Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

Type: Public
On the web: http://www.fmc-ag.com
Employees: 79,159
Employee growth: 7.8%

Fresenius Medical Care provides products and services to refresh renal disease patients and their kidneys. The company is one of the largest dialysis providers in the world. Its staff treats approximately 225,000 patients a year at some 2,800 dialysis clinics worldwide, 1,800 of which are based in the US. In addition to performing dialysis, Fresenius Medical Care makes dialysis machines, dialyzers, and other supplies that are sold to hospitals and clinics through internal sales efforts and independent distributors. It also offers dialysis support services including laboratory testing, renal drug distribution, and disease management programs. Fresenius SE owns a controlling stake in Fresenius Medical Care.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2011:
Sales: $12,795.1M
One year growth: 6.2%
Net income: $1,071.2M
Income growth: 9.5%

Officers:
Chairman, Supervisory Board: Gerd Krick
Chairman, Management Board and CEO: Ben J. Lipps
Deputy Chairman Management Board; CEO North America: Rice Powell

Competitors:
Baxter International
DaVita
Dialysis Clinic Inc