A Proud History 130 YEARS OF REIMAGINING THE FUTURE. 1887 In 1887 Amsterdam, the company was created as Electrotechnical Factory N.V. by Groeneveld, van der Pol & Co. (GVPC). The enterprise was involved with electrical installations, such as monitoring and control of public facilities and shipping. 1950 In 1950, the holding company GVPC changed its name to Groenpol NV. 1965 In 1965 the distribution division became Groenpol Industrial Sales. 1968 Groenpol NV merged with another listed company, Geveke SA. The new name was Geveke & Groenpol NV. In 1970, SHV brought the holding company. 1972 Groenpol Industrial Sales made a partial takeover of the technical trading Merchant & Co, the company started sales and service of computer peripherals. Meanwhile, the company also had offices in Belgium, France and Germany. In the same year the name was changed to Geveke Electronics. 1985 Under the name ‘Geveke Electronics’ the company was introduced on the Amsterdam stock exchange. 1988 In 1988 its name changed to Getronics NV. Getronics was traded by the AMX index abbreviation 23dGET. The main focus of the company became computer networking and maintenance. 1999 In 1999 Getronics acquired Wang Global (which had recently acquired Olivetti) for 3.7 billion guilders. Wang Global, based in the United States, was active in 42 countries, which made Getronics a truly global player and this was strategically advantageous when it came to working with Getronics’ international customers. 2005 On March 14, 2005, Getronics completed the acquisition of PinkRoccade. Getronics paid a total of €355 million in cash. With the acquisition, it became the largest IT service company in the Netherlands under the name Getronics PinkRoccade. 2007 In early July 2007 several companies looked at taking over Getronics: KPN, Capgemini and an unnamed American private equity firm. On July 30, KPN made a bid of 766 million euros. The acquisition of Getronics by KPN was confirmed on October 15, 2007. Getronics was subsequently delisted from the Euronext on December 12, 2007. 2008 The name was shortened from Getronics PinkRoccade, on October 13, 2008, to the internationally well-known Getronics. 2009 Getronics founds the “Getronics Workspace Alliance”. Gartner identifies the GWA as “a unique model and world’s first IT Alliance; “an alternative to monolithic companies such as IBM and HP”. 2012 On May 2012, KPN was acquired by AURELIUS Group, an industrial holding company headquartered in Munich, Germany. Earlier that year AURELIUS also acquired Thales in Spain and Argentina, which was rebranded Connectis and became part of the Getronics Group. 2013 Between 2012 and 2017, the Getronics Group expanded from both a geographical and a portfolio perspective through several new acquisitions, including NEC’s UCC business in the UK and Spain (2013); IT consulting companies, Steria Iberica in Spain and Telvent in Spain and South America (2014); and Colt’s European managed cloud business, coinciding with the launch of Getronics’ Managed Cloud Services portfolio (2016). 2014 Between 2012 and 2017, the Getronics Group expanded from both a geographical and a portfolio perspective through several new acquisitions, including NEC’s UCC business in the UK and Spain (2013); IT consulting companies, Steria Iberica in Spain and Telvent in Spain and South America (2014); and Colt’s European managed cloud business, coinciding with the launch of Getronics’ Managed Cloud Services portfolio (2016). 2015 In 2015, announced its partnership with U.S.-based partner CompuCom to lead the Global Workspace Alliance (formerly Getronics Workspace Alliance). 2016 In 2016, Getronics re-launched GWA 2.0. The GWA’s mission is to support global companies as they transition towards an increasingly mobile, connected, and secure global workspace environment, enabling them to achieve their objectives by empowering satisfied and efficient colleagues. 2017 In 2017, Getronics came under new ownership following its acquisition by Grupo Bottega InvestCo, which immediately followed Getronics’ integration with sister company Connectis. 2018 In 2018 Getronics expanded to the U.S. when Bottega acquired Pomeroy. With this strategic acquisition, Getronics established itself as a leading Information & Communication Technology (ICT) service provider on a global scale, with a broadened service offering and capabilities to provide an exceptional customer experience. 2019 With the success of Global Workspace Alliance and targeted growth opportunities, Getronics strategically consolidates and focuses its operations in Europe and APAC preferring to divest its US Operations and replacing it with a strategic partnership through the Global Workspace Alliance. 2020 Getronics is acquired by GSH Private Capital under the leadership of Kenton Fine, a major figure in the service industry, who brings passion and verve as the Group Chairman. Fine and his management team renew Getronics’ core focus on innovation and delivery of world-class customer service. Today, we have over 3,700 colleagues in 20 countries across Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. 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