Overview
From Philip Morris (PM) to General Motors, Mansour is the beacon of international brands in the local economy. Over the past 35 years, it has proved that no brand is impenetrable and that everything can be marketed using the proper tools, research and manpower, be it through a tobacco factory for PM in the free zone, or Manfoods which made McDonald’s 100% Egyptian. Mansour’s asset when it comes to its cooperation with the top international brands is that it recognizes each brand’s unique aspect, the necessity to bring it in locally, and how to adapt it to the local market. The results avow for these processes, and most importantly serve to transfer business know-how to the local market, providing the best unchangeable quality while maintaining local economies of scale.

Caterpillar
Caterpillar is the world’s leading mining and construction equipment company, with 80 years’ experience in building the world with its products since its establishment in 1925. Caterpillar offers over 300 products, ranging from mining and construction equipment, industrial gas turbine, and diesel and gas engines. With a strong worldwide dealer network, Caterpillar employs thousands of people in every continent, serving over 200 countries with its products and employment opportunities.

GM
General Motors, one of the world's largest automakers, traces its roots back to 1908. With its global headquarters in Detroit, GM employs 204,000 people in every major region of the world and does business in some 140 countries. GM and its strategic partners produce cars and trucks in 34 countries, and sell and service these vehicles through the following brands: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, GM Daewoo, Holden, Opel, Vauxhall and Wulling.
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Philip Morris
Established in 1847 in London’s famous Bond Street, Philip Morris started out as a small shop selling tobacco and ready-made cigarettes. After a departure from its founding family and moving headquarters, the company was finally split 50-50 between its British partners and its American partners, and in 1919 found a home in the United States in Virginia, where it remains to this day. With 55 years of experience in the industry, Philip Morris’ humble beginnings have now transformed into a leading global tobacco company, with brands such as Marlboro, L&M, Merit and Next being sold all over the world. PM employs over 77,000 employees, with 60 manufacturing facilities worldwide.

Credit Agricole
Credit Agricole was created in 1894 in rural France due to a shortage of long-term, flexible credit available to fund agriculture. Now, more than a century later and stretching outside of its rural beginnings, Credit Agricole has become France’s leading bank with 28% of the household market, and the number one in Europe by retail banking revenues. With 11,500 branches all over the world employing over 160,000 employees in 70 countries, Credit Agricole is dedicated to being a valuable partner in all the economies it operates in with its expertise in all areas of banking and finance.

McDonald’s
Building more than just a fast-food chain, McDonalds has been dedicated to providing a strong community with powerful values since its establishment in 1955. With an astounding presence in more than 119 countries with over 30,000 outlets, McDonald’s famous golden arch has managed to become a symbol of ‘home away from home’ for millions of people wherever they go all over the world. Its employees (an impressive number of over 1.5 million people worldwide) help spread McDonald’s strong identity with their engrained values and excellent training provided by the company’s famous Hamburger University.

UPS
With all corners of the globe becoming increasingly within easy reach, UPS is the oldest and most prominent symbol of express global communication. Founded in 1907 in the United States, the messenger company has now grown to be worth $48.7 billion and one of the world’s largest package delivery companies. With a strong presence in over 200 countries worldwide, UPS keeps the world connected with its famously efficient flow of goods, funds and information.

Saint Gobain
One of the largest high quality building materials companies in the world, Saint Gobain is considered to be one of four companies that together control more than 65% of the world’s production of flat glass.The company was first established in 1665 in France by Louis XIV and Colbert with an aim to restore their country’s economy. Saint Gobain is now the leader in its industry, employing over 206,000 employees in 64 countries worldwide, the group’s consolidated turnover exceeded Euros 43 billion in 2007. Saint Gobain is also a technology provider for the float lines which ensure the high quality of the glass produced, this technology is only transferred to Saint Gobain fully owned subsidiaries or to joint ventures in which it holds a majority. The group has focused its efforts on core business lines which are less cyclical or less exposed to economic fluctuations. It has strengthened its technology and market skills, putting a greater emphasis on distributing to end consumers, which has also supported its international expansion. The company is listed on the stock exchange in Paris, London, Amsterdam, Brussels, Zurich and Frankfurt.

Samsung
Mansour formed a successful partnership with Samsung, signing with Mansour in 2008 to make Mantronix, a Mantrac Distribution subsidiary company, the sole distributor of all of their audiovisual and household products across Egypt. Samsung Egypt now has 240 employees and Mantronix is currently the market leader in flat panel TV (LED, LCD and Plasma) with an average market share of 30%. In order for the diversified product range to be accessible to its customers, Mantronix has over 400 points of sale nationwide, and also provides its after sales service to customers on location through its call center.

Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is a public multinational corporation based in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions.
Established on April 4, 1975 to develop and sell BASIC interpreters, Microsoft rose to dominate the home computer operating system (OS) market with MS-DOS in the mid-1980s, followed by the Microsoft Windows line of OSs. Microsoft would come to dominate other markets as well, notably the office suite market with Microsoft Office.
Bill Gates handed over the CEO position on January 13, 2000. Various companies including Microsoft formed the Trusted Computing Platform Alliance in October 1999 to, among other things, increase security and protect intellectual property through identifying changes in hardware and software.

IBM
International Business Machines (IBM), is a multinational computer, technology and IT consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, North Castle, New York, United States. IBM is the world's fourth largest technology company and the second most valuable by global brand. IBM is one of the few information technology companies with a continuous history dating back to the 19th century.
IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software (with a focus on the latter), and offers infrastructure services, hosting services, and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology. At the end of May 2010, IBM bought the Sterling Commerce Unit from AT&T for about $1.4 billion. This is the second largest acquisition by IBM.
IBM has been well known through most of its recent history as the world's largest computer company and systems integrator. With almost 400,000 employees worldwide, IBM is second largest (by market capitalization) and the second most profitable information technology and services employer in the world according to the Forbes 2000 list with sales of greater than 100 billion US dollars.
IBM holds more patents than any other U.S. based Technology Company and has eight research laboratories worldwide. The company has scientists, engineers, consultants, and sales professionals in over 200 countries.
IBM employees have earned five Nobel Prizes, four Turing Awards, nine National Medals of Technology, and five National Medals of Science. As a chip maker, IBM has been among the Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Sales Leaders in past years.

Michelin
With a goal to move the world, brothers Andre and Edouard Michelin founded the No. 1 tire company worldwide in 1889. Officially incorporated in 1905, the company embarked on its mission with full force, providing solutions for transportation – an essential factor in economic and social development – through its superior quality products. Now, Michelin Group is present in more than 170 countries with a remarkable number of 109,193 employees working for the corporation all over the world.

Coldwell Banker
Established in 1906 in San Francisco, California in the U.S.A, real estate conglomerate Coldwell Banker is now present in 49 countries with 97,000 real estate agents working in over 3,3000 of its offices worldwide. Coldwell Banker ranks number 1 in sales revenue, transaction numbers, real estate listing website, and has been named number one in Wall Street Journal’s ‘Real Estate Top 200’ in 2008, and chosen by the Franchise Times Top 200 as the leading real estate franchise for a remarkable 9 years. It is now headquartered in New Jersey, U.S.A.

DELL
Dell Inc. is a multinational information technology corporation based in Round Rock, Texas, United States, that develops, sells and supports computers and related products and services. Bearing the name of its founder, Michael Dell, the company is one of the largest technological corporations in the world, employing more than 96,000 people worldwide. Dell is listed at #38 on the Fortune 500 (2010). Fortune also lists Dell as the #5 most admired company in its industry.
Dell has grown by both organic and inorganic means since its inception—notable mergers and acquisitions including Alien ware (2006) and Perot Systems (2009). As of 2009, the company sold personal computers, servers, data storage devices, network switches, software, and computer peripherals. Dell also sells HDTVs, cameras, printers, MP3 players and other electronics built by other manufacturers. The company is well known for its innovations in supply chain management and electronic commerce.
On May 3, 2010, Fortune Magazine listed Dell as the 38th largest company in the United States and the 5th largest company in Texas by total revenue. It is the 2nd largest non-oil company in Texas (Behind AT&T) and the largest company in the Austin area.

Hewlett-Packard / HP
Hewlett-Packard Company, commonly referred to as HP, is an American multinational information technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA. HP is one of the world's largest information technology companies and operates in nearly every country. HP specializes in developing and manufacturing computing, data storage, and networking hardware, designing software and delivering services. Major product lines include personal computing devices, enterprise servers, related storage devices, as well as a diverse range of printers and other imaging products. HP markets its products to households, small to medium-sized businesses and enterprises directly as well as via online distribution, consumer-electronics and office-supply retailers, software partners and major technology vendors.
HP's posted net revenue in 2009 was $115 billion, with approximately $40 billion coming from services. In 2008 HP retained its global leadership position in inkjet, laser, large format and multi-function printers market, and its leadership position in the hardware industry. Also HP became #2 globally in IT services as reported by IDC & Gartner.

Red Bull
The energy drink known for its dynamic brand identity all over the world was created in 1984 in Austria, and started selling three years later in 1987. In 1992 it expanded its market when it started selling its drink in its first foreign market, rapidly spreading it slogan and giving people WIIIINGS all over the world. Today, Red pull is present in over 100 countries globally.

Bang & Olufsen
As one of the world’s leading brands for high-end audio, video and multimedia products, Bang & Olufsen has been in the business for 80 strong years due to its trademark innovative edge and technological expertise. Founded in 1925 in Struer, Denmark, Bang & Olufsen's vision is to have the courage to continuously push the envelope of what is ordinary and persistently be at the forefront of originality. After 80 years of supreme craftsmanship, Bang & Olufsen now employs over 2,250 employees in 1,200 outlets in more than 100 countries all over the world.

Ritz-Carlton
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C., of Chevy Chase, Md., currently operates luxury hotels in the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and the Caribbean. More than 30 hotel and residential projects are under development around the globe. The Ritz-Carlton is the only service company to have twice earned the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, which recognizes outstanding customer service.