Some 130 multinationals already have a headquarters base in Geneva. Some of the reasons they have in common for choosing Geneva are the city’s central location in Europe and proximity to Africa and the Middle East, its quality of life, excellent infrastructure, highly educated and multilingual workforce, and stable and secure surroundings. International banks, world famous high-tech and biotech companies, as well as the world’s leading trading companies, have all chosen the city for their headquarters or a key office. Companies coming to Geneva are world-class enterprises active in high-added value sectors - and they choose the city because it offers the world-class conditions and benefits they need to develop their businesses successfully.
Just a few examples of the many foreign multinational groups with offices in Geneva:
- ABB Sécheron
- Addax Pétroleum Limited
- Agilent Technologies
- Affinnova Switzerland Sàrl
- Agra Pulsa SA (Conagra int'l)
- Ahold Finance Company N.V.
- Alcoa Europe Sàrl
- Alcon Management SA
- Bacardi Group
- Banco Santander (Suisse) SA
- Bench International (Switzerland) Search Sàrl
- BNP Paribas (Suisse) SA
- Brocade
- Broadridge (Suisse) SA
- Boart Longyear Suisse Sàrl
- Bunge SA
- CHS Europe SA
- Capco Capacity Finance SA
- Capital Group Companies Global
- Cargill International
- Caterpillar Sàrl
- Columbia Sportswear International Sàrl
- Cotecna Inspection SA
- Coty Geneva SA Versoix
- Covance Central Laboratory Services SA
- Davisco Foods International
- Dell SA
- Dover Europe Sàrl
- Digital Signal International
- Diligence Global Business Intelligence SA
- DuPont de Nemours International Sàrl
- Dunavant
- EA Swiss Sàrl
- Eli Lilly
- Energizer SA
- Expedia Lodging Partner Services Sàrl
- Firmenich
- Foster Wheeler Management AG
- Freescale Semiconductor EMA&A SA
- Genomic Health International Sàrl
- Givaudan
- Gogo Air International
- Hewlett-Packard International Sàrl
- Highpoint Solutions
- HomeAway Sàrl
- HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA
- IBM Microelectronics Division
- ING Belgique, Bruxelles, Succursale de Genève
- Invista (International) SàRL
- Iomega International
- JP Morgan Chase
- JT International
- Kempinski International
- Koch Supply & Trading Sàrl
- Korn-Ferry (Suisse) SA
- Lexmark International
- Litasco SA
- Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, Londres, succursale de Genève
- L'Occitane (Suisse) SA
- Lockheed Martin International SA
- Lord Suisse Sàrl
- L'Oréal (Suisse) SA
- Louis Dreyfus Commodities Suisse SA
- McCann-Erickson
- Microsoft
- Momentive Performance Materials (Suisse) Sàrl
- MSCI Barra SA
- MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA
- MWV International Sàrl
- Newell Rubbermaid Europe Sàrl
- Noble Services (Switzerland) LLC
- Oracle Software (Schweiz) GmbH
- Parker Hannifin Manufacturing Switzerland SA
- Patek Philippe
- Pepsico International
- PregLem SA
- Pringles International Operations Sàrl (Kellog's)
- Procter & Gamble
- Ralph Lauren Europe Sàrl
- Richemont
- Rolex
- RWE Supply & Trading Switzerland SA
- Sanofi-Aventis (Suisse) Sa
- Scotts Switzerland Holdings SA
- SGS Société Générale de Surveillance
- SITA
- Société Générale Private Banking (Suisse) SA
- Sportfive International SA
- STMicroelectronic SA
- SunPower Systems Sàrl
- Tag Aviation
- Temenos Headquarters SA
- The Nielsen Company (Europe) Sàrl
- Thomson Reuters (Markets) SA
- Total Gestion International SA
- Totsa Total Oil Trading SA
- Transocean Management Ltd.