2 billioN - ECS Holdings Limited

Keep GoingNote fromThe EditorMr Jansen Ek Group Chief Operating OfficerFrom a company with a turnover of $530 million in 2001 with presence inthree countries, we have gained enormous strides to become a truly regionalgroup with operations in six countries, breaking the $2 billion mark in salesin 2005.This fourfold surge in four years is nothing short of a formidable feat in anextremely competitive industry. In many ways ECS is akin to a top-notchFormula 1 team. With a power-charged spirit of achievement coupled withteamwork, drive and endurance — these are the very factors integral to F1victory — we have raced towards business excellence.Success has inspired us to stay the course, but at the core of it all, it is peoplethat have driven our focus — our staff, partners, associates, customersand shareholders. We conduct our day-to-day business with the maxim“Technology is a tool...people make the difference” in mind. In all that we do,we seek to add value to their lives and businesses.We’ve done well to cross the finish line in 2005 triumphantly. But we knowthe race has only begun. We have set our sights farther and wider in the daysahead. We will keep going — and keep on winning.ECS HOLDING LIMITED Annual Report 2005