EFQM

AbbreviationEFQM
Formation15 September 1988; 36 years ago (1988-09-15)
FoundersJacques Delors, Umberto Agnelli, Carlo De Benedetti, Carl Hahn, sv:Anders Scharp, Jan F.A. de Soet, nl:Cor van der Klugt, Serge Dassault, Heini Lippuner, fr:Raymond Lévy, Francis Lorentz, Konrad Eckert, Iain Vallance, Fritz Fahrni, R. Morf
Legal statusNot-for-profit member foundation
PurposePromotion of business excellence
HeadquartersBrussels, Belgium
Coordinates50°52′08″N 4°24′15″E / 50.86878°N 4.40423°E / 50.86878; 4.40423
Region served
Worldwide
ServicesTraining, organizational assessments
CEO
Russell Longmuir
Chairman
Paul G.K. Little
Main organ
Board of directors
Staff
20
Websitewww.efqm.org
Formerly called
European Foundation for Quality Management

EFQM (the European Foundation for Quality Management) is a non-profit membership foundation established in 1989 in Brussels, when CEOs of 67 European companies subscribed to the policy document and declared their commitments to EFQMs missions and values.[1] EFQM works with over 50,000 organisations from across Europe and beyond, including organisations such as BMW, Robert Bosch, Aramco, Siemens and Huawei.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "About". EFQM. Retrieved 27 May 2024.