Comarch
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| Company type | Public (WSE: CMR) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer software |
| Founded | Kraków, Poland (November 30, 1993) |
| Founder | Janusz Filipiak, (Founder) |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | [1] |
| Revenue |  271,0 mln USD (2022)[2] |
| 15,1 mln USD (2022)[2] | |
Number of employees | 6474 (2023) |
| Website | comarch |
Comarch is a Polish multinational software house and systems integrator based in Kraków, Poland. The company provides services in areas such as telecommunications, finance and banking, services sector and to public administration. Its services include billing, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, IT security, IT architecture, management and outsourcing solutions, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and sales support, electronic communication, business intelligence and cloud solutions for various businesses.
History
[edit]The company was founded in 1993 by Janusz Filipiak, a computer scientist and lecturer at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków. The name of the company is a portmanteau word of "computer architecture".[3] The Group employs more than 6,400 employees in 34 countries around the world with a yearly revenue stream of over US$300 million. In 2014, the company opened offices in Chile and Spain. In 2015, a company was established in Malaysia, Sweden and Italy, in 2016 companies from Argentina, Colombia and Peru joined, and in 2017 branches in Saudi Arabia started operating.[4]
The company is a publicly held corporation, listed on the main market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange and the total value of the company's shares on June 12, 2006 exceeded PLN 1 billion. The Comarch Corporate Group[5] comprises international branches (such as Comarch AG, Comarch S.A.S., Comarch, Inc. and others) and Kraków football club MKS Cracovia SSA. SoInteractive, an engagement and gamification provider, is an associated company.[6] On April 27, 2012, Comarch purchased 100% shares of Esaprojekt. On July 21, 2015 Comarch acquired 42.5% of the shares of the American company Thanks Again LLC specializing in loyalty solutions and CRM systems.[7] In 2016, Comarch exported its own products and services worth PLN 661.1 million, which accounts for almost 60% of total revenues. In November 2017, Comarch won tender for maintenance of the KSI system for ZUS.[8] On April 4, 2017, Comarch acquired 100% of shares in the Polish company Geopolis.[9]
Sponsorships
[edit]Comarch is sponsoring both the football and hockey team of MKS Cracovia since 2002.[10][11] In 2019, Comarch became the main sponsor for the LOSC football club from Lille, France, playing in the Ligue 1.[12][13] For the 2022/23 season, Comarch sponsored the Belgian premier league Royale Union Saint-Gilloise football club.[10] In the past the company also sponsored the German football club TSV 1860 Munich.[14]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Comarch (4 January 2024). "Anna Pruska, PhD, appointed President of the Management Board of Comarch S.A." comarch.com. Comarch. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ a b Comarch (28 April 2017). "Annual report 2020" (PDF). comarch.com. Comarch. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ Alicja Kostecka (28 February 2012). "Ekspansja z pokoju 413". log24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Raport_Roczny_2019_PL.pdf" (PDF).
- ^ Skonsolidowane sprawozdanie finansowe gazeta.pl 2014
- ^ "Skonsolidowane sprawozdanie finansowe Grupy Kapitałowej Comarch za okres 01.01.2014-31.12.2014" (PDF).
- ^ "RB-32-2015 Objęcie udziałów w spółce Thanks Again LLC przez spółkę Comarch Pointshub Inc., spółkę zależną Comarch S.A." www.comarch.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Comarch wygrał przetarg na utrzymanie systemu KSI dla ZUS" (in Polish). Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ "RB-5-2017 Objęcie udziałów w Geopolis Sp. z o.o." www.comarch.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Comarch has become an official sponsor of Belgian vice-champion Royale Union Saint-Gilloise". comarch.com. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Football teams sponsored by Comarch". www.oldfootballshirts.com. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Comarch s'engage auprès du LOSC | LOSC". www.losc.fr. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Comarch Sponsors Football Club OSC from Lille". comarch.com. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ Connolly, Eoin (29 April 2010). "TSV 1860 Munich secure new shirt sponsor". SportsPro. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
