ESI International

Infobox_Company
name = ESI International

company_type = NA
foundation = August 1981
location = Arlington, Virginia
key_people = CEO and President: John Elsey
area_served = The Americas, EMEA and APAC
parent = Informa plc [http://www.informa.com]
industry = Project Management,
Program Management,
Business Analysis,
Business Skills,
& Contract Management Training
num_employees = 365
homepage = [http://www.esi-intl.com www.esi-intl.com]
[http://www.esi-intl.com www.esi-emea.com]
[http://www.esi-intl.com www.esi-intl.com.sg]
slogan = "Building Talent, Driving Results"

ESI International, Inc. (ESI) is a provider of learning-based solutions focused on skills training and consulting in project management, program management, business analysis, business skills and contract management.

ESI International's parent company is Informa Plc, which is publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange. The company refers to itself and is commonly known as "ESI." With headquarters in Arlington, VA, it has a global presence in the field of project management and business analysis training for large multi-national corporations.

Corporate History

Educational Services Institute (now ESI International) was founded by Edwin Phelps [http://www.phelps-intl.com/Team.html] in 1981. ESI International partnered with The George Washington University to provide project management and contract management training. Through its academic partnership, ESI International offers courses that lead to certification [http://www.gwu.edu/~regweb/web-content/print/certifications_p.html] , is a Global Charter Member of Project Management Institute (PMI) [http://sparky.occe.ou.edu/pmi/php/profilebox2.php?pass=1038&id=1] and an endorsed education provider (EEP) of the International Institute of Business Analysis [http://theiiba.org/] (IIBA).

*1997: ESI purchased by Institute for International Research (IIR) [http://www.iirusa.com/]
*2001: Offers Business Analysis Training
*2004: Taylor & Francis mergers with Informa as T&F Informa and purchased IIR in 2005 [http://www.ketupa.net/tfinforma2.htm]
*2006: Offers Business Skills Training
*2006: Asia Headquarters established in Singapore
*2007: Offers Program Management Training
*2007: Offers Virtual Classroom Training
*2007: ESI operates in over 40 countries
*2007: Trained over 950,000 professionals and 1,000 clients worldwide

Corporate Affairs

Mission Statement

ESI’s Mission is to help the world’s leading corporations and government agencies improve their performance by developing their most important assets: their employees.

Company Pledge:
ESI helps people around the world improve the way they manage their projects, contracts, requirements and vendors

Slogan:
Building Talent, Driving Results

Management Team

*John Elsey - President and Chief Executive Officer
*J. LeRoy Ward - Executive Vice President, Global Learning Programs
*Gabriel Guglielmo - Chief Information Officer
*Alan Garvey - Managing Director - EMEA
*Raed Haddad - Senior Vice President, Client Programs
*Laurie Brunner - Senior Vice President, Business Development
*Mary Simpkins - Vice President of Marketing
*Patrice Collins - Vice President Product Development
*Jim Foreman - Vice President Client Solutions
*Marcia Riley - Vice President of Talent Management and Human Resources
*Sherry Wheeler - General Counsel

ister Companies

*AchieveGlobal
*Communispond
*Forum Corporation
*Huthwaite Inc
*Omega Performance
*Robbins-Gioia

Products and Services

Offers training and professional services in the following areas:
*Project Management
*Program Management
*Business Analysis
*Business Skills
*Contract Management

External links

* [http://www.esi-intl.com Corporate Website]

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above =
group1 = Academic & Scientific
list1 = Datamonitor • Taylor & Francis • Informa Life Sciences • Informa Healthcare
group2 = Commercial
list2 = Datamonitor • Adam Smith Conferences • Agra Informa • Euroforum • IBC • IIR • Informa Australia • Informa Trade & Energy • Informa Telecoms & Media • Monaco Yacht Show • Ovum Ltd
group3 = Professional
list3 = AchieveGlobal • Communispond • Council on Education • Datamonitor • ESI International • Forum Corporation • Huthwaite • ICBI • International Faculty of Finance (IFF) • IIR Finance • iMoneyNet • Informa Economics • Informa Finance • Informa Global Markets • Informa Insurance • Informa Investment Solutions • Informa Law • Informa Research Services • International Insider • Omega Performance • Robbins-Gioia

Educational Partners

* [http://www.pmi.org PMI]
* [http://www.theiiba.org IIBA]
* [http://www.ncmahq.org NCMA]