Company

Personal and company history

By Alejandra Ferreyra
  • Grey & Green start-up

    Grey & Green start-up

    Martin Grey and his cousin John Green set up their international trade company.
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    Personal and company history

  • Grey & Green moved its offices.

    Grey & Green moved its offices.

    The company decided to move its offices to a business area where they paid less taxes.
  • The company started to expand rapidly.

    The company started to expand rapidly.

    The company started doing excellent business. They hired more than 50 people in this year.
  • Trade with African and Asian countries began.

    Trade with African and Asian countries began.

    The company made deals with companies under a special incentive programme for international trade in Africa and Asia.
  • The company hired me.

    The company hired me.

    I started working for the company as a junior manager.
  • New ideas changed the company culture

    New ideas changed the company culture

    More innovative ideas helped the company to grow and to change its past old-fashioned working system.
  • I became general manager for the African region.

    I became general manager for the African region.

    I had very good connections with companies located in Africa, so the company decided to promote me to the position of general manager for this region.
  • The company merged with Global Trade Inc.

    The company merged with Global Trade Inc.

    The two companies decided to merge in order to improve their profits and beat their competitors.