Submitter:

Name:Owen Ambur

Email:Owen.Ambur@verizon.net

Organization:

Name:EFQM

Acronym:EFQM

Description:
EFQM, formerly known as the European Foundation for Quality Management, goes back more than 20 years ago, when 14 CEOs joined forces in 1988 to develop a Management tool that would increase the competitiveness of European organisations.

Stakeholder(s):

• Marc Amblard: Marc Amblard became CEO EFQM in September 2012. Marc holds a Master in Mechanical Engineering from France’s Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Metiers (France), as well as an MBA from the University of Michigan Ross Business School (USA).


• Matt Fisher: Chief Operating Officer


• EFQM Team: Our offices are in Brussels, where we work in a team of 17 people. To help organisations accross the world, we work closely with our partners. http://www.efqm.org/en/Contactus/tabid/176/Default.aspx


• European Commission: Supported by the European Commission in the European Quality Promotion Policy, the founding members created the EFQM Excellence Model.


• EFQM Founding Members: The EFQM Founding Members are: AB Electrolux, British Telecommunications plc, Bull, Ciba-Geigy AG, C. Olivetti & C. SpA, Dassault Aviation, Fiat Auto SpA, KLM, Nestlé, Philips, Renault, Robert Bosch, Sulzer AG, Volkswagen.


• AB Electrolux: EFQM Founding Member


• British Telecommunications plc: EFQM Founding Member


• Bull: EFQM Founding Member


• Ciba-Geigy AG: EFQM Founding Member


• C. Olivetti & C. SpA: EFQM Founding Member


• Dassault Aviation: EFQM Founding Member


• Fiat Auto SpA: EFQM Founding Member


• KLM: EFQM Founding Member


• Nestlé: EFQM Founding Member


• Philips: EFQM Founding Member


• Renault: EFQM Founding Member


• Robert Bosch: EFQM Founding Member


• Sulzer AG: EFQM Founding Member


• Volkswagen: EFQM Founding Member