head of corporate communications and investor relations references edit bts group ab b shares btsb stockholm . bloomberg businessweek . retrieved 2014 08 30 . bts group ab btsb.st . ts . retrieved 2015 09 09 . bts group ab b shares btsb stockholm . bloomberg businessweek . retrieved 2014 09 04 . bts b bts group b se0000805426 . nasdaq omx nordic . retrieved 2014 08 30 . bts group ab btsb.st . reuters . retrieved 2014 08 30 . nasdaq omx nordic . nasdaq . retrieved 2014 08 19 . h g tid att utse pdf . bts group . bts group ab has completed the acquisition of the advantage performance group and the real learning company . financial content . bts group ab btsb.st . reuters . bts group ab acquires all the businesses of fenestra inc. . globenewswire news room . retrieved 2015 10 12 . bts has acquired a leading south african learning & development company . globenewswire.com . retrieved 2015 03 26 . bts buys two italian companies . reuters.com . retrieved 2016 07 06 . strategy made personal . www.bts.com . retrieved 2015 10 12 . bts group ab b shares btsb ss stock quote & company profile . bloomberg businessweek . retrieved 2014 08 19 . 2013 top 20 leadership training companies . training industry . 2014 top 20 leadership training companies . training industry . 2015 sales training companies watch list . training industry . winners of the 2013 brandon hall group excellence in learning awards . brandon hall group . 2011 stevie awards for sales & customer service . stevie awards . consulting firm teams with rainforest trust to save tropical forest . rainforest trust . annual report 2009 pdf . finanzgruppe sparkassenstiftung fur international kooperation . strategydriven professional podcast episode 4 skills mismatch business acumen and strategy execution . strategydriven . strategydriven podcast episode 46 your leadership off site is wasting a lot of people s time . strategydriven . strategydriven podcast episode 45 marketing & sales closing the value gap . strategydriven . external links edit official website wall street journal article reuters page retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title bts group & oldid 743859755 categories international management consulting firmsmanagement consulting firms of the united statesleadershipexperiential learningbusiness simulation gamesstrategy implementationconsulting firms established in 1986consulting firms of the united statesconsultingcompanies listed on the stockholm stock exchangehidden categories wikipedia articles containing buzzwords from march 2016 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity 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