N O TE 9 S egm e nt reporting Se gment s tructure The Group s oper ations are divided into four report able se gments Securit y Ser vices North America Securit y Ser vices Europe M obile and M onitorin g and Securit y Ser vices Ibero America Due to oper ations mo v ed bet w een the se gments Securit y Ser vices Europe M obile and M onitorin g and Securit y Ser vices Ibero America compar ativ es ha v e been res t ated for these se g ments As of 20 1 3 t h e Securit y Ser vices Europe and M obile and M onitorin g business se gments will be mer g ed into one business se gment named Securit y Ser vices Europe The Group s oper ations will then be divided into three report able se gments and Other consis tin g of an a g gre gation of all other oper atin g se gments All se gments apply the accountin g principles e xplained in note 2 The s e g m e n t r e p o r t i n g follo ws the format of Securit as fnancial model which pro vides a foundation for fnancial plannin g and reportin g from br anch ofce le v el up to the Boar d of Director s Acquisitions of subsidiaries are therefore e x cluded from the oper atin g cash fo w All material acquisitions are s t ated at business se gment le v el in the fnancial o v er view under the headin g Acquisitions and div es titures Securit y Ser vices North America Securit y Ser vices North America pro vides specializ ed securit y ser vices in the U SA Canada and M e xico and comprises 17 business units one or gani zation for national and g lobal accounts fv e g eogr aphical re g ions and nine specializ ed business units feder al g o v ernment ser vices defense and aerospace critical infr as tructure healthcare P ink erton Corpor ate Risk M ana g ement a viation mobile special e v ents and securit y sys tems in the U SA plus Canada and M e xico In tot al there are appro ximately 109 000 emplo y ees about 640 br anch mana g er s and 93 g eogr aphical areas Securit y Ser vices North America pro vides a wide r an g e of ser vices with v arious le v els of specialization to cus tomer s in a v ariet y of indus tries and se gments in mos t parts of North America Securit y Ser vices Europe Securit as European guar din g oper ations comprise Securit y Ser vices E u r o p e w h i c h pro vides specializ ed securit y ser vices for lar g e and medium siz ed cus tomer s in 27 countries and A viation which pro vides airport securit y in 14 countries The or ganization has a combined tot al of more than 110 000 emplo y ees and 700 br anch mana g er s Securit y Ser vices Europe ser v es cus tomer s in a v ariet y of indus tries and cus tomer se gments A viation pro vides specializ ed ser vices for airports airport related busi nesses and airlines M obile and M onitorin g M obile pro vides mobile securit y ser vices such as beat patrol and callout ser vices for small and mediumsiz ed businesses and residential sites while m onitorin g pro vides electronic alarm sur v eillance ser vices m obile oper ates in 12 countries across Europe and has appro ximately 9 500 emplo y ees and 215 br anch mana g er s in 31 areas M onitorin g also called Securit as Alert Ser vices oper ates in ten countries across Europe and has appro ximately 800 emplo y ees Securit y Ser vices Ibero America Securit y Ser vices Ibero America pro vides specializ ed securit y ser vices for lar g e and mediumsiz ed cus tomer s in se v en countries in L atin America as w ell as Portugal and Spain in Europe Securit y Ser vices Ibero America has a combined tot al of appro ximately 58 000 emplo y ees and close to 190 br anch mana g er s Securit y Ser vices Ibero America oper ates in a v ariet y of cus tomer se gments Other Other includes all other oper atin g se gments as w ell as g ener al adminis tr a tiv e e xpenses e xpenses for head ofces and other centr al e xpenses All other oper atin g se gments comprise the guar din g oper ations in the m iddle Eas t Asia and Africa as w ell as oper ations within securit y consultin g that report directly to the chief oper atin g decision mak er U p until October 21 2011 Other also includes the Group s joint v enture Securit as Direct S A S witz erland which has been div es ted as of this date 95 Annual R eport Notes and comments to the consolidated fnancial s t atements Securit as Annual R eport 2012