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There are many European Headquarters sites of American, Asian, Canadian and other International Companies. Most of them tend to be based in countries that offer some tax advantages. Headquarters are usually expense centers, rather than revenue generating units. That makes the tax regime important. Though, some are attached to manufacturing or distribution sites. If you would rather have a a line job, than a staff job, in a foreign subsidiary in your country, go to the European HQ site first and then see whether they have national manufacturing or distribution sites. The headquarter job sites are organized by location in the most common countries in which such regional centers are located. North American Regional Headquarters' (often the European Middle East and Africa Headquarter) tend to be located in the United Kingdom, the Benelux countries or in Switzerland, while the largest subsidiaries of international companies tend to be in Germany, France and the UK. If you are looking for manufacturing jobs, the subsidiaries are a good place to start. International companies also increasingly locate manufacturing or research facilities in Spain, Portugal and Ireland. Ireland is today one of the largest producers of software in the world. Switzerland has always been the home of many "knowledge based companies" and industrial giants like IBM, Yahoo, Google and many others, maintain large facilities, requiring highly qualified (Masters and Ph.D level) and often multi-lingual workers there.
Switzerland, Germany, Austria Switzerland is the home of many regional headquarters (usually Europe, the Middle East and Africa) of foreign companies. Most of these can be found in the Cantons (Canton = State) of Geneva, Vaud (Lausanne), Neuchâtel, , Zug, Fribourg, Basel and Zuerich. Though, more recently, other Cantons have also become the place to locate a headquarter. Geneva has been hardest hit in the current recession and some people, especially in the finance sector, have been laid off. While taxation used to be the main reason for locating headquarters in Switzerland, this has for some time, despite assertions by populist politicians, no longer been the case. In a recent survey we did amongst 250 foreign companies that had regional headquarters in Switzerland, only two placed taxation issues amongst the top ten reasons for location in Switzerland. Other factors, such as, stability, a top level infrastructure, a very well educated workforce, business friendly cantonal and municipal governments, good and easy international travel from and to their Swiss location, were far more important to them. Germany and Austria attract fewer headquarters. But, especially Germany has large foreign manufacturing companies settled within its border. In general, if you are looking for a job at a regional Headquarter, Switzerland is the place to look for that. See our special Swiss page, which will give you information about work permits and general living conditions. On the other hand, if you look for high level manufacturing, engineering, R & D and distribution jobs, the German subsidiaries of international companies are more likely to offer these jobs. Both countries, Switzerland and Germany attract a large number of top level foreign scientists at their universities and research organizations.
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Belgium,
Netherlands, Luxembourg Belgium and Luxembourg have a long tradition of attracting foreign company headquarters. Belgium, especially Brussels for obvious reasons. It has been since the 1950's and the first "contracts of Rome" the de facto "European Capital". The existence of a talented multilingual workforce has also been a huge bonus to the country. Luxembourg has become a financial center that in many respects rivals London and Switzerland. Although, it might not be as large as that of London, the quality of life in the small Duchy has attracted multiple talents. Here again, they found a fertile ground amongst a very talented and educated population. The Netherlands have always been a very open and liberal country with its own industrial giants like Phillips. It is the home of many international logistics and maintenance centers. Multi lingual abilities of its population as well as good universities and research facilities have contributed to that.
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Ireland, Scandinavia The United Kingdom has long been a favorite for locating European Headquarters. A certain commonality of language, especially with the U.S.A. has helped. But high costs, especially of office and accommodation rents have recently made many companies move their HQ's. Changes in the tax regime have also contributed to that. But London and the surrounding country side are, no doubt, attractive. The easy of getting to London from other places in the world, also plays a part in selecting that location. We have special pages that deal with the UK, if you want to know more about it. Since Ireland joined the EU, it has grown in leaps and bounds. Even though, at the moment it has been affected more than some other places by the economic downturn. But many American companies, especially in the software industry, have settled there and will continue to do well. Unlike the UK, Ireland has accepted the Euro as its currency. Scandinavia has not been a choice as headquarters for international companies. High personal and corporate taxation may have plaid a part in that. On the other hand, Scandinavia itself has become the center for many indigenous international giants such as Electrolux, Ericson, Nokia, Volvo, Skandiavabis and others. Norway is a major oil and gas exploration and support center for the Nordsea and is heavily involved in oil platform engineering.
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