RESOURCES TO ACCELERATE CHANGE All Solving International staff members have proven experience in specific industries. They are recruited for their breadth of vision and creativity, and their ability to promote and secure change. Extensive training is provided in Solving’s own methods. SPECIALIST TEAMS Solving International's 520 consultants are high-level professionals with practical skills, specialising in specific operational areas. These men and women are the firm's principal assets and the real source of its added value. Thus, Solving International is very demanding when recruiting. Consultants must have graduated from one of the best universities, speak several languages and have some successful, professional experience. Our consultants span 20 different nationalities. CONSULTANTS’ EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND 32% Engineering Schools (Centrale, Polytechnique of Zurich, Polytechnique of Milan, MIT) 32% Business Schools (HEC, ESC, Bocconi, Harvard, MIT Sloan School of MIT) 11% Universities - PhD Level 16% Other university training, scientific or commercial (DESS)           10% Training other than scientific or commercial 11% Political sciences, psychology, sociology, etc. AVERAGE AGE : 35 16% are more than 50 years old 16% are between 40 and 50 years old 50% are between 30 and 40 years old 18% are less than 30 years old RECRUITMENT REQUIREMENTS 40 to 60 consultants per year WORLDWIDE PRESENCE PERMITS SOLVING INTERNATIONAL TO MEET GLOBAL CLIENT NEEDS Solving International's Headquarters are located in Paris. The firm has a strong presence in Europe, the United States and South America, with nineteen offices and subsidiaries, in Abu Dhabi, Atlanta, Barcelona, Berlin, Budapest, Buenos Aires, Geneva, Gothenburg, Hertogenbosch, Istanbul, London, Milan, Manchester, New York, Paris, Shanghai, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Stockholm . These subsidiaries generated 70% of 2004 turnover. International development started in Europe (Italy, Belgium, Germany and Spain), followed by the United States, with local offices in each country. External expansion, in the form of partial or majority acquisitions, has permitted Solving International to invest in these markets. One of the original strengths of Solving is its ability to integrate teams of diverse cultures.