Regulatory Filings • Jul 29, 2010
Regulatory Filings
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Stockholm%July%29,%2010
Stockholm,!Sweden!and!Sydney,!Australia –!BTS!Group!AB!(publ.), the%global%leader%in%accelerating% strategic%alignment%and%execution%is%proud%to%announce%that%it%has%signed%an%agreement%with%one%of% the%largest%mining%corporations%in%the%world,%Rio%Tinto.
The%objective%of%the%project%is%to%continue%to%drive%a%Zero%Harm%culture%across%the%areas%of%Health% Safety%&%Environment%globally.%The%program%will%be%rolled%out%to%over%1000%front%line%leaders%as%part% of%an%integrated%Front%Line%Leadership%program%which%will%cover%all%regions%within%Rio%Tinto's%vast% global%footprint%and%be%delivered%in%3%different%languages.%
The%objective%for%Rio%Tinto%is%to%create%confident,%aligned%and%focused%front%line%leaders%that%are%able% to%articulate%and%role%model%what%it%takes%to%be%a%HSE%Leader%in%Rio%Tinto.%This%learning%will%be%reinC forced%back%on%the%job%through%post%program%coaching%completed%by%leaders%of%participants%using%a% Zero%Harm%Action%Planning%process%developed%by%BTS.
The%program%builds%a%positive%experience,%leverages%the%exceptional%work%already%developed%within% Rio%Tinto%such%as%the%Online%Global%Safety%Leadership%Program%whilst%learning%new%best%practice%HSE leadership%from%peers%and%subject%matter%experts%using%experiential%learning.
The%target%audience%for%the%25%programs%during%2010%spans%from%experienced%front%line%leaders%to first%time%front%line%leaders%globally.
"We%are%proud%that one%of%the%world's%leading%mining%corporations%has%trusted%BTS%with%such%an%imC portant%and%wideCreaching%initiative,"%says%Henrik%Ekelund,%President%and%CEO%of%BTS%Group%AB.% "HSE%Leadership%is%a%core%value%of%Rio%Tinto%and%BTS.%Rio%Tinto%choosing%to%partner%with%BTS%was% based%on%BTS's%proven%ability%to%help%large%diverse%organizations%effectively%execute%strategy,%we% understand%Rio%Tinto's%commitment%to%HSE%and%Rio%Tinto%understands%BTS's%commitment%to%deliverC ing%business%results".
Thomas!Ahlerup Senior%Vice%President
Investor%and%Corporate%Communications BTS%Group%AB Phone +46C8C5870%7002 Mobile +46C768%966%300 ECmail [email protected]
Rio%Tinto%is%a%leading%international%mining%group%headquartered%in%the%UK,%combining%Rio%Tinto%plc,%a%London%and%NYSE%listed%company,% and%Rio%Tinto%Limited,%which%is%listed%on%the%Australian%Securities%Exchange.
Rio%Tinto's%business%is%finding,%mining,%and%processing%mineral%resources.%Major%products%are%aluminum,%copper,%diamonds,%energy%(coal% and%uranium),%gold,%industrial%minerals%(borax,%titanium%dioxide,%salt,%talc)%and%iron%ore.%Activities%span%the%world%but%are%strongly%repreC sented%in%Australia%and%North%America%with%significant%businesses%in%South%America,%Asia,%Europe%and%southern%Africa
BTS%partners%with%leading%companies%to%accelerate%change%and%improve%business%results.%BTS%is%the%world%leader%in customized%business% simulations%and%discoveryCbased%learning%solutions%that%enable%leading%corporations%to%grow%and%become%successful%through%change%and improvement%processes. BTS%adds%value%to%its%clients%through%three%practice%areas:%Strategic%Alignment &%Business%Acumen,%Leadership &% Management, and%Sales.%%BTS%also%has strong%capabilities%in%Operational%Excellence%&%Project%Management%and%offer%an%innovative%Engage% for%Change%process.
BTS%has%more%than%250%highly%talented%employees%serving more%than%450%clients%including%40%of%the%US%Fortune%100%companies%and%25%of% the%Global%Fortune%100%largest%corporations%in%the%world.%In%2007%BTS%recorded%revenues%of SEK%523%millions.%Recent%selected BTS%clients% include%Ericsson,%KimberlyCClark,%Nokia,%Sony,%Toyota,%Unilever%and%Xerox. BTS%serves its%clients% from%Stockholm,%Helsinki,%Oslo, London,% Madrid,%Bilbao,%Brussels,%Johannesburg,%Singapore,%Beijing,%Sydney,%Melbourne,%Mexico%City,%San%Francisco,%Philadelphia,%Stamford,%New% York,%Chicago%and%Scottsdale.
BTS%is%a%public%company%listed%on%the%Swedish%Stock%Exchange%and%trades%under%the%symbol%BTS%B.
For%more%information%please%visit%www.bts.com.
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