SGS SA Company Description
SGS SA operates as a testing, inspection, and certification company in the Asia Pacific, Europe, North America, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and America.
It operates in two segments, Testing & Inspection and Certification. The company offers testing services, such as crop production testing, agricultural commodities testing, field studies, laboratory studies, seed quality control, and seed research and development; and inspection services, including draft survey and marine services, e-certificates, loading and discharge supervision, pre-shipment inspection, quality and quantity inspection, and tally.
It also provides consulting, digital trust assurance, medical devices regulatory compliance, product certification, supply chain assurance, sustainability assurance, and verification and assurance, as well as assessment, auditing, and certification services; and professional training services.
The company serves agriculture and forestry, building and infrastructure, consumer products and retail, cosmetics and personal care, cybersecurity and technology, environmental, health and safety, food, government and trade facilitation, industrial manufacturing and processing, MedTech, mining, oil, gas and chemicals, pharma, power and utilities, and transportation industries.
SGS SA was founded in 1878 and is headquartered in Baar, Switzerland.
| Country | Switzerland |
| Founded | 1878 |
| Industry | Consulting Services |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Employees | 95,244 |
| CEO | Geraldine J. M. Picaud |
Contact Details
Address: Zugerstrasse 57 Baar, 6340 Switzerland | |
| Phone | 41 22 739 91 11 |
| Website | sgs.com |
Stock Details
| Ticker Symbol | SGSOY |
| Exchange | OTCMKTS |
| Fiscal Year | January - December |
| Reporting Currency | CHF |
| ISIN Number | US8188001049 |
| SIC Code | 8734 |
Key Executives
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Geraldine J. M. Picaud | Chief Executive Officer and Director |
| Marta Vlatchkova | Chief Financial Officer |
| David Plaza | Chief Information Officer |
| Ariel Bauer | Head of Communications, Sustainability and Investor Relations |
| Olivier Merkt | Senior Vice President of Legal, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Security |
| Martin Oesch | Chief Legal Officer and Group General Counsel |
| James Roberts | Chief People Officer |
| Jeffrey McDonald | Head of Business Assurance |
| Teymur Abasov | Head of Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa |
| Malcolm Reid | Head of Europe |