Geodis S.A. - Introduction

Introduction

183 avenue de Clichy
75017 Paris
France
Telephone: +33 1 53 06 12 00
Fax: +33 1 53 06 12 01
Web site: http://www.geodis.fr

Public Company
Incorporated: 1925 as Société des Transports Rapides Calberson
Employees: 22,519
Sales: EUR 22.5 billion (2003)
Stock Exchanges: Euronext Paris
Ticker Symbol: GEO
NAIC: 541614 Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services; 484121 General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload

Geodis S.A. is one of Europe's leading logistics groups, providing a full range of logistics services and supply side management to corporations around the world. Founded in 1995 as a spinoff of French national railway SNCF's nonrail goods transport operations, Geodis has extended its reach to include some 120 countries, with services through nearly 700 agencies. France remains the company's dominant market, however, at 69 percent of its sales of EUR 22.5 billion in 2003. Geodis operates through a number of primary brands, including Geodis BM, focused on the French and European transport market; Geodis Calberson, the group's largest component, which provides groupage and express delivery services; Geodis Logistics, a provider of global logistics solutions; Geodis Vitesse, based in The Netherlands, providing logistics, supply chain management, overseas, and related services in the Benelux market; Geodis Züst Ambrosetti, one of Italy's leading logistics companies; Geodis Teisa, which provides transport and logistics services to the Iberian Peninsula; and Geodis Overseas, a France-based multimodal freight-forwarding and intercontinental logistics services provider. The company also operates under a number of regional brands in France, including Geodis Walbaum, Geodis Dusolier Calberson, Geodis Messageries Parisiennes de Livre, Geodis Valena, and Geodis MG Transports. Geodis is listed on the Euronext Paris Stock Exchange. The SNCF controls approximately 45 percent of Geodis's shares. La Poste, the French postal service, is also a major Geodis shareholder.