type publicly traded aktiebolag nasdaq stockholm secu b industry security founded 1934 ; 82 years ago 1934 headquarters stockholm sweden area served north america europe south america asia and africa key people melker sch rling chairman alf g ransson president and ceo services security services security guarding and mobile patrolling monitoring consulting and investigation 1 revenue sek 66.458 billion 2012 2 operating income sek 3.085 billion before amortization 2012 2 profit sek 1.212 billion 2012 2 total assets sek 38.457 billion end 2012 2 total equity sek 8.600 billion end 2012 2 number of employees 300 000 end 2012 2 website www.securitas.com securitas ab is a security services security guarding and mobile patrolling monitoring consulting and investigation group based in stockholm sweden . 1 the group has approximately 300 000 employees in over 60 countries worldwide . 2 securitas ab is listed at nasdaq omx stockholm large cap segment . in 2014 the group had total sales of 70 217m sek 8.44 b usd and an operating income of 3 505m sek 421.5 m usd . 2 securitas ab owns the swiss security company protectas ag 3 in switzerland where there already existed a security company called securitas ag part of the swiss securitas group . contents 1 history 2 operations 3 market 4 key people 5 ownership 6 see also 7 references 8 external links history edit securitas ab was founded in 1934 in helsingborg sweden as ab h lsingborgs nattvakt when erik philip s rensen bought a small guarding company . in 1935 the name was changed to f renade svenska vakt ab . the company expanded through acquisitions of several small security companies initially in southern sweden . 4 in 1949 ab securitas alarm was founded as the company s security technology subsidiary and during the following decade the company started expanding internationally . 4 in 1972 the group was rebranded as securitas the roman goddess of security and stability 5 with a logotype consisting of three red dots and the word securitas . the dots are described as representing the group s core values of integrity vigilance and helpfulness . 1 6 in 1976 erik philip s rensen sold the securitas group to his sons j rgen philip s rensen and sven philip s rensen 4 and in 1981 the group was divided between the sons with the international operations developing into group 4 and the swedish operations retaining the securitas brand . 7 in 1983 securitas was sold to the holding company skrinet and in 1985 it was acquired by investment ab latour controlled by gustaf douglas . under the new ownership the group focused on security and in 1989 an international expansion began with acquisitions in norway denmark and portugal and establishment in hungary . 7 8 in 1991 securitas was listed at the stockholm stock exchange . in 1994 the group distributed assa ab acquired in 1988 to its shareholders . throughout the 1990s foreign acquisitions were made in 11 european countries and in the united states . 8 in 1999 securitas acquired pinkerton 9 and in 2000 burns security 10 and several regional security companies in the united states . these acquisitions made securitas one of the largest security companies in the world . in 2001 a new organization took effect with five business areas according to types of services offered and loomis fargo & company was acquired . 8 11 in 2003 the group s security services in the united states were integrated under the securitas brand and the group s cash handling services were completely divisionalized with a joint management for u.s. and european operations . 12 in 2006 the divisions securitas systems alarm monitoring and access control systems and securitas direct solutions for homes and small businesses were distributed to the group s shareholders and listed at the stockholm stock exchange . in the same year the divisions mobile small and medium sized customers and alert services electronic surveillance of homes and businesses were created as of 2007 constituting the business segment mobile and monitoring . 11 13 14 in 2007 the united kingdom cash handling services of the division loomis were sold to vaultex ltd owned by hsbc and barclays . 14 securitas began operating in peru in november 2007 . 15 in 2008 the division loomis cash handling was distributed to the group s shareholders and listed at nasdaq omx stockholm . 16 in 2010 securitas acquired the security services operations of reliance security group in the united kingdom . 17 18 in 2011 securitas acquired chubb security personnel in the united kingdom . 19 in 2013 securitas acquired pinkerton government services which provides cleared security services to governmental agencies and programs that require a department of defense or department of energy security clearance . this government services division of securitas became known as securitas critical infrastructure services . this division operates both in the united states and worldwide when cleared services are needed overseas . in 2015 securitas acquired diebold incorporated s nyse dbd electronic security business in north america . diebold s north american electronic security business based in green ohio usa is the third largest commercial electronic security provider in north america . diebold s north american electronic security business has approximately 1100 employees . the operation includes more than 55 000 monitored customer locations and 200 000 sites serviced . 20 operations edit head office in stockholm securitas is divided into three main business segments security services north america security services europe and security services ibero america . operations outside of the americas and europe are reported in a separate category called other which also includes central expenses . 1 2 in general the group operates under the brand securitas for all business segments . specialized services including due diligence background checks security assessments brand protection intellectual property protection executive protection investigations cyber surveillance computer forensics social compliance and it security are performed worldwide under the brand pinkerton . these operations are reported as part of the north american business segment . 1 the swiss market is an exception in that general security services are provided under the brand protectas . 2 21 22 securitas emphasizes the importance of values to the corporation . the fundamental values are defined as integrity vigilance and helpfulness . the organized use of values for managing the group began in 1958 when a number of workshop meetings with employees took place . one of the aims was to reach consensus on the everyday implications of integrity vigilance and helpfulness which were by then already established as corporate keywords . the result was the document basic values for guards handlingsnorm f r v ktare a list of 20 theses describing how a security guard should act which over the years has evolved into the group s current basic values for employees guide . 1 4 8 11 23 market edit securitas office in canada for guarding and mobile security services in 2009 securitas had a global market share of 11 percent and the following regional market shares 1 region market share europe including turkey 19 percent north america canada mexico and united states 18 percent latin america excluding mexico 14 percent other markets less than one percent as of 2012 securitas was present in the following 53 countries 2 argentina austria belgium bosnia and herzegovina cambodia canada chile china with hong kong colombia costa rica croatia czech republic denmark ecuador egypt estonia finland france germany greece hungary iceland india indonesia ireland jordan latvia luxembourg mexico montenegro morocco the netherlands norway peru poland portugal romania saudi arabia serbia singapore slovakia south africa spain sri lanka sweden switzerland under the brand protectas taiwan thailand turkey the united arab emirates the united kingdom the united states uruguay and vietnam . key people edit alf g ransson born 1957 is president and ceo of securitas . as of the annual general meeting 2013 securitas had the following board of directors 1 24 name year of birth position year elected melker sch rling 1947 chairman of the board 1987 fredrik cappelen 1957 board member 2008 carl douglas 1965 board member 1992 marie ehrling 1955 board member 2006 annika falkengren 1962 board member 2003 alf g ransson 1957 board member president and ceo 2007 fredrik palmstierna 1946 board member 1985 sofia sch rling h gberg 1978 board member 2005 se hjelm 1962 employee representative 2008 susanne bergman israelsson 1958 employee representative 2004 jan prang 1959 employee representative 2008 ownership edit as of november 2013 update according to euroclear ab these were the 10 largest shareholders of securitas 25 shareholder a shares b shares percent of capital percent of votes gustaf douglas and family 12 642 600 29 470 000 11.54 30.02 melker sch rling and family 4 500 000 16 008 700 5.62 11.75 didner & gerge fonder aktiebolag 0 14 330 017 3.93 2.76 swedbank robur funds 0 11 851 360 3.25 2.28 seb investment management 0 11 799 892 3.23 2.27 jpm chase na 0 10 475 292 2.87 2.02 jpm chase na 0 8 918 715 2.44 1.72 lannebo funds 0 8 102 000 2.22 1.56 caceis cr dit agricole cib 0 8 000 000 2.19 1.54 handelsbanken funds 0 7 816 879 2.14 1.51 see also edit companies portal loomis for robberies committed against loomis while it was a division of securitas securitas depot robbery for the 2006 events affecting the u.k. cash handling operations of the loomis division of securitas at the time operating under the securitas brand and in 2007 sold to hsbc and barclays references edit a b c d e f g h annual report 2009 pdf . securitas . retrieved 2010 12 22 . a b c d e f g h i j k annual report 2012 pdf . securitas . march 15 2013 . retrieved 2013 11 17 . http www.protectas.ch a b c d s derberg sten 1979 . vakt av v rde guard of value in swedish . stockholm securitas printed by kugel tryckeri ab . dictionary of roman religion lesley adkins and roy a. adkins 2001 oxford univ press isbn 978 0 19 514233 4 annual report 2005 pdf . securitas . retrieved 2011 02 28 . a b our history . securitas . retrieved 2011 02 21 . a b c d annual report 2000 pdf . securitas . retrieved 2011 02 21 . securitas press release . cision wire . 2009 02 22 . retrieved 2011 02 22 . securitas press release . cision wire . 2000 08 03 . retrieved 2011 02 22 . a b c annual report 2001 pdf . securitas . retrieved 2011 02 21 . annual report 2003 pdf . securitas . retrieved 2011 02 21 . annual report 2006 pdf . securitas . retrieved 2011 02 21 . a b annual report 2007 pdf . securitas . retrieved 2011 02 21 . securitas mundo seguridad soluciones tecnolog a securitas . annual report 2008 pdf . securitas . retrieved 2011 02 21 . securitas to acquire reliance security services in the united kingdom . securitas . 2010 09 30 . retrieved 2011 04 06 . approval of securitas acquisition of reliance security services in the united kingdom . securitas . 2010 11 10 . retrieved 2011 04 06 . securitas completes acquisition of chubb security personnel limited in the united kingdom . securitas . 2010 04 01 . retrieved 2011 11 23 . http www.securitas.com en media pressreleases securitas agrees to acquire diebolds north american electronic security business annual report 1999 pdf . securitas . retrieved 2011 11 23 . history . pinkerton . 2013 . retrieved 2013 11 17 . securitas code of conduct pdf . securitas . retrieved 2011 02 21 . minutes of annual general meeting of shareholders in securitas ab pdf . securitas . retrieved 2013 11 17 . major shareholders . securitas . retrieved 2013 11 17 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to securitas