EFQM


Motto	Shares What Works
Formation	September 15, 1988 (1988-09-15)
Founder	Jacques 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 status	Not-for-profit member foundation
Purpose	Promotion of business excellence
Headquarters	Brussels, Belgium
Coordinates	50°52′08″N 4°24′15″E / 50.86878°N 4.40423°E / 50.86878; 4.40423Coordinates: 50°52′08″N 4°24′15″E / 50.86878°N 4.40423°E / 50.86878; 4.40423
Region served	Europe
Services	Training, organizational assessments
CEO	Marc Amblard
Chairman	Andreas Wendt
Main organ	Board of directors
Staff	20
Website	www.efqm.org
Formerly called	European Foundation for Quality Management

EFQM (the European Foundation for Quality Management) is a not-for-profit membership foundation in Brussels, established in 1989 to increase the competitiveness of the European economy. The initial impetus for forming EFQM was a response to the work of W. Edwards Deming and the development of the concepts of Total Quality Management.

History

The intention to found EFQM was signed in October 1988 by 14 European business leaders. The 14 CEOs were:

Company	Representative Business Leader
Robert Bosch GmbH	Mr. K. Eckert
British Telecommunications plc	Mr. I.D.T. Vallance
Bull SA	Mr. F. Lorentz
Ciba-Geigy AG	Mr. H. Lippuner
Dassault Aviation	Mr. S. Dassault
AB Electrolux	Mr. A. Scharp
Fiat Auto SpA	Mr. U. Agnelli
KLM	Mr. J.F.A. de Soet
Nestlé	Mr. R. Morf
C. Olivetti & C., SpA	Mr. C. De Benedetti
Philips	Mr. C.J. van der Klugt
Renault	Mr. R.H. Lévy
Sulzer AG	Mr. F. Fahrni
Volkswagen AG	Mr. Carl H. Hahn

The foundation was formed in 1989, with 67 members. The first version of the EFQM Excellence Model was created by a group of experts from various sectors and academic institutions and launched in 1992. It acted as the framework for assessing applications for the European Quality Award, the transnational quality awards of Europe.

Activities

EFQM provides networking, education, and awards, using a framework called the EFQM Excellence Model.

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