Arjen Maarleveld

Alcatel Alsthom Cie Generale D'Electricite SA is an international group whose core businesses are telecommunications systems & railroad and energy transportation systems. The group's cable subsidiaryis the largest producer of power transmission cables in the world. The company also produces batteries and has electrical engineering activities. Telecommunications accounted for 44% of 1996 revenues; telecommunication cables, 21%; energy and transportation, 18%; electrical systems, 13%; batteries, 3%, and other, 1%.

Tait Ltd. engages in the manufacturing of radio communications equipment. Its products are used by public safety agencies, government services, utilities and urban transport providers. The company was founded on April 13, 1962 and is headquartered in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Spark New Zealand Trading Ltd. provides telecommunications services. It offers fixed line services, mobile, and Xtra Internet services to retail and wholesale customers including data, voice, and mobile services. The company was founded on December 6, 1988 and is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand.

Esko NV provides integrated solutions for the packaging and labels, sign and display, commercial printing, and publishing industries. It offers packaging management solutions, packaging design, packaging prepress, commercial print prepress, digital flexo, digital print for packaging, digital finishing, and cape palletization. The company was founded on December 27, 2006 and is headquartered in Ghent, Belgium.

Avtec LLC provides internet protocol dispatch console solutions. It offers project management, system integration and professional services. The company was founded by Troy Branning in August 1979 and is headquartered in Lexington, SC.

Vega Industries Ltd. designs and manufactures lighted navigational aids, electronic and electro-mechanical instruments. The firm’s products include marine beacons, marine sector lights, aviation and obstacle lights, railway and other lights, monitoring and control, and accessories. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Porirua, New Zealand.