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U.S. HEADQUARTERS Some foreign companies have established their U.S. headquarters in the region. <strong>The</strong>se firms are ranked by the number of area employees. Total Rank Company Home country Business employees Area employees 1 BAE Systems United Kingdom Defense 46,000 5,300 2 Sodexo France Food service 125,000 4,000 3 CGI Canada Government services 10,067 2,824 4 QinetiQ North America United Kingdom Government services 4,634 1,281 5 Intelsat Luxembourg Aerospace 1,107 550 Jeffrey MacMillan/Capital Business Mannequins display helmets and body armor from BAE Systems. BAE SYSTEMS 1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 2000 Arlington, Va. 22209 703-312-6100 Founded: 1999 President and CEO: Linda Hudson Employees (local): 46,000 (5,300) BAE Systems is a defense contractor with wide reach, manufacturing combat vehicles and electronic systems and providing services such as cybersecurity and intelligence gathering. <strong>The</strong> U.S. sector of the company acquired Fairchild Imaging, which designs and <strong>build</strong>s electronic imaging components and systems, and L-1 Identity Solutions’ intelligence services group. CGI 11325 Random Hills Rd. Fairfax, Va. 22030 703-267-8000 Founded: 1976 U.S. President: George D. Schindler U.S. employees (local): 10,067 (2,824) <strong>The</strong> information-technology services company touts its expertise in such areas as Internet-based cloud computing and cybersecurity. <strong>The</strong> company focused particularly on the cloud in 2011 and won a three-year contract to manage systems for the Department of Homeland Security. CGI reorganized its U.S. leadership, appointing George D. Schindler, who previously headed the federal unit, as president of U.S. operations. Donna Ryan was appointed president of the federal unit. INTELSAT 3400 International Dr. NW Washington, D.C. 20008 202-944-6800 Founded: 1964 CEO: David McGlade Employees (local): 1,107 (550) <strong>The</strong> company this year positioned itself to benefit from the Obama administration’s new National Space Policy, which could steer more satellite work to commercial companies. Intelsat, the world’s largest commercial satellite operator, is in the middle of its largest fleet investment in its history. <strong>The</strong> company launched two satellites in 2011 and plans to launch five more in 2012, providing capacity for commercial customers and governments around the globe. QINETIQ NORTH AMERICA 7918 Jones Branch Dr., Suite 350 McLean, Va. 22102 703-752-9595 Founded: 2004 CEO: Duane Andrews Employees (local): 4,634 (1,281) <strong>The</strong> government and defense contractor <strong>build</strong>s such products as unmanned systems, software and radios and offers services such as test and evaluation and training. QinetiQ signed a 70,000-square-foot lease at Quantico Corporate Center, where it will house about 300 employees and focus on Navy and Marine Corps programs. QinetiQ also appointed a new chief financial officer, Bill Goss, and chief information officer, John Lambeth. SODEXO 9801 Washingtonian Blvd. Gaithersburg, Md. 20878 800-763-3946 Founded: 1966 President and CEO: George Chavel Employees (local): 125,000 (4,000) <strong>The</strong> global food services and consulting giant runs cafeterias and eateries for some 6,000 corporations, schools, hospitals and other institutions in the United States, Canada and Mexico, serving 9.3 million meals every day. In 2011, the company settled its differences with the Service Employees International Union, ending nearly two years of public labor strife. Astrid Riecken/<strong>The</strong> Washington Post WORK STOPPAGE: Verizon was hit by a two-week strike in August by 45,000 union workers protesting proposed cuts to their health care benefits and pensions. Verizon said the cuts are necessary because of the decline in landlines. MAJOR EMPLOYERS Many of the companies with the largest presence in the region are not based here. Here are the top out-of-state employers, based on how many people work locally. AT&T Headquarters: Dallas Employees (local): 258,870 (4,992: D.C. and the entire states of Maryland and Virginia) <strong>The</strong> largest communications company in the country announced plans in March to get even bigger by buying T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom in a $39 billion deal. <strong>The</strong> acquisition would add over 33 million customers and give AT&T more than 40 percent of the mobile phone market, making it significantly larger than main rival Verizon. But in August, the Justice Department sued to block the deal, saying it would leave consumers with fewer choices and higher costs for mobile phone service. 47 Rank Company Local full-time headcount 1 McDonald’s 14,980 2 Verizon 13,100 3 Safeway 10,700 4 FedEx 8,600 5 Macy's 8,000 6 Wal-Mart Stores 7,525 7 AT&T 4,992 8 Giant Food (Ahold USA) 3,954 9 UPS 2,976 10 Comcast 2,847 COMCAST Headquarters: Philadelphia Employees (local): 135,000 (2,847) <strong>The</strong> cable and Internet giant got a lot bigger in January when it completed its $6.5 billion acquisition of a 51 percent stake in media giant NBC Universal, which was spun off from parent company General Electric. (GE owns the other 49 percent of NBC Universal.) In March, Comcast hired Kyle E. McSlarrow, former president and chief executive of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, to head up its lobbying and government affairs office in Washington. And that’s quite an operation he leads: Comcast spent $14.6 million on lobbying the federal government in the first nine months of 2011. POST 200. CAPITAL BUSINESS . 12/19/11
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