internationalsos.com - 25-year timeline

Timeline

1985 Arnaud Vaissié and Dr Pascal Rey-Herme recognize great demand for international standards of healthcare among the expatriate community and international organizations in Asia.
- Opens first assistance center in Singapore, and first office and clinic in Jakarta.
1989 Opens assistance center in Hong Kong and an office in Beijing.
1995 Opens assistance centers in Asia, Australia, USA, and clinics in Greater China and Vietnam.
1998 AEA International acquires SOS Assistance Inc. headquartered in Philadelphia and Geneva.
- Further expands network in Russia and Eastern Europe.
1999 AEA International is renamed International SOS.
2006 International SOS expands its operations across the world.
- Operations in North Africa and the Middle-East are managed out of the new assistance center in Dubai.
2008 Strategic alliance with Control Risks to deliver travel security services.
- MedAire becomes part of the International SOS group.
2009 Partners with Abermed, further strengthening presence in the North Sea.
- Opens a new clinic in Takoradi, Ghana.
- Opens Latin American Division with offices in Miami, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
2010 Arnaud Vaissié awarded Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award 2009 - Singapore.
- International SOS named ‘Enterprise of the Year’ in the Singapore Business Awards 2010.
2011 VIPdesk, the North American provider of industry-leading concierge services, customer care and loyalty programs merges with International SOS.
- International SOS acquires SMI, a French medical supply company.
- International SOS and International Health Care launch a joint venture in Brazil.
- International SOS expands medical distribution services through acquisition of L.E. West, EMC, Shenton Pharmacy and Nutracare Pharma.
2012 International SOS expands its China Clinic Network to TEDA
- International SOS acquires EMSM, a leading concierge and lifestyle company in South Korea.
- International SOS moves its UK headquarters to Chiswick Park, West London.
2013 Aspire Lifestyles, a leading global brand for loyalty, concierge and assistance solutions, launched.
- International SOS strengthens its occupational health and medical staffing services through the acquisition of SBHT and KBHT in Norway.