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point of view . february 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message empresaria group plc. type public lse emr industry recruitment founded 1996 headquarters crawley uk area served worldwide key people joost kreulen ceo tony martin chairman of the board services employment agencies human resources services revenue 194 million 1 number of employees 800 1 website www.empresaria.com empresaria group plc is an international specialist staffing solutions group with an ethos of acquiring start up and established small to medium sized companies . central to this ethos is the philosophy of management equity where key entrepreneurial people are attracted and motivated by the opportunity to own a meaningful stake in the companies they run . citation needed each operating company in the group is run by managers holding significant stakes in their companies . citation needed empresaria companies each specialising in specific markets or services operate across the world with representation in over 19 countries through 20 brands . its sector focus includes engineering logistics construction and infrastructure banking and financial services it and telecommunications healthcare and professional services . its service capabilities include temporary and permanent recruitment recruitment process outsourcing and corporate training . the corporate office of empresaria group plc is based in crawley uk . contents 1 history 2 key figures 3 references 4 external links history edit 1996 empresaria plc founded with david telling as chairman founder of top 250 uk company mitie . philosophy to target talented recruitment professionals to own and operate their own autonomous uk businesses . 1999 empresaria group plc is listed on ofex . private placing raised capital to continue building existing subsidiaries and invest in new uk company start ups and acquisitions . turnover 4.9 m 2003 growth in turnover reflects the changing focus on contract recruitment as opposed to permanent recruitment due to greater consistency of earnings . 2004 implementation of empresaria s strategy to diversify overseas with the appointment of tony martin ex chairman and ceo of vedior nv as chairman . empresaria s shares admitted to the alternative investment market aim of the london stock exchange . 2005 board strengthened with appointment of additional non executive director penny freer . group turnover exceeds 50m . 2007 group turnover of 148m as international diversification drives growth . in particular the acquisition of headway in germany ear group in the netherlands and alternattiva group in chile . 2008 record results with turnover exceeding 200m . further international expansion includes china and finland . 2009 world economic problems lead to first year of declining turnover but strength of diversified portfolio of operations and stability from temporary staffing focus leads to continued profit generation and reduction in net debt . group is operating in more than 100 offices in 17 countries . citation needed key figures edit revenue 2013 194 million employees worldwide internal 800 2013 references edit a b annual report 2009 pdf . empresaria group plc. retrieved 2010 04 16 . external links edit official site companies portal retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title empresaria group & oldid 740408991 categories temporary employment agenciesemployment agencies of the united kingdomcompanies established in 1996companies based in crawleyhidden categories use dmy dates from april 2015use british english from april 2015articles lacking reliable references from february 2011all articles lacking reliable referencesorphaned articles from april 2010all orphaned articleswikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from august 2011articles with a promotional tone from february 2011all articles with a promotional toneall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from 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