Jacobs Holding AG Annual Report 2010 (PDF, 3.7 - Jacobsag.com
Jacobs Holding AG Annual Report 2010 (PDF, 3.7 - Jacobsag.com
Jacobs Holding AG Annual Report 2010 (PDF, 3.7 - Jacobsag.com
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JACOBS HOLDING <strong>AG</strong> AND<br />
THE JACOBS FOUNDATION<br />
<strong>Jacobs</strong> <strong>Holding</strong> <strong>AG</strong> optimally enhances the <strong>Jacobs</strong> Foundation’s ability to influence the<br />
social dimension of the world in which we live, thereby continuing our family’s long-held<br />
<strong>com</strong>mitment to the improvement of society.<br />
JACOBS HOLDING <strong>AG</strong><br />
HISTORY <strong>Jacobs</strong> <strong>Holding</strong> <strong>AG</strong> is a professional investment <strong>com</strong>pany founded on our<br />
family’s entrepreneurial legacy. Over generations, the <strong>Jacobs</strong> family has been involved in<br />
business operations which are united in <strong>Jacobs</strong> <strong>Holding</strong> <strong>AG</strong>, our holding <strong>com</strong>pany<br />
domiciled in Zurich. To understand <strong>Jacobs</strong> <strong>Holding</strong> <strong>AG</strong>, it is important to bear in mind<br />
the dynamic relationship we maintain with the <strong>Jacobs</strong> family. While our past endeavours<br />
may have focussed primarily on entrepreneurial business achievements, these ambitions<br />
were always underpinned by a <strong>com</strong>mitment to social betterment.<br />
MISSION <strong>Jacobs</strong> <strong>Holding</strong> <strong>AG</strong>’s goal as an investment firm is to create value by investing<br />
in a select group of <strong>com</strong>panies with the potential and promise of achieving and maintaining<br />
global leadership positions in their sectors. The resulting dividends are used<br />
exclusively to fund the philanthropic endeavours of the <strong>Jacobs</strong> Foundation.<br />
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