Euroffice (EO) Group
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded 📆 | 1999 (London) |
| Founder 👔 | George Karibian, Paul Korian |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | London, England, UK |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | Simon Drakeford (CEO), Richard Sinclair (COO), Nick Wilson (CFO) |
| Products 📟 | Office Supplies |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| Subsidiaries | UK Office Direct Ltd, Office Power |
| 🌐 Website | www |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Euroffice is a trading name of the Euroffice (EO) Group, a B2B office supplies retailer. The company operates from its headquarters in London, and also has an office in Milan, Italy.
History[edit]
The company was co-founded by George Karibian and the co-founder of Staples, Paul Korian.[1] Simon Drakeford was appointed chief executive officer (CEO) of Euroffice in October 2007.[2]
In March 2009, Euroffice expanded into the Italian market, setting up a dedicated office in Milan.[3]
In November 2010, the investment firm Darwin Private Equity acquired a majority share in Euroffice for an undisclosed sum, backing a management buyout (MBO) led by Drakeford. Founder George Karibian remained on the Euroffice board as non-executive chairman.[4]
In 2011, the EO Group acquired another office supplies retailer, UK Office Direct.[5]
In January 2014, the EO Group launched Office Power, a technology platform for office supplies traders.[6] At the same time, the Euroffice announced further expansion into Europe, launching a website to cater for the German market.[7]
In May 2018, the EO Group acquired Eurostat,[8] with the latter company merging fully to trade under the Euroffice name.[9]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Staples founder launches UK site". campaign. Retrieved 4 March 2004.
- ↑ "Euroffice.co.uk has appointed Simon Drakeford as chief executive officer". direct commerce. Retrieved 11 October 2007.
- ↑ "EUROFFICE". Darwin Private Equity.
- ↑ "Darwin backs Euroffice MBO". Growth Business. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
- ↑ "Interview: Positive developments at EO Group". OPI. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ↑ "Euroffice CEO Simon Drakeford on Office Power". OPI. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ↑ "Euroffice launches in Germany". OPI. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ "EO Group acquires Eurostat". OPI. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ↑ "Eurostat rebrands as Euroffice". Dealer Support. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
External links[edit]
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